a smart and witty title: January 2010

I didn't have the money to go and I was suposed to lead a team--was supposed to leave on Mon and the Sunday before still no money. Then after second service was over some came up to me and asked what about Haiti--I said I can't go this time. She and her husband looked at each other then she said go to Haiti here's the credit card book the ticket. Wow thank you God!! I landed on Tues , met the team and discovered I was the only one who did not have their luggage. So the head of the ministry went on ahead with the team to the orphanage and deaf school and I stated in PAP with Ricardo to get my luggage. We had several other errands to run changing the money, picking up food, and getting papers to another ministry person for the container in customs. I had not slept all night so I was take to a house to rest while Ricardo went to change the money. We were to wait there for Marcus to come and then on to get food. I was in a house built into a hill 2 stories below the street and 2 stories above the street level. The earth began to shake and I jumped up and put on my shoes and began the earthquake drill info in my head. None of it appilied here-ie no bathroom let alone a tub to lay in, no frames in the doorwys, etc/-- so I asked God an I going to die today or will you save me? There cracking, rumbling, crashing, and screaming were sooo loud. I said, "God , I don't know what to do- tell me what to do!" I heard a soft voice say stand still-so I did. The dust was so thick I could not see anything. When te quake subsided I found myself in the center of a circle with only me and the dust. Thank You God!!!! I grabbed my back pack and the bag of cookies we bought for the deaf kids and headed out. The stairway was on the exterior of the house and now full of the fallen house that used to stand nextdoor. I crawled out up the rubble toward the street I heard Ricardo's voice and looked up to see his face and extended arm. Was I glad to see him, he pulled me to the street. Then I stood in front of the house and found that all was flat on three sides of the house I had been in I said , "God I was in the red cord house!" We began to hug and pray with people and to dig people out of the rubble. We stayed in the center of the street all together all night long singing and praying, and taking turns helping to dig people out. About 2 00am I was sitting facing the house I had been in and the thick cloud cover parted right above the house. In the circular space was the big dipper posed as if pouriing out it's contents on the house. As a small child my Grandfather told me If I missed him too much or was afraid to look for the big dipper it was God pouring out His love on me--I smiled and said thank you God! there is so much to tell--I saw God working in Haiti and I know He sent me there to come home and be a voice for Haiti. It was such a difficult thing to leave those people on that street. My heart is still in Haiti. Thank you for being a concerned friend Need to go, love sherry