Haiti

My heart is completely breaking for the people in Haiti. What an awful tragedy, and that country has been struggling for such a long time.

Kathleen's fiance Scott is a commander in the Navy. He commands a helicopter squadron and has been deployed to Haiti to help out with the relief efforts. He flew a helicopter to the USS Carl Vinson on Wednesday since helicopters can't fly that far. And he arrived in Haiti on Thursday. Well, actually the Carl Vinson (a HUGE aircraft carrier) will be his home, but his primary job will be to fly supplies and aid from the ship to Haiti. The aircraft carrier can purify huge quantities of water, and apparently that is one of the things Haiti needs most right now.

We don't know how long he will be gone. He's excited to be able to help out. But of course it makes me sad for Kathleen. He was deployed in about a 4 hour period so he didn't even have time to say goodbye in person. : ( He is supposed to get transferred to the Pentagon in May or June, so my thought is he will at least be back by then, if not sooner.

I'm glad the US can assist the people on Haiti in this desperate time of need. Literally, after the earthquake happened, the US Navy was on it's way in less than 12 hours to help. That's pretty good if you ask me.

It's been pretty neat to hear about Scott's adventures in the Navy. Just a week before Christmas, he and a teammate rescued 2 people that had gone down in a small plane crash. Although fairly banged up (broken bones, etc.), the people were just fine. He was able to fly them out and get them to a hospital. Wow. How about being able to write that down for yearly/life accomplishments!?

So, for now we're praying for Haiti, for Scott, and for Kathleen. Please keep them in your prayers if you have an opportunity. Happy Friday all!