Back at Home

Don and I spent the morning, yesterday, going over our notes and revising the work scope details for Radio Lumiere.
At around 11:30 AM we were picked up by a driver from the radio station and transported to the airport. This drive took about an hour. Some of the other teams had left before us and the one team from the Bible Fellowship Church near Reading was still at the airport when we got there. If communication had been better we would have gotten a call to bring along Chris Merrick's carry-on backpack, which he had left at the guesthouse. We never got the message, so it is hoped someone can retrieve it ad get it to Chris sometime soon. It was great to get to know these people from that team, who were working on housing for a staff member of Radio Lumiere.
On the way to the airport I snapped a few pictures trying to get a feel for the devastation and despair that still exists in this large city over a year after the earthquake.
The plane from Port Au Prince contained about 90% short term missionaries. I sat with John, who was with a group from a church in Pittsburgh, and we had some good conversation.
The plane from Miami to Washington Dulles was delayed about an hour on takeoff, so I did not get to Washington until almost 12:30 AM and then had to get to the parking lot to find my truck and drive home. I was tired on the flight from Miami, so much so that I must have blinked when we were backed away from the Jetway and the next thing I knew we were at 35,000 ft. I kept looking out the window to see if we were still parked on the tarmac, but could not see the concrete. Then the pilot came on and said he was turning off the seat-belt sign because we were at cruising altitude. He also apologized for the delay on takeoff. I guess I am thankful for a little sleep. This is the 2nd time in my life I can remember falling asleep while a plane was taking off. I guess I needed some rest. I was able to doze a little more on the flight and once I fished my wrinkled winter jacket out of my luggage at Washington and got to my truck I was wide awake for the 2+ hour drive home, arriving at home around 3:30 AM. Thank you for following along.
These few pictures will give you a feel for the crowds the destruction, as well as the colorful buses and Tap-Taps.