Haiti Trip, Last Day
I was incommunicado the last day of our trip and was unable to update my blog. Here’s the final installment of our trip.
Lance, Derek, Mike, and I spent most of our last day in Haiti at the Port-au-Prince airport, waiting for a flight out. The Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is organizing free flights for volunteers using planes donated by various organizations. We flew out on a Hendrick Motor Sports plane. Joe Gibbs Racing also donated his plane. I may have to become a NASCAR fan! 
It was strange to leave the heat and humidity of Haiti to arrive back in snowy Nashville. But it was good to be home!
Bob Mell left Haiti a day later on Kobe Bryant’s plane. Due to the weather, his flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Nashville was canceled, and he found himself stranded in FLL. Amazingly, while waiting in line at the airport, he ran into Long Hollow member, Chris Ferguson. Chris gave Bob and another doctor from Nashville a ride home. They got home about 9am Saturday morning, after a 14-hour drive!
The Global Orphan Project continues to experience God’s blessing for provision and favor with the relief agencies that are handling orphans. Please continue to pray for the Global Orphan teams, as they are serving at ground zero of this crisis.
The work we are doing with our orphanage in Jeremie is more critical than ever, now that the number of orphans in Haiti has increased because of the earthquake. To ease overcrowding at existing orphanages, we need to finish our orphanage as soon as possible.
We are planning on taking several teams to Haiti over the next few months. Some immediate needs include:
- Medical teams
- Construction teams
- VBS teams
Thank you for your prayers while we were gone. We literally felt them!!
This Sunday I will be sharing more about our trip, as well as talking in more detail about the next phase of Long Hollow’s involvement in Haiti.
Pastor David;
Whenever we are in town we attend your Sunday morning service there at Hendersonville. My son-in-law and daughter (Ryan & Angi Flatt) attend there. Your preaching often challenges me to get busier for the Lord when I get back to Florida. Thank you so much for your encouragement and at times your chasetisement….God knows I need it..Reflecting on your experience in Haiti, I am astounded at the ongoing deep poverty they experience, especially after the quake. Our church sponsors Truth Evangelistic Ministries that has been involved in Haiti for over 12 years now. Chuck Martindale, our resident missionary, is there as I write and has been there going on 3 weeks now… Praise God for your churches involvement in the feeding and ministry to the Haitians. MANY will come to Christ due to the Christians who are on the front lines as well as those who give to allow those to be there. May God continue to be BIG in your efforts to build and allow God to grow the outreach to the teens and others in your area. My wife and I try to always remember your fellowship in our prayer time as we lift up our Praise to our heavenly Father. May God’s blessings overflow at Long Hollow through your dedicated service there. I really appreciate a Pastor “who tells it like it is and loves his people through the tougher times in ministry. After all, like my buddy Rick Stanley says, “just look at the shape of their heads and forgive em”. Be good, stay well and God bless you and your family in this new and exciting year!!!!!!
Sincerely In Christ,
Rick Kalla