Sunday - phone call!

Hey everyone, Chuck here. Laurie called today, first time we've talked since she left (Verizon is great in the states, but in Haiti they're not up to the challenge it seems - downhill since I left). She's tired and homesick, but healthy, safe, and doing really well - she's on a mission, and we all know her heart and soul are in it. After 30+ years, I still don't know where she gets her energy. I'm posting because she did end up in the village she mentioned in her last post, where they are indeed setting up a new clinic - literally hiring people, gathering supplies, and figuring out how best to serve the locals - but no internet. It's amazing to me that she's had the access she's had so far. She may get a chance to post later this week if she gets to a UN facility, but otherwise, no internet. So she sends her love to all, and she (and I) are incredibly grateful for the support you've all expressed. She returns a week from today - if anyone has any suggestions for me on helping her decompress, I'm all ears! (PS - she's lucky I answered the phone! Didn't recognize it on caller ID, and it was the last minute of the Maryland-Mich st game, which Lainie and I were watching - MD lost on buzzer beater - I think she heard the air burst from our balloon when the last shot dropped! I figured it was someone calling about the game, so I answered, thank God. We forgive ya dear! Be careful - love ya).