Haiti...

Following is an email I sent around yesterday... Looks like I'm going back to Haiti for a month to help rebuild after hurricane Sandy!


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Greetings to each one in Jesus' name!

The other day (Saturday) I received a request from the mission in Haiti to come down on a small, 3 man rebuild team to help after hurricane Sandy. The departure time? This Friday (the 2nd of November). After talking with Dad and Ryan about it, the whole thing seemed impossible because of our work load. But on Monday Dad asked bro. Elson if he would be able to help in our work load so that I could go. He very graciously said he would, opening the door for me to go help down in Haiti. So, after some more hurried schedule shifts I purchased my tickets last night. I'll be leaving Thursday night from the Omaha airport.

I know this comes as a surprise to many of you and I'm sorry we didn't have time to tell everyone in person- we were not sure about the whole thing and it was looking like I wouldn't be able to go. It wasn't until last evening that everything was actually confirmed. This is the nature of catastrophes- they come suddenly and unexpectedly. Thus, at times, in order to react to them, our schedules sometimes suddenly change!

Please do pray for the Haitians- report has it that the destruction is far more widespread this time, compared to hurricane Isaac. Not only the roads, but houses, schools, crops and lots of property has been destroyed. And it isn't like that JUST in Haiti, either- Jamaica, Cuba, many smaller islands were all swept over and leveled. Pray the Gospel would have free course in this time of need!

I will be in Haiti a full month before coming back- I will be flying back into Omaha on the 4th of December. If you would like detailed flight info, let me know and you can have my itinerary. For those of you who had access to my Nate in Haiti blog, I'll be firing it back up to keep you all informed.

God bless you, dear ones! Thanks for your prayer support!

In Christ's love and hope,
-Nathan