More Lessons in Patience

God is again teaching us to be patient.  Michael was supposed to be on a plane with a one-way ticket to Haiti this morning, but that has all changed with the news of violence and rioting in PAP. The violence is mostly due the elections that were held Sunday and the fact that the people are angry about their corrupt, evil government.  Michael's plan was to begin excavation, retaining walls and pouring the foundation for our house.  Now we will wait until Yves says it is safe to travel in PAP.  Here are some things you can pray about for us. First, pray that Yves will be able to get NGO (non-profit status) in Haiti. This will be very helpful when it comes to getting shipments for the orphanage out of port.  The ports and the people who run them are corrupt and take advantage of people who are shipping things in the country, either by stealing the contents or charging outrageous fees to retrieve the shipments.  We are especially concerned with the shipment of our building materials and the Christmas shoeboxes that will be distributed to the Haitian children.  Also, pray that cholera will not take another life, the death toll is up to 1,650.  Pray that God will do a miracle among the leaders of the Haitian government by changing their hearts and that He will protect the people from riots and violence.  Their anger is completely understandable given all that the Haitian people have endured just this year.  We know that God can change Haiti and our small frustration with delays and lessons in patience are NOTHING compared to what the Haitian people are enduring.  God will get us there in His time.  Thank you for praying for us in this transition.  Michael is hoping to be able to fly out later this week depending on the news we get about the state of PAP.  I will keep you posted!