This morning I took Richard to JFK airport for his return to Haiti. His time here in the States has been busy> I can't believe how fast the time went by! Here is some highlights:
When I picked him up at JFK on Friday night, the 9th, we drove north and stayed overnight in Mystic Seaport, CT. The next day we went to our friends, the Martinez' house in Rutland, Massachusetts and had to catch up on about 5 years of news! Well, it had been about 5 years since we had seen them in person. That night Richard's cousin, Jonathan, his wife, Kim, and their son, Aiden, came over to visit, too.
the next morning we attended Heritage Bible Chapel, where the Martinezes attend. They have just recently started supporting us! I have to say I was surprised to see that the church was so big and so full! Why? Well, let's just say, it's not the Bible belt....anyway. It's a great church and we enjoyed meeting with several of the members who had a great interest in Haiti and what's been going on there. It was so nice to spend the time with the Martinez family.
Monday we went to Manhattan to take a picture at Grace Church to commemorate our 25th wedding anniversary. We really enjoyed walking around New York on a bright sunny Spring day!
Throughout the week, Richard met with family, friends and supporters...catching up, thanking them, being encouraged by them. We visited our daughter, Joy, who is a freshman at Eastern University on Wednesday. And Richard got to play tennis with Ricky a few times.
Saturday he at the Saturday morning men's Bible Study.
Sunday, he greeted the congregation at Crossing Community Church and then drove right over to the Church of the Good Samaritans where he spoke. He enjoyed visiting with them a bit, but had to hurry back to the apartment so that I could use the car to go to my sister's bridal shower.
We've been collecting some equipment.
Monday we went to Germantown Academy, where Richard went to school for elementary through high school. We spoke about the earthquake to a French III class. The students were not only very attentive, but quite advanced--seemed to understand our French AND some Creole! They are actually reading a book in French that is set in Guadeloupe which has some Creole in it. We were amazed at the stack of boxes of donations the school gave us! Since the school is building a new upper school, they need to clear out the original building and were willing to give a lot to Haiti--even lots of new items from the school store!
Later that day we picked up boxes of donated equipment and clothes from Calvary Chapel Philadelphia.
This week, the Beales, of Crossing Community Church, helped us get some issues straightened out on our laptops.
We appreciate all of you who helped make this a great trip and those who donated equipment and clothing for Haiti....Next step...is me packing up a bunch of boxes, getting a hold of a van and driving it out to CAM in Ephrata, PA....Any volunteers??? :)
Carol
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