Everyone seemed to have slept well and anxious to get into the Mission field. Our Travels were in an open-air van/bus, but since the roads are so bad we are only able to travel at 3-5mph, so we took in all the surroundings very thoroughly. Our first stop was at the home for sick and dieing babies from 9-12pm where we helped care for the babies by feeding, changing, and holding them. I was able to go into the school area and play with all the kids at recess.
Our next stop was Gertrude’s Orphanage for abandoned and special needs children where we played and interacted with the kids from 12-3pm. The children were unbridled with energy and enthusiasm, so needless to say we had a run for our money to keep up.
We then headed back to the home for sick and dieing babies from 3-5pm. Once there the group went in fed and held the babies, while Tom and I helped unload a semi trailer of donated biscuits.
We finished and arrived back to our home away from home. Five of us went swimming next door and then we had a great meal together. Jeff had asked everyone to come up with a word to describe our day, so after dinner we shared our word and mine was “blessing” . Blessing - to be a part of a great team of people; the Haiti trip; used by God. The other side of blessing was what a blessing it was to be ministered to by God through the joy, laughter, smiles, and spirits of these children and babies.
We ended our evening with prayer and songs.
Trusting in Him
Chad
Healing Haiti Team Member
