Dear Loved Ones,

First let me thank you for all your e-mails, letters and prayers.Your actions have displayed your love and this has been the support we've needed during this time of stress.Right now, we are doing fine.There is still heavy stress as people struggle for power in this country.We are still cut off from the capital city, where we get most of our goods, and from the Dominican Republic.

The national road is filled with barricades and burning tires.We still have a shortage of gas, which has jacked up the price of all other commodities.When you go to the market, if you are lucky to get to the market, you can't always find the basic necessities that you need, like sugar.Close to our home, a national school that Kihomi is interested in helping was vandalized and had all the food stolen that was for the children to eat.We are looking for ways to help them.On a positive note, the barricades from here to Cap-Haitien are open from 6 am to 2 or 3 pm, and this helps so I can go and meet our Agape plane.I can continue to bring home the bacon, literally, and some fish food!

Transport has become such a headache that the consequences are going to be incalculable.Many of our students at the university have not been able to come and attend the school, and professors are not able to get here easily.Because of the instability of the country, it is hard to predict when students and professors will be here, if at all.Next week is Carnival.Most of them are going home in spite of the barricades. Kihomi will be stuck with the girls who have come from far away and cannot make it home.She will be there mom away from home during the vacation, so we will be welcoming them tomorrow afternoon.It has been decided that the professors on campus will teach the students who are present.This will be an intensive week so that the professors can start where we left off when they return.We are trying to stay on schedule so that we can finish in time for the end of the school year.The University has done it's best to provide electricity for us every evening which has helped us with e-mail, the washing, and keeping the food cold.

Our children will be going to one of their teacher's homes during the Carnival holiday.This teacher has volunteered to continue them in their studies so they will not get behind.A piece of news that has worried many people is the threat of people from Gonaives.They have taken many cities and Cap-Haitien is on their list of targets.We are waiting to see if they will follow through on their threat. In the cities where they have already taken over, all our pastors, church members, and schools are safe from attack.To make a long story short, we are here doing what we can to share the stress and pain with our Haitian brothers and sisters.

Thanks again for all your care you have shown us.

Yours,

Nzunga