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A quick note: this past Saturday, I went to the airport to pick up S (who had been gone for about 2 weeks), and her sister Z. It's been really good to have other people around, fellow expats and most importantly, fellow believers. It's also good because they're early risers, which has helped restore my earlier sleep schedule. I'd been drifting toward sleeping later and waking later, which had contributed to some general laziness.

Z will stay the rest of the week, then go back to the US. She's never been to Haiti before, so it's interesting to hear her perspective as she gets introduced to various facets of life here. And I'm no longer the person here who's been in Haiti for the shortest time.

I sent an email the other day to someone who asked for an update, and I thought I'd include it here, with some minor editing:

It's been a little more than a month since I've arrived in Haiti, and I've got a little less than a month to go. In some ways I think I've adjusted well: I've learned to drive on Haitian roads, speak some very basic Creole, and relate to my coworkers, both American and Haitian. My living conditions are fairly good relative to life in California, which is very very good in Haiti.

Still, I earnestly hope you'll keep me and my coworkers in your prayers--we're still trying to figure out our role as we learn new things and figure out how to relate to a particular government agency which for certain reasons has been making things difficult. And getting anything done in Haiti can often be really slow, which can be a little discouraging.

Please pray for Spirit-led living, divine wisdom, and encouragement for us. Lift us up before the throne, especially as we try to lift up various things before Him. Many thanks for your prayers.