News from Andy

Heard from Andy a little bit ago. He is doing well. They started the morning by driving into the mountains to look for a place to drop off a group of rescue workers who were going to try to go on foot to a village that is unreachable by roads. They finally found a place they thought was suitable and dropped that crew off. When dropping them off they met a group of people who had walked 4 hours already and were heading to a refugee camp. They picked them up and took them the rest of the way to the camp. This group was from a village where about 30 people died in the quake. When they arrived at the refugee camp, they spent some time passing out supplies and listening to people's stories and praying for them. They are planning to return tomorrow with frying pans, oil, and some fresh vegetables to hand out. The survivors have been eating ramen noodles and things like that for days so they hope to encourage them by giving them a way to eat a little more normally again. He said they spent a lot of time driving around looking for places that might be in need of help but had a hard time finding them-he said it's so strange, the destruction is hit or miss-one place looks devestated while a nearby place looks fairly ok. Because they are up in the mountains with a lot of damaged roads, he said it was hard to find villages. He seemed really glad to have the opportunity to be there and he is hoping they will be an encouragement and comfort to those they serve. will let you know more as I hear. Thanks for your prayers!