23237: Comfort: FW: Haiti flood - Notes from Conversation with Tom Braak (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Ray Comfort <haiticomfort@hotmail.com>

More news from Gonaives.........tout a Jezi, ray

>Conversation between Tom Braak and David Braak upon
>Tom’s return from the Gonaives floods. September 22, 2004.



>
>David Braak: Were you able to take the water filters
>to Gonaives today?
>
>Tom Braak: We did not take the filters today and don't
>see how we can in the next few days. Chaos reigns.
>
>Tom Braak: Just sent you two photos. Have many more
>but am exhausted, need a bath something fierce, and
>have a busy morning tomorrow as we start training six
>new literacy teachers.
>
>David Braak: What was your time like in Gonaives
>today?
>
>Tom Braak: Tom Braak: The hardest part for me was
>talking to individuals that hadn't found loved ones -
>like two young girls whose mother is missing.
>
>Tom Braak: I prayed many times today and had immediate
>positive response. Haven't had that in a long time.
>Must've been four or five times.
>
>David Braak: Like what kind of responses?
>
>Tom Braak: The driver of the bus I was on (new, air
>conditioned) wouldn't retry the ignition after being
>flooded (literally) in that same area as the family
>photo. I said rather than panicking we need to pray
>and try it again. He said, "You have more faith than
>I" and had another truck push us. When we cleared the
>water, after a few miles, Terry Snow (YWAM) got in and
>I told him it should start right away and it did! He
>asked the driver why he hadn't listened to me and the
>driver's response was that he thought it would be bad
>for the engine.
>
>David Braak: Thanks for the story. Great faith
>builder. Did you sense God saying it would start?
>
>Tom Braak: Absolutely.
>
>David Braak: Wow!
>
>Tom Braak: When we were coming back, and the same
>thing happened, the driver again wouldn't try it.
>Terry got in, we hadn't prayed but were all off the
>bus so some of the men could try and push start it.
>Wasn't working. Terry tried the ignition and it
>wouldn't start that way either. I went to five young
>Americans who were along on short-term missions and
>asked that we pray. Two seconds later the engines
>roared to life!
>
>David Braak: Yeh!
>
>Tom Braak: Coming thru that flooded area the second
>time, again being pushed, it was dark and we couldn't
>tell where the road was, since the surrounding fields
>were flooded as well the road. I got out and walked
>ahead of the vehicles for more than a mile. Waist
>deep most of the way. That's why I so need a bath!
>
>Tom Braak: The wading thru the waters was such a great
>time for me spiritually. I was thinking of all those
>we had passed earlier who were walking thru it to
>escape. I was praying for them, singing and asking God
>to not allow me to come across any bodies (people or
>animals).
>
>Tom Braak: Water was likely very contaminated.
>
>Tom Braak: I will have more stories and photos
>tomorrow. Got some good ones of the old man who lost
>six people in his household. He was sitting in a
>window of a destroyed Methodist church. Bye...
>
>David Braak: I'll be praying for your health,
>considering the germs you were likely exposed to.
>G'night.
>
>Tom Braak: Also, pray that I can deal with all I saw.
>I have only touched on it here tonight.
>

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