Summer Haiti Mission Trip ~ Day 7

Prayer Partner of the Day - Becky Field-Ross & The Cook Family

My heart is full of joy and love today! It was an early morning...5:00am to be exact. We were at the church in Leogane by 6:20am. Prayers were already going on and the church was packed with about 200+ people...most of which brought their own chairs,including us! The priest came in around 6:40 and mass went on until 8:30ish. It was quite the beautiful service in creole, of course. I had much Bible reading and prayer time, and the Spirit filled the church.

The 36 Kids of Notre Dame Orphanage

Afterwards, we came back to the monastery for breakfast. Bananas, eggs & pineapple! Mmmm! The eggs come straight from the chicken/goat farm, which is quite the impressive operation! I will post pictures when I get back home.

Around 10:00am, we headed down to Leogane to pay a visit to the Notre Dame Orphanage. Bob's church has a "sponsorship" program for the kids. A church member can sponsor a child at the orphanage for $300 a year, and he has sponsors for most of the 36 children. We took individual pictures of the children today for their sponsor parents, and then it was play time!!! I had so much fun! I played music videos for the kids on my phone and we had a huge sing-a-long to "We Are The World." They were amazed with my hair and skin color, and hugged and loved all over me for about three hours. My heart is overflowing with love and joy! I simply cannot stop smiling!

We ventured into Carrefour to take Brother Alabre to his new home, which was quite the crazy drive up a mountain on a dirt road. (Again, the pictures will come later!) Back at the monastery now and catching a soccer game - Paraguay vs. Ecuador.

Today is one of those great days in Haiti. It was a day amongst the people, seeing them in their own element and practicing the ministry of presence by just being with them. It's the day I look forward to every time. We worshipped, we laughed, we sang. Today, we were not Americans and they were not Haitians. We were simply God's children.

Prayer partners, you played a huge part in our lives today. Your prayer led us safely thru the rain and the dirt roads up and down a steep mountain. Your prayers contributed to our joy and the opened our hearts to the people around us! We thank you! And pray that you receive the same love and joy!

Peace be with you!