Haiti Trip ~ Day 17 ~ Tuesday, March 22

Prayer Partner of the Day - Kendall Cox

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Oh yes, as we signed the board to the fifth clean water system, the angels came out and sang the hallelujah chorus! Our mission here is complete! We handed over the system to Brother Olizard, toasted a beer, and celebrated our success!

This morning, Bertone and I taught five middle school classes at the monastery's school. We talked germs, we tasted "oreo" water, we painted banners, and many smiles and laughs were shared. By lunchtime, the system was shocked and we were producing clean water.

How appropriate this day was as we celebrated World Water Day. This day is marked by a symbol of our commitment to make clean water a reality for the 1.3 billion who currently lack access to it. Clean water is medicine to our bodies. This is our opportunity to recommit our resources and ourselves toward justice for those without access to clean water. We, here in Haiti, are heeding this call, and we hope that by reading this blog, you, too, feel the call to help those without clean water.

As we were finishing up at the worksite today, a worker came up to Chuck. He asked for a simple bottle of water. Chuck happily obliged, and as he walked away, he said to Chuck, "God bless you and keep you." Do you thank God everyday for the gift of clean water?

Olizard signing the board for the system at St. Charles Clinic.

After we dedicated the water system, we went thru our inventory and began making boxes to take to the warehouse. Tomorrow, we will be visiting a system in Leogane that was built in September. It needs a little TLC, and now we have time to give it the attention it needs.

Thursday will be a day of rest and packing. Rumor has it, we may visit a beach. We deserve a day off, don't you think?

God bless you and keep you! Thank you for joining us on this journey. Happy World Water Day!