Haiti - Feb. 24

Great day again today. Saw about 150 kids at an orphanage. Most with stress type complaints - headaches, stomach aches, lack of sleep, lack of appetite ... plus worms and scabies. Afte that we went to restock for the clinic tomorrow and then loaded a truck full of food. Families will be getting 10 kg of rice, 5 kg of beans, ready to eat meals, some oil and other health items (about 17 kg per bag). We loaded around 950 bags for distribution tomorrow.

At a seminar one of our team was teaching on counselling for post traumatic stress a witch doctor came and gave her testimony. I guess she just became a Christian and came to destroy all of her witch doctor stuff in the fire.

Last night we also went down to see a showing of the Jesus film. Our leader, who has seen it hundreds of times said it was the most amazing showing ever! We were within 100 m of three large IDP camps and right in front of the former Presidential palace (think White House), using the fence outside the palace to tie up one side of the screen (perpendicular to the fence - people watch on both sides of the screen). About 500 people watched and cheered! Every time Jesus did a miracle they cheered - at the miraculous catch of fish, raising the little girl, feeding the 5000 and especially when Jesus himself was raised from the dead. A second showing also went on about 500 m from us - we caught the last 30 min. or so and they had the same reaction to the miracles. Apparently the Haitian people are taking comfort from seeing the portrayal of Jesus life, death and resurrection. Even though we were in one of the worst (now) parts of Port-Au-Prince I never once felt unsafe even when the guy in some sor of VooDoo mud facial came and stood about 6 m. from us (he has probably never been prayed for as much as the four of us prayed last night).