Great news!

Judenel has a new leg! Praise the Lord ! He is so excited. He was getting very good at manuvering his wheelchair where ever he needed to go over rough terrain. Now he can stand and walk with the assistance of a cane. His other leg was in such bad shape that they almost amputated it also. It has been a loooong healing process and is still on going. We thank the medishare hospital for being in Haiti, for coming to our rescue and now for providing a leg for Judenel so that he can have a fairly normal life.

It has been nine months since our accident and we are still trying to get back to a hint of normal. Marc struggles every day with his new handicap. He accepts this knowing that they were definitely going to amputate both of his arms. There was so m uch flesh gone and the rest was filled with fine and coarse loose gravel. He is a fighter. It has been an amazing struggle for this young man.

The Haitians resiliance is astounding. Wilckly has been amazing also. Quietly supporting the whole situation. All the stress of driving during this accident and struggling with the huge amount of responsibility as a driver who is always extremely careful to protect his passengers, has been quite a load. He never complains about it. I am asking you to pray for strength and wisdom for him like never before and protection from the evil one who lurks about seeking to devour. It's your prayers which have fueled his every move. All of those things were compacted by us not being together as a family. I am the other half of him and he is the other half of me, so being apart gets harder and harder. Without my assistance Wilckly still took in everyone from the accident as they were released from the hospital to help them recuperate.

All of this plus losing Yoka who was so dear to us. She was a daughter to us, raised in our home since she was three. Full of love, laughter and service, a photo copy of her mother, Bioude, but gone so suddenly and unexpectedly at age 20. But still....God is good. The heartache and the hurt will never leave us but life must go on. We remember her every day, what she would be doing, how she would be helping, trouble she would be getting herself into.

Again, I ask you, I beg you to bathe us and our ministry in prayer, but especially Wilckly. Pray that we will be together with him soon, serving in Haiti together as a family.