Sunday, May 30, 2010

We made it

Hey guys!
So, just wanting to let everybody know that we made it safely to Port au Prince this morning. Two medical workers, Dan and Clara, met me at RDU and we flew from there to Miami, and then Miami to Port au Prince. It was a rather short trip compared to two summers of 15 hour flights to asia!
It's very hot, but that was expected. Scott and Janet are the couple that run the compound and they seem pretty nice. We saw some of the destruction from the earthquake coming in, and it seemed a little surreal. We only hit the outskirts of the town so we probably havent seen most of it. We did drive by several huge groups of tents that have popped up since the quake. Some of the medical teams will be going into some of them to provide free clinics. We have a view of the Caribbean Sea from the compound, and the water is really gorgeous.
Not much more to say for now, we're just settling in...more to come soon!
Matthew ;^)

Friday, May 28, 2010

Before I leave...

Hey guys!
This is just my preliminary entry before I leave for Haiti. I'm gonna be working with the disaster relief organization, NC Baptist Men. I'll be flying out of RDU at 6:50AM on Sunday, May 30th. I've got to make this short but I hope you'll follow me throughout the summer!
Matthew