so the original plan was to be writing this update from the Mission of Hope office in Grand Goave, and to be sharing with you all the stories of our trip thus far.
however.... God has had a different plan in store for this week.
If you've read the last post or been watching the world news lately, you know that there has been major rioting in Port-Au-Prince since the announcement of the preliminary Presidential election results last Tuesday night.
As a result of the riots and general chaos in Port-Au-Prince (and therefore the inability of airport employees to get to the airport), American canceled all flights into and out of PAP on Wednesday, and that afternoon I also got a message from Renee saying that as much as they would love to see us, we needed to cancel our trip. I felt that those two things combined were a pretty clear indication that we weren't supposed to be in Haiti this week.
We had a team meeting Wednesday night, and while everyone was very disappointed to not be going, we also all knew that it was the wise decision to make.... not that we had a ton of choice in the matter anyway! A general consensus was reached that we would reschedule the trip for this spring, most likely mid-March over UAkron's spring break week.
For those of you that have so generously given financial support to myself or anyone on the team, rest assured that your donation will be held onto and used for the rescheduled trip in the spring. Also, good news about American canceling the flights (instead of just us deciding not to go): we were able to get a full refund for all of our tickets, which is a huge blessing! This means that we'll be able to repurchase tickets for the rescheduled trip without wasting any money on ticket change fees or anything. We haven't yet solidified details or a specific timeline for the rescheduled trip, but we'll keep you up to date as things come back into focus.
Thank you for your continued prayer over the people of Haiti in the midst of the chaos and uncertainty in their country right now. We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is sovereign over all of this, and that He will continue to bring hope and light in the midst of darkness and confusion.
To Him be the glory.
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