Staying Safe

On Friday afternoon an Amerian was kidnapped very close to our house. The kidnappers asked for money and he was released early the next morning. No more details are known at this time. The FBI has come to Haiti to assist with the situation. We are being very careful. Karen is not following her usual routine and when she goes out she takes a different route than she normally does. My parents rented a car for the weekend and it has air conditioning so we roll up all the windows and lock the doors for added security. I'm staying at the hotel with my parents for the weekend and we stop by Coram Deo every day to see how everyone is doing. On Friday afternoon my parents and I went downtown to check out the Presidential House and Museum which was interesting. Today we went to the Baptist Mission which is a well known mission in Haiti, North of the city. After this we went to visit Ysmaille's sister who lives in the mountains. (I have already visited here with Ysmaille) We had a nice relaxing time with his family. His sister cooked us a delicious meal and my parents had the chance to see a typical Haitian home and eat some typical Haitian food. The roads up the mountains are very rough and my dad and I spent some time walking ahead of the car to avoid being tossed about inside the car. On the way home my mom, dad and I walked most of the way down while Ysmaille followed with the car. Overall it was a nice relaxing day. Tonight we're just taking it easy and going to bed early so we can go to church in the morning. We're feeling safe and being cautious. Please continue to pray for our safety as well as the safety of all foreigners in Haiti. As always our Lord protects us and sends His angels to watch over us.