To Wait

To wait for the unknown is the most difficult thing I've ever had to do, in many circumstances.

In this one, we wait for the rescue of David Hames, a contractor that was working with Compassion on a trip to Haiti and filming a documentary about orphans. He was trapped in the lobby of Hotel Montana when it collapsed.

I think my heart collapsed along with it. I love that family. I love David, his wife Renee, and their two boys. I range between tears and prayers, one filling in for the other when I've offered all I have.

I trust a sovereign Lord, even as the heart aches and burns. I would never ask for prayers for me, but only for a swift rescue for David. Jesus, return him to us. I will knock on that door a million times along with the thousands of prayers across the world for this man. Rescue him, please. With all that I have- my tears, my prayers, my time, my lack of sleep- whatever small part I may play, I can only beg and cry to you for the rescue of the entire Hames family.