Team Safely at Joy House

The team of 7 people who left Northwest Arkansas this morning arrived at Joy House this evening, along with all of their bags. Pray for them as they settle in to their tents for the night and hopefully get a good nights sleep (if the rooster can resist the temptation to crow at 3:30 in the morning). Tomorrow will be spent sorting supplies and getting oriented for the task before them.

Over the past week, considerable progress has been made on repairs to Joy House. Several significant aftershocks over the past few days have caused only minor additional damage to the kitchen area ... the rest of the building has shown no signs of additional stress.

Please pray for the medical team who will be arriving at Joy House on Sunday and will begin treating patients next week. We have been praying for a medical team to come to the area for the past few years due to the lack of medical facilities in the immediate area surrounding Joy House. With injuries and illnesses resulting from the earthquake, the need for medical care has been magnified greatly. Pray the team will be able to not only meet the physical needs of those who come but will also be used to bring spiritual healing in the midst of such great human tragedy.

John and Kay Rodgers