Haiti: Day 2

This was our ride for the week:

Big Blue

First thing we did on Wednesday was take a tour of the Mission: where they hold church and have a school.  The property is owned by Jesus in Haiti Ministries.  We took a walk behind the Mission walls up overlooking the Caribbean Sea on one side and mountains on the other.  The views were beautiful in Haiti!

  Up on this hill, Johnny, a man very involved with JiHM, very on fire for the Lord, and very good with children, gave his testimony.  It was wonderful to see how God works in so many people's lives.

This is our team with several of our translators and a few children who joined us

  After our walk back to the Mission, we drove to a village to be with children.

  You can see the rocks on the ground: some are small, some are large, all are sharp and pointy.  These kids just jump roped right on them, happy as can be!  It made me realized that we even take smooth cement for granted!  The majority of children in the US would request to move to grass...or cement.  I remember sweeping the driveway when jump roping or such things.  Yet they are just enjoying the activity!  And, it makes their feet stronger - they are able to withhold more.  Good object lesson there, right, Lynel? :)

  We gathered all the children to do a Bible story, which they thoroughly enjoyed.  Johnny got all the kids going by singing Every Move I Make - in English!  So much fun to watch!

  This sweetheart fell asleep while I was holding her.  Such a cutie!

Here she is, awake.  Cute, isn't she?!

  When we were finished at that village, we went to another to do some home-visits.  These were homes of families who have daughters in Kristi's discipleship group: Power Girls.  I don't have any photos of this, but it was a wonderful afternoon!  We were welcomed into homes where we were immediately offered seats, whether that be on chairs or a bed.  We prayed for the families, also. 

  We ate dinner at the Lighthouse - the JiHM orphanage which provides a home for 12 children currently.  We played some games with the kids before we headed back to the Guest House for the night.

 Fun fact that I noticed: the bags of chips in Haiti?  They're full!!! :)

Love,

   Sierra