Today as more and more reports come in it is becoming evident the level of destruction in Port au prince is beyond anything that we could have imagined. Entire sections of the city have been leveled and in some areas there are more dead than alive. The Port au Prince that we knew before, all the guest houses that we used to stay at, all of the stores we depended on for supplies, the palace and the cathedral are all gone and in there place is something like a war zone. Another stark example of this tragedy hitting home here in Anse-Galets could be heard this morning at 5:00am as they had the funeral for three of the family members of a local family that is very close to all of us here. Even with all of these terrible realities setting in there have been several positive developments. Our boat captain was able to pick up another weeks worth of fuel and bring it back to the island this evening. Also Dan and Butch made a successful trip to pick up a team that was stranded in the south. This was the longest trip that we have ever made on the new boat and part of it was after dark. Also today a boat load of six hundred people came in from port.
Diane and Dr.Jim gathering supplies at the Hospital pharmacy
Our hospital was on full stand by and has made all the preparations for the incoming wave of patients. It seems that everyone that can is starting to leave port au prince and spread out to their homes in other parts of the country. Another praise is that the cell phone networks have started to operate about half the time which has allowed us to coordinate with Carl Gilles in Port au Prince. Currently we have a plan to send a small medical team to the capital tomorrow to do some scouting and meet up with a much larger group coming from the United States on Monday. Please pray for this group as they spend time in Port au prince and that the Lord will be able to work through them in miraculous ways to help some of the suffering people.
- Matt
