UN personnel (from the Sri Lankan base) came with us early this morning to test the road to Marbial before they transport the food for us to distribute to the people. We made it as far as we could in the river bed with their truck and our truck. We were supposed to return as soon we had shown them the road and they had figured out which trucks would be able to make the trip. But instead of turning back, the commander asked to accompany us on foot to go to see the damage of the communities in the mountains and our school. The soldiers were so touched as they saw the needs of the people and they were amazed to see the number of people in such an isolated place. On our hike, we found more than 200 people all over the road. There were many more gathered at what was left of the school. They were waiting to get food, but unfortunately the food will get there tomorrow and not today. A lot of people died in Marbial because of landslides, the rocks coming from the mountains killed some people and injured many. The people have not been visited since the earthquake and have had no access to help. They are hungry and had lost hope.
The military has also agreed to provide security as we travel with the truckloads of food from Jacmel to the mountains of Marbial.
We thank all our friends that keep Marbial in their prayers and we are so grateful for your financial support that enable us to purchase so much food in the Dominican Republic to provide relief to many people, families, churches and orphanages in Haiti. Below are some pictures that we took today in Marbial. I will send another update about how distribution goes tomorrow. Please keep us all in your prayers!
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