Hey all:
Thought I'd post one more update so you can have an idea of what Sunday and Monday were like for Janice.
First, here's another message from my friend Nate:
Sunday we attended to about 120 patients before we had to leave. A truck resembling a paddy wagon complete with a cage bounced us back over rough roads to Port Au Prince. We were happy to be back at our base to shower and eat a good meal. The Special Ops guys set up a 10 x 10 foot screen so we could all watch the Superbowl on the small soccer field. I ended up sitting next to the commander of the company and talking with him. It was not only an honor, but also a very fun way to watch the Superbowl! Afterwards we piled back into our paddy wagon for our ride to the airport. We put our names on a waiting list to see if we could hitch a ride back to the USA on an empty Air Force cargo plane. Then we laid out on the Tarmac to sleep until we were called. It's hard to call it sleep when C5-As, C-130s and other large aircrafts are taxiing past you with engines screaming. But finally at 6am we caught a ride on a large cargo plane that was flying to Charleston SC. We made it and are now waiting for our plane back to DFW. The team did an awesome job. We treated and prayed for just over 1000 people. At our debrief many on the team talked about this being one of their best trips ever. Praise God! We are glad to be home.
Janice flew from SC to Newark, then arrived in Grand Rapids at 6:00 PM. The kids were more than thrilled to see her. She got home, showered, ate and as I write this, snuggling with Maggie.
I leave you with a thought, a request and some more photos...
- A thought: Thank you all for praying. Please continue to do so for the people of Haiti, for Janice and our family. Our prayer is that this is the beginning of something bigger than ourselves for the Kingdom
- A request: As unbelieveable as this trip has been, she's drained. She'll need a few days to process, pray, sleep and sleep some more. She can't wait to thank and hug so many of you...and wants to do so on her time. So, like I told the kids before we picked her up, please give her the time she needs.
- Photos...
Our friend, and team leader, Nate Bobbett
Inside the Airforce Cargo Plane
HOME!!!!
3 comments:
WELCOME HOME JANICE!!!!!
Now is your time..... to rest....
Nite-nite and much love,
Aunt Eva and Uncle George
welcome home Janice. cannot wait to talk to you <3 ~amanda
What an amazing week as you've been an instrument of God attending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the people of Haiti. So much you've done in nursing and prayer in such a short time. Now it's time to tend to your physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Take a nap, cuddle your children, eat a little chocolate :-)
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