It was another mostly sleepless night. I fall asleep and then wake up convinced the phone is ringing… it never is. I have dreams of Jimmy and others we know. Last night I dreamt of Jessica and Diana, Sutton and Isaiah’s birth siblings. They were wandering the streets trying to find their mother, Roseline. I woke up in tears. The hardest part is in reality this dream may actually be true…if not for these two precious girls then many others.
Yesterday we were interviewed by three separate news channels, KCRA 3 and Fox 40 news out of Sacramento and Channel 7 news out of San Francisco. They picked up the story from a newspaper interview we did for The Vacaville Reporter. There were several other stations that called as well. We had to say no. We are exhausted. The kids are confused. It’s just too much. BUT… what we are feeling is nothing compared to what many of our friends are feeling that live in Haiti. Last night at midnight the Livesays put 5 of their 6 kids in a SUV headed to a plane. The kids are now in New Jersey. One of their children is still with them in Haiti because her adoption isn’t finished yet. The Tluceks were in the states when the earthquake hit… their 5 children, all under the age of 9, were in Haiti. Four of the children are now on their way to the states, one left behind again because her adoption isn’t finished. As hard as it is for these families they at least have the option of sending their children somewhere safe. The majority of the people do not.
We still haven’t heard from Jimmy. We were told from a friend that she was told that someone saw him. Third hand information… we just don’t know if it’s true or not. So we wait and pray!
We have a military friend who was in the Hotel Montana when the earthquake hit. He was on the 5th floor, by the time it was over he had “surfed” the building to the 2nd floor. He suffered a broken arm and some major cuts and bruises. He was medi- Evac’d to a hospital in another country and should be home with his family by the end of the week.
Another friend in the military is on his way to Haiti right now. He has Jimmy’s information with him as well as a picture. He can not simply go look for him for us because of his duties there but as he goes about his job he will try to find Jimmy and get word to us that he is safe.
Jody and I have been planning a weekend away since Christmas. After much prayer we have decide to still go. We will have our cell phones with us and Carsen will be checking our e-mails and facebook accounts for any news. We know that as much as we want to help there is nothing we can do right now. Our sitting at home watching CNN hoping to see Jimmy’s face is not doing any of us any good. If there was a way for us to be on a plane today we would go. But, the truth is we would just be an added burden to an already taxed country. We are not doctors, heavy equipment operators or medics. That is what is needed there. Not just people with good intentions. They need people with specific skills that aid the people of Haiti.
We will take a break from the media, a break from over checking electronic communications.
Please, do NOT stop praying!! The country and people of Haiti need our prayers and will need them for many, many months to come.
UN Headquarters at the Hotel Christopher (We know 4 of the people in this photo and Jody often worked out of this building)
Jody's office in Villa Privee, above Canape Vert
