John and I arrived late Monday night in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, tired but glad to have made it.  There are a lot of people flying into the DR who are then going to do relief work in Haiti. Almost a third of the people on my flight into the DR were going on to serve in the relief efforts.

There are still a lot of unknowns for everybody.  I talked with a couple doctors who were sitting next to me, part of a group of 20 doctors and nurses from Chicago.  They were looking forward to helping, but as of yet, still did not know where they would be working or staying.

At the baggage claim I bumped into a group serving with Youth With a Mission (YWAM).  They are planning on doing programs for the children in the resettlement camps around Port au Prince.  I learned John also had similar encounters with people going to serve in Haiti on his flight.  We both have several more contacts and phone numbers that will perhaps lead us into some of the specifics of where and what we’ll be doing.

We are praying for God to continue to lead and direct us.  Today we’d like to work out the details of crossing the border into Haiti and then whether or not we’ll stay there in Haiti or commute back and forth. Thank you to all of you who are praying for our trip. We are truly dependant on God for His guidance and strength.

-Eric

I want to help John and Eric!

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