3/15/15
Greetings from Courtney! Today
Jacob is giving the blog a rest and decided to pass the baton to me for the
next few days in hopes that you readers may experience our trip from a
different point of view.
Today a handful of us woke up early
to venture to the fort to see the beautiful sunrise. Five thirty came early,
but we all determined that it was worth it when the sky slowly started to
change from black to yellow to deep orange. Here, I was truly able to see God’s
gorgeous creation and experience a glimpse of His glory.
After we returned to the compound
at about seven thirty, we had just enough time to change into our church
clothes and go down to breakfast. At ten we headed to the church for an hour
and a half long service filled with worship and a passage from one of the
pastors there. I had never heard anything as beautiful as the singing of the
women in the choir. It dawned upon me while listening to them that it doesn’t
matter whether we are from Haiti or the United States, we all praise and
worship the same God who loves and knows us all individually. After worship,
the pastor preached a message about 1 Kings 17:5-14. Even though the pastor
spoke in Creole, it was still enjoyable to watch him be so passionate and
confident about God’s Word.
When we had left church and took a
group picture, we changed clothes, ate lunch, and split up to do different
things. I went with Gail, Virgil, and some others to the church to distribute
gifts from sponsors in America to their sponsor kids who live here. It was
refreshing to see all the smiling faces when the children received the presents
from people back in the states who care about them. Both the parents and
children were so thankful. Those of us who were close to the sponsors of the
children took pictures with them to show to their sponsors when we get back
home. Josh had quite a crowd of kids around him, playing games with them and
teaching them how to make paper airplanes. Cody had a group around him as well
while he taught them how to speak a little English.
During this time, a group of the
men took large pieces of plywood from the orphanage and sanded them down in the
courtyard of our compound to be painted and used as whiteboards and chalkboards
for the school.
A littler later, a small group of
us took a trip to the orphanage to measure the kids there and get their
information to be sponsored back home.
Overall, today was a day of rest
and little work for our Haiti team. Saving our energy for the laborious days to
come and focusing on worshiping our Lord was our main goal today. We appreciate
you all praying for us and keeping us in your thoughts. To all the sponsors
that are reading this, you are making a difference down here in these peoples’
lives, and please continue to send your money and gifts; it really helps!
With love,
Courtney
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