I just read an email from my brother who is coordinating the project that I am going on to Haiti (although he is not actually going on the trip because of a broken shoulder!) and he informed us that his colleagues in Haiti have confirmed that over 300 people are planning on attending one of our one-day workshops in Cap Haitian. He heard that the need is so great that the response has been much higher than they originally expected.
There was an article in this morning's Globe & Mail that underlies the importance of the work that we have been asked to do. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/project-jacmel/invisible-scars-haunt-haitis-quake-survivors/article1483614/
The invisible scars that many Haitians are carrying around will be a challenge for years to come - my prayer is that the training sessions we can offer will help equip a few teachers, pastors and leaders to accompany people who are grieving and facing post-traumatic stress.
On a personal note - Marc is on his way to Malaysia. He left last evening and has a 27 hour trip to make before arriving in Kuala Lumpur sometime tonight. The girls are now in the Ottawa area where they will be staying with their loving aunts and grandma who will be spoiling them for the week. Everything is coming together for the trip and all the arrangements that had to be made.
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