"Where's My ______________?" -Dave Siebert

Our team for our 9th SJLC Servant Trip to Haiti includes Greer Putnam, Jim Lofgren, Sarah Finger, Sarah Meehan, Don Pape, Dave Siebert, Christine Payne, Scott Putnam, Chris Brody, Ken Lorang, Richard Finger, and Pat Eichhorst.  We are representing three different states - VA, NC, and MN, and six different churches.

We arrived safely in Haiti and Dave certainly made it interesting. He started at 5:00 this morning with "Where's my keys?" (he had given them to Greer but it took him 15 minutes to realize it despite several of us telling him).  That was followed by "where's my passport" and was found after ripping his suitcase apart.  He wasn't done.  We had to check our carry-ons in DC because there was no more overhead space and the bags were checked through to Port-au-Prince.  As we got ready to board in Miami, they asked for his passport and he realized it was in his checked bag.  Needless to say, that resulted in the airline having to find his bag that had already been loaded into the plane, to retrieve his passport.  We told them they could just keep Dave in Miami, but they got his bag immediately.  We know this blog isn't supposed to be just about Dave but he gave us some great material to work with!  The attached picture is his victorious boarding of the plane with passport in hand!

The logistic of the airport all went well and we only needed to bribe two people.  Luckily it only cost us $10 to get our 33 suitcases through without being checked by customs - being in Haiti is an adventure.  Traffic was light and we made it to Hope House in record time (40 minutes).

We spent the afternoon decompressing, unpacking suitcases, and enjoying our first Prestige!  We are impressed with all the improvements that have been made to Hope House since we were here a year ago.

One of the highlights of our trips to Haiti is our devotional time.  Pat wrote our devotions for this year and Dave has prepared our music.  Pat gets the rookie of the year award for taking on that big task on her first trip with us!

The plan for tomorrow is working here at Hope House on building cabinets for teacher storage at Village of Hope and painting the kitchen and dining room.  We are all thankful being in Haiti with the opportunity to serve others and glorify God's name.