Day 5: First day of the Global Fingerprint medical checks. The entire team saw 109 kids for check-ups. All the children checked out well and are healthy. Day 6: In the morning the team ran a vacation bible school with the theme Our God is Mighty. In the afternoon, the team saw the rest of...
Today was a relaxing day. Some people woke up earlier than the rest for a 4.1 mile mountain hike. Everyone enjoyed a pancake and egg breakfast and we all headed to the beach for some R&R. We enjoyed good food, new friends and God's sun and sea. After arriving back at the Hatian Queen, we...
Day 3: Today the larger group split up and some went back to the special needs children's health fair, some went to Haiti Health Ministries, and some stayed at the house. The three of us were in the groups that stayed back at the house. During our time, we had a Creole language lesson and then...
Day 1 It was a long day but we arrived safely with no problems. Day 2 We helped with a Special Needs Fair today. There were 2 teams of OT's and PT's, one from Washington and one from Texas, who saw children with special needs. They taught their parents how to do specific therapies and sent...
We have a small group this time, but we are all excited to be going again. We are making final preparations and packing for our upcoming trip. Please keep us in your prayers: -for our hearts to be open to what God would teach us. -that all of us in Haiti for the week...
Our team visited the village of Jan Jan where we have Global Fingerprints child sponsorship. The trip included a ride through a dry river bed amidst lovely scenery of mountains and lush greenery. Dave Matthis from ReachGlobal once referred to this place as "the land that time forgot". My husband...
Our team has been very busy so haven't posted the past few days. On Thursday, many women at the sewing school finished their second "for sale" bags and beamed with pride as we praised them and took their photos. The smiles were priceless. This week has been such an encouragement to us since past...
Today our devotions with the sewing students focused on some of the virtues mentioned in Colossians 3:12, patience and gentleness. To illustrate this point, I did a trick where you pass a wooden skewer with the end coated in dish soap through a balloon without popping it. Disclaimer: previous...
Today a lot of things were accomplished. Bunks for the new bunkhouse were built, sewing students progressed with their projects and some of the ladies even completed their first tote bag. But even more importantly, relationships are being built. Our team has been blessed with some long-term...
Our team arrived safely in Haiti yesterday morning. We were able to take a neighborhood walk with some of the local young men and get the lay of the land. Then we had a real treat since we were able to go to a local cafe to view the Vikings playoff game. The ministry that runs the cafe is...