I share today from our trip in 2016. Please pray for the men and women who are back in Haiti this week in 2017 ministering to the people there.
We left our sweet friends in Haiti today! As we drove through villages crowded with markets and then continued past the ocean toward Port au Prince, our hearts began to focus on families back home, jobs, and church responsibilities. We feel torn as we remember all the hugs and the way the school children shook our hands and thanked us for all we had done for them. What a change from Monday when the kindergartners cried as we fitted them with shoes! Now they come to us and want to touch us!
Today we participated in chapel services for all the school children. It was fun to watch their faces as they worshipped. Pastor Mark encouraged the young girls to be as Esther — Highly Favored, and the boys to be like Gideon — Mighty Warriors!! He encouraged this new generation to be people of honor as they love and serve God, and to use their talents to change Haiti. There was standing room only in the church building! Continue reading