Sak pase, friends?!
We are all getting used to the sound of roosters waking us
up bright and early! Breakfast was served at 7am and as usual it was delicious!
We had eggs, freshly baked bread, and juicy pineapple. Oh how we will miss this
food when we return to the States!
Our devotion this morning came from 2 Timothy 4. In this
passage, Paul’s clock is winding down and he gives Timothy his own version of
the halftime speech. Paul has challenged Timothy to continue teaching the
Gospel, to endure suffering, and he ends verse 5 by saying, “fully carry out
the ministry God has given you.” This spoke to us, urging our team to not only
be intentional with our words, but with our actions as well. It is our goal to
pour out our hearts to the people of Haiti so that we leave greater room for
God to impact their lives.
This morning we made many house visits to members of the
Bohoc community. It was very exciting for our team to finally see the inside of
the homes we’ve been passing all week. The families were all so inspiring and
each had a different story to tell. From the woman who is living each day by
prayer alone, to the new mother who is trying to find her way to Christ again.
Then there was the 100+ year old “father” of the community. Boy, did he have a
story to tell! He has seen four generations of his family, has no regrets for
his life, and stated that he “can’t wait to go home to the Lord.”
We returned to the Guest House and enjoyed one of our
favorite meals. Everyone loved the rice, fried plantains, chicken, some sort of
pasta, and the always appreciated Coke!
This afternoon, we returned to the Wisdom Club. Many of us
were excited to see the same children we worked with yesterday. We discussed
homophones and then enjoyed one on one conversation, sharing favorite bible
stories, customs of American culture, and hearing prayer requests. We ended in
prayer and song, then said our goodbyes to these wonderful people.
Dinner tonight was a lasagna dish, an unknown yummy green
vegetable, and cheese and crackers. We have grown very close to one of our
translators, named Wilnot, and after dinner we were surprised when his band,
“Christian Brothers,” came to perform for us. We gathered on the second level
balcony and listened with much anticipation as they sang their first song in
Creole…Happy Birthday! Today, our wonderful teammate Scott turned 22! They
continued on and sang five more beautiful songs, Accapella style. Even though
we don’t speak the same language, we understood their passion as we worship the
same God.
After “Christian Brothers’” fantastic performance, the
celebration continued downstairs. Hannah and Jason coordinated a birthday cake
surprise, not only for Scott, but also for Jedlain, our 410 Bridge team leader
whose birthday is tomorrow. Jedlain has really touched all of us this week so
we wanted to do something special for him as well. Both he and Scott were very
appreciative of the cakes and we all enjoyed an impromptu Haitian birthday
party!
We are all looking forward to tomorrow’s activities, but we
are sad that it is our last full day in Bohoc.
With love,
Jessica and Abby
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