Welcome home Chris and Kathleen

After much waiting and wondering whether the Sloan's would be able to fly in today, we finally received word that Cory had picked them up. We are very happy that they have returned safe and sound. They came back after 2 weeks; having been stretched and grown up in the Lord by their experiences,and happy to be back to their little house in the country.
We went to church here on the compound this Sunday. Since it had been raining all night long, there were very few people attending. Dr. Kris interprets for us, sitting behind us in the pew,so we get to understand the sermon quite well. They were planning to march to Port Margot, about 2 1/2 miles away, to reclaim the country of Haiti for God. They have told us that 200 people accepted Jesus in that service. Every sermon that we have heard since even before the earthquake was about "Loving the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. Be an example of His love, repent, turn your back on voo-doo, don't expect everyone else to take care of you, but be the light of Jesus yourself."We have been so touched by the messages.
On Sunday evening after eating supper and having devotions, the floor started shaking quite violently. We all ran outside - and the quake stopped before we even got to the doorway. Of course we kept going anyway. I felt that it was more violent than the original earthquake, but just a very fast few jolts. It was not mentioned on line, so Cory thinks it might have been a localized quake. The quake itself, being over quickly, was not too scary. The scary part was wondering if it would happen again in the middle of the night. Sleeping arrangements were changed for the sake of safety and speed in case we needed to evacuate the house quickly.
This seems to a time of decision for the people of Haiti. They need to choose God and Him alone to save them. Church services, when the weather cooperates, have been packed. On Sunday afternoon in Port Au Prince, Chris and Kathleen drove by the palace. There were approximately 500,000 people worshiping the Lord and singing praises to Him.That would normally have been one of the big celebrations of Mardi Gras.This experience has made me realize that as American's, we have that same decision to make AND that we can't depend on tomorrow coming. In a split second God could call us home - or - that friend or family member that does not claim Jesus as their Savior.
Keep the entire situation and the people of Haiti in their prayers. We have some upset stomachs and colds in the compound. We will keep you in our prayers too.