Received February 13, 2010 @ 4:42 AM from Dr. Ellen Lawson

5:28 AM. Safe in OZAMA. Locked in this Church overnight. Our hosts allow team after team to stay here gratis because they have no professionals to send to Haiti, so hosting missioners and getting them to and from the airport is what they do. We were not allowed to leave here even to a restaurant because the neighborhood is so bad. 1 bathroom for 13 people, so I am up and showered at 5 because it was empty. We are going to be at the Santo Domingo Airport by 8:30. We had pizza and scripture, and a spontaneous prayer service and emotional sharing with our teammates. The debriefing has begun. We are in the last leg of our journey and will be happy to be with our families and friends at Sisters of Mercy. Ellen