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8th December 2010

I woke up this morning feeling as if I had inhaled a car tire. Delightful.

The sky seemed particularly overcast as I looked over the landscape. It all began to make sense in my foggy morning mind as I saw the pillars of smoke rising up from all over the city. It could be one of two options: either the presence of the Lord had decided to come as pillars of cloud as in the days of Moses or people were burning tires, vehicles and rubbish in the street. My personal preference would be to tell you the former was true. But alas, my loves, the latter happens to be the only unfortunate explanation.

It was confirmed as we watched from our balcony while mobs of angry Hatians threw rocks and bottles at a poster of a corrupt presidential candidate by the name of Jude Celestin. They proceeded to climb the poles of the billboard, rip it down and burn it in the street. Hundreds of crazy protestors stormed down the street screaming "Arrest Preval". Rene Prevel is the current president of Haiti and the father-in-law of Jude Celestin. Well, I'm sure you don't want to read a news report about all the political squabbling going on. Just know that it's bad and corrupt and Haitians are sick of the injustice and desperate for change - hence the riots and general madness ensuing the announcement of the election results last night. You can find pictures of the aftermath on my leaders blog under "media" at www.jasenchung.com.

To be honest I feel perfectly safe and at peace in myself...I'm more miffed because we had planned to make food for all the children in the tent city we have been loving on today and we couldn't go obviously. The tent city is directly in front of the collapsed presidential palace and is the main spot for the riots.

God has been breaking out in this tent city and changing the atmosphere like crazy since the Burn week. We've been seeing healings, people radically encountering God's love, prostitutes giving their lives to the Lord and we have been able to construct new tents for the more destitute families. We have built wonderful relationships with the men, women and children there. The atmosphere is changing over this nation. I could spend hours telling you stories about their lives and our time with them. I'll try write some more in-detail stories soon!

10th December 2010

So we are still on lockdown...Day 3. Fortunately I can report that we have not killed each other yet although the civilised facade is slowly fading...you know it's bad when your entire day revolves around meal times. My senses have become attuned to the bell we ring when the food is ready and when I hear the spritely jingle I feel my ears perk up, my adrenalin kicks in and I start panting and drooling at the mouth. YES!!! RE-COOKED OILY NOODLES FOR THE THIRD TIME TODAY!!! PRAISE THE LIVING LORD! Haha, but seriously God is giving us grace every single day and teaching us to seek him in the times of waiting and frustration and rest in his love. Yesterday was my birthday and we celebrated by eating pancakes and watching Breakfast at Tiffany's so that was a fun interlude (hence my blog title...I thought it was appropriate).

Further riots could explode next week if Preval tries to flee the country so right now things are up in the air (or not) as this means the airport may continue to remain closed and our flights cancelled so we are trying to figure out the best way to get out of the country. We may possibly go to the Dominican Republic for the last few days and then fly out from there - hopefully everything lines up! He will work everything together for the good of those who love him!

I love you all and I will see many of you soooooon! WOO!

Thanks for the constant love, encouragement and prayers.

xoxo

Kerri