Visit: newvisionhaiti.org to see the ministry they are working with for the next 9 months.
The gals are learning how to live with cold showers, sleep on the roof because the power goes out therefore, so do the fans, we're learning how to live in community, make new friends, run programs, set up classrooms but at the core of it we're learning that there are two things in life that really matter - loving God and loving others. The most important thing on this earth are our relationships. God is teaching us incredible things about that even in this first week as we get kids fed & sponsored to go to school, pray with and get to know the people of Montrouis that the girls will be living with and the girls learn to live in their new community here at the mission.
We know they are incredibly blessed with running water, electricity (most of the time), a washing machine, food on the table each day, ample space in their apartments and most of all, a Christian community to live in, not to mention an incredible 180 degree view of the Caribbean from their apartment where they get to watch amazing sunsets & lightning storms.
In comparison to the life that's happening outside these gates, we have SO much.
This week, we've been...
- At the school setting up classrooms...
- In the fishing village meeting the people in the community & helping with Bible studies & prayer meetings
- Getting to know & love on the kids that live below the girls at the mission (Bree's loved this one for a while)
- And relaxing one evening at a local hotel, taking a sunset swim in the Caribbean and eating hamburgers :)
While it's hot, humid and sticky, the gals are learning to acclimate, learning to love each other & those God's putting in their lives and learning to live in Haiti. Their work each day involves educating kids who would otherwise receive minimal education and never learn English, feeding and educating 150 kids through the sponsorship program, loving on and praying for the people in the village of Montrouis - many of whom are new believers, helping them with the fishing program as they are able to feed 1500 people through the feeding program, helping refugee victims find trades and rebuild their lives and serving alongside the Reeves & Byxbe families as they change this village for the Lord. They are learning that them being here will change lives for eternity. They are learning about the important things - God and people. Lindsey H and I couldn't be more grateful to have taken the beginning of this journey with them. THANK YOU for your support!
If you're interested in helping the girls financially, go here: https://sna.etapestry.com/fundraiser/IMPACT/impact2011/team.do?participationRef=2963.0.36276270 and click "make a donation"
If you're interested in sponsoring one of the Haitian kids for school/food this coming year, visit: http://celebrationchildrenshome.ning.com/group/CKC and see how to help the girls in their ministry!!!
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