Good news day

A short update before bed.

Today we went as a family to Port-au-Prince with goals of visiting the embassy and searching for friends. When we went to the embassy, there was a line that wrapped around the entire building full of hundreds of people, all waiting to get inside. Patrick asked about adoption issues, but was told to get to the back of the line, the sick came first. As the embassy official said this aloud, several woman moaned for dramatic effect on cue. So we left, having a lot of loose ends to tie up and not wanting to waste a day without food and water with a baby in the sun and no guarantee that such an exercise would give us any more information. When we return, we'll be better prepared.

Today our phones started to work patchily. With them we were able to contact Miss Fanor and her husband to hear, with great relief, that they were ok. Patrick found out that the dean of the seminary in Leogane was ok an uninjured in a place arguably hardest hit by the quakes. They have 10,000 dead and still many to be unburied.

We drove to the Livesay family home for hugs and updates. They invited us to shack up with them for a while and we may take them up on the invitation. After sending most of their children on a flight to the states, they stay with their two youngest children whose unfinished adoption paperwork lie under a pile of rubble. We hope to be able to share information and work together to find visas and do combined relief work while still on the ground here.

We stopped by one of the CONASPEH orphanages that Patrick volunteers with. All the children were accounted for and camping outside. The pastor and his wife gave us big hugs, not having had access to transportation, they were eager for news and glad to see Mr. Patrick alive and well. Lots of hugging all around.

Finally we were able to get through to Miguelson's house and found he and his family unharmed and well. More hugging and tears.

We have braved searching out these friends knowing the very real possibility of finding horrible and tragic news. Today, however, the news was charmed. Not sure our hearts could have handled more loss just now.

I write this update because many have asked specifically about the orphanage, Miguelson and Miss Fanor. I'm thrilled to only have good news to share.

Good night and thanks for your continued prayers.