Scott's Report from Haiti

Already I've seen the Work for Cash program, where people are being hired to dig out the rubble of where they used to live. There was a 3 or 4 story apartment complex that is just rubble. You can also see bits and pieces of people's lives; a shoe here, a toaster there. Signs of life that ended in a moment.

The Work for Cash people will be digging out missing relatives and will use body bags that have been supplied. While I was there I saw a skull and could smell the rotting from where they suspected a body is. And to think, as you're digging, that was a family member. These people are so poor, and yet I saw children playing jump rope in the street....I heard their laughter. There were a lot of blank stares and lifeless eyes. Apparently there were so so many injuries where the limb was just amputated.

The traffic from the airport was unlike anything I have ever seen: imagine vehicles going opposite directions with a motorcycle dodging in and out. Our driver was dodging people, and cars careening in and out. It was the most mayhem I have ever witnessed in traffic.

The people who are World Concern are the most caring and humble people I have ever met. I now understand....besides being a sensory overload, you feel an enormous sense of humbleness at how poor these people are and yet they continue to live and hope like we do.

Scott Goes to Haiti

We found this Good News Story on CNN about a mom and two-year-old son who were separated after the earthquake in Haiti. It tugged at my heart. I can't imagine not knowing where your child is. The happy ending had them reunited, but it really made me think about all the chaos in that country.

More reason to go. I'm leaving Thursday and feel totally uncomfortable about it. I'm stocking up protein bars and my sleeping bag and have no idea what to expect. My only definite is that God will structure this trip to be what He wants it to be.