You could smell the sewage in the water
as well as the sea water,
because sea water actually smells awful
and then the death in it
from the animals and the different people
that had already started to pass
and even certain graves that came up in the midst of it
We’ve always been friends with MFI
and at New Life Church, you know always
supported them there at our Missions Conference
and it was always nice to watch them help Haiti
and everybody else that was in trouble...
Didn’t know the day would come that it would be us
But, we’re here.
After the Hurricane, I was really worried about my parents
they were in Treasure Cay
they finally got to Man-O-War, but I was already in Nassau,
So, they needed to go out, they needed to get out,
they needed medical care in Florida
and, they got on MFI
and, I messaged Wendy, and I said,
Is there anyone that can take them to the doctor,
or anywhere that they can go afterwards
when they get there
and, they got to MFI,
and Wendy arranged for someone to take them in
and they kept them for 4 weeks
they restored them,
they helped them out, they replaced everything
that they’d lost
When we came out, there was Joe’s wife there,
Wendy, waiting on us
That was, really a precious moment
to see somebody that we knew
We knew them from the church in Man-O-War
They visited quite a bit,
and it was so wonderful to see somebody
We wondered where we were going, what we would do,
and they had set up for us to go to this couple’s home
which turned out to be a wonderful 4 weeks
both of us caught up, we rested, 
and, they were the people, the staff at MFI,
they were the people that really cared
and, that made us feel so much better
that helped to heal our wounds
so, it was a wonderful thing that we did go out
if it wasn’t for MFI, I don’t know how we
would have gotten out
because we’re broke, with no money or nothing
so, they helped us a lot there
When we’re working on something,
of course we can’t run by Home Depot
When I really need this tool or that
and so we call up Joe or somebody and
go we need this or that
and it’s usually on the next flight
Almost like an MFI Amazon…
and, daily, we in Man-O-War are grateful for MFI
Daily.
The Lord’s will. 
I mean, there’s no way I could have survived here
Somebody said ya’ll were our lifeline
and I said, No, not our lifeline,
more of an umbilical cord, you know.
You just kept us going in every way imaginable
We just can’t be…
Can’t express how appreciative we are
And we’re just truly blessed
So, thank you. Thank you.
And most of all I’d like to thank the Lord
for having MFI here
They came a while back and did a group here
The whole group came in and we took them
to Hope Town and Man-O-War
Great bunch of godly people
And just willing to serve.
And like I said, I want to thank the Lord for
when MFI was started years ago
and that it keeps going on, and you know, 
for the organization that they are
and, you know, a big thank you to them and to the Lord
