Further Update - The team arrived this evening (Tuesday) by bus, after flying into Calgary earlier today. Thanks to WestJet for bringing them from Calgary. Private reunion at Mt. Sentinel School this evening. They have now returned to their own homes (11 p.m). There will be a "welcome home" at Kootenay Christian Fellowship hall (812 Stanley St., Nelson) tomorrow (Wednesday) from 7 - 9 p.m. Focus now turns to the crisis in Haiti. Please continue to pray for this situation and help where you can. There are countless worthwhile organizations, but I am going to recommend 2 for your consideration:

Haiti Arise Ministries - this is the school where the students set out to make a difference. It has received major damage and they need help to continue their work.

ShelterBox Canada - Providing temporary shelters to people in disaster situations. They have thousands of units going to Haiti right now, and will need many more.

Thanks. Together we make a difference!

Lorne

Haiti Update - Since last week's post the young people from Mt. Sentinel Secondary School have been "rescued" from the Haiti Arise Mission school and transported to the Canadian Embassy. Early yesterday (Monday) morning they flew from Port-au-Prince to Montreal. They are now flying to Calgary and will then be transported back to South Slocan where their school is located and where their parents will meet them later today. I am most grateful for the efforts of Pat Dooley and Andy Leathwood from School District 8, as well as the Rotary Clubs in the area, the parents & families of the students and the team (school teachers, chaperones and Kootenay Christian Fellowship volunteers) who went to Haiti to do humanitarian work and then got caught in this catastrophy. I must also mention that the media played a large part in this rescue. This is a story that caught people's attention and all of these efforts have brought about a story that is just a few hours away from a very happy ending.