Day of Arrival

The team arrived yesterday (Wed.) with no trouble except on our end but they handled it like champions!!!  We (staff) went out to start the bus 10 minutes before we needed to leave for the airport but it wouldn't start because the batteries were dead.  One was cracked and even melted on one edge so it must have been an issue that was coming already.  We worked for over an hour trying to jump the batteries and other solutions but no luck SOOOOO we had to call Peterson to get us a rental bus to pick up the team.  :)  Redgi drove James, Ally, Jenny and myself to the airport to meet the team that was at that point already out of the airport and waiting for us in a shady park area.  We got to sit with them another hour until Peterson and the bus arrived to take the team to the base.   What a crazy first impression of Haiti for some of them.  Praise God though that we have friends at the airport to call, Peterson has connections to get us a bus to rent and we had some extra funds available to buy three brand new batteries (almost $600 US- $195 each).  Redgi got the new batteries installed in the bus last night and it should be ready to go today.  Everyone got a good night's rest but it was HOT..... God bless and thanks for the prayers/encouragement.  By the way - I got a new Haitian phone number which is (509) 4350-3329 for emergency.