Felix

Firstly - YAY!!! Today started with the money coming in to lay rubble and aggregate through the camp (i.e. less mud). Also we finished the day with step one toward the plan to lay drainage underneath the aggregate. We might actually mitigate the flooding within a few weeks. Getting things done relatively fast in the circumstances, culture etc etc - but not nearly fast enough for the people in the camp, of course.

But all of that that aside, today I'm just grateful for the amazing people that God places in our journey.

Today I met Felix. Felix is Nigerian, married to an American. He studied medicine in the US before working in a major hospital in Antigua. There he felt the call to become a Salvation Army officer, so travelled to Jamaica to train. He has spent his whole officership (around a decade so far) running an AIDS/ HIV hospital here in Haiti. Well and truly settled, he and his wife have adopted an AIDS orphan from Haiti.

Felix talked tonight about his adopted country. He talked about survivors. He talked about prayer. He talked about the response from the international community. He talked about people turning to God. He talked about mourning and dancing.

We saw Jesus crying over Jerusalem. We saw a man embracing his nation and taking them to his heavenly Father. We saw a man who not only treats hundreds of people physically each day, but a man of love that is presenting Christ to this world.

Thank you God for Felix. Bless him, his wife and his son. Guard their ministry and honour their dedication to you.