FROM SEAN... DATED FRIDAY 3.28.08

Hey Nora,
I couldn't figure out how to post on your blog (which is awesome by the way), so I thought I would respond to your e-mail and let you put this update on there. As you know we arrived safely but with about 100 other people here, we spent the majority of the evening trying to find places for all of us to sleep. We all slept on something. Cathie and Trisha even slept for a time in the pouring down rain. But there are NO complaints. We have food, shelter, work to do and God on our side.
Hopefully I can send you some pictures before we leave tomorrow (Saturday) to head to the far west. We have had an incredible first two days. Our students and adults have had a great time playing with the babies in the orphanage and playing with the special needs children in "Heaven's Waiting Room". We helped to put together and deliver belated Christmas packages for the "Gran Moun" program. Gran Moun means "old people" in Creole. We had a hard time trying to keep Lynette from getting mixed up with this group. 25 members of our team will leaving tomorrow after lunch to head to the far west. We will be building the baptistry, teaching, preaching revivals and doing whatever else they need. We will be there until Wednesday so news will be scarce. Our four nurses (Marla, Cathie, Lynette and Cindy) will be staying at the main mission campus to take care of the post operation patients. We have sorted lots of stuff that our church collected for the mission work. We have toured the entire mission and the Citadel church across the street. There is an amazing view from this church overlooking the ocean and the island of Tortuga.
Keep praying for us! There will be a converted Voodoo witch doctor speaking at the revival where we will be in the far west. He will try to make an impact for God in the Voodoo community. It is very difficult at times here but our entire team is doing a fabulous job. Many of the ladies and guys had there hair braided tonight. Seth Elkins was a little "tifi" when he had his hair braided. "Tifi" means little girl in Creole. We will talk to you soon. Two groups that were here when we arrived fly out tomorrow so keep them in your prayers. We love you al!
Sean