Our Part in a Bigger Story...

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We started our day with a yummy breakfast of pancakes and papaya. Everything here has been homemade (including the peanut butter), so the food has been nothing short of amazing. Our devotion this morning was pretty fitting to discuss during this particular time of the trip. We discussed the story of Rahab and how her life early on did not seem significant, but you have to follow her entire life story to understand the significance of her life. This allowed each of us to reflect on the fact that each of us are a small part in a much bigger story and that we may never realize our impact here in Haiti, but the effects of our actions will last in this community for a lifetime.

 Once we got on the road this morning, we headed to a community nursery to assist in the preparation of planting coffee trees. This was a detour from our normal itinerary, but was a pleasant one. Everyone had to get down and dirty by mixing donkey dung and soil together with our hands. We put this mixture into little plastic baggies that the coffee seeds will be placed in. This was such a fun activity! Older children came over to watch and music came up in conversation, which was followed by everyone’s best rendition of “10,000 Reasons” by Matt Redman. We closed in a powerful prayer and a visit to a charcoal maker’s house to see how that is done (this is something that was discussed in great detail throughout the morning).

Lunch consisted of lasagna, chicken, mango, and an unknown vegetable that tastes like a combination of carrot and potato and grows in a tree. We still haven’t figured this one out, but have been told it does not grown in the States. Everyone took some quiet time for themselves after lunch, so that we were all well rested for our afternoon activity.

We hopped back on the bus after resting and took off to the “Wisdom Club.” This is a club made up of older kids that are already experienced in English and want to learn more. We each were able to have one on one time with a student. After our debrief with each other, we learned that each conversation consisted of talk of the Bible, Christianity, church, and Jesus. This was so rewarding to hear!

We ended our time at the “Wisdom Club” by singing “10,000 Reasons” once again. What a powerful song! One of the children (Elzar) rode back with us and sang “Lord I lift Your name on high, Lord I love to sing Your praises.” She had a beautiful voice and had the whole bus singing along with her.

Dinner was a yummy beef noodle soup and homemade bread. Seriously can’t get enough of the bread! Our debrief as we mentioned before was very uplifting. After the debrief, Hannah and Jason passed out letters to each of the team members that close family and friends had sent to them. This was a great pick-me up to get us through our last few days here as we are all far away from home. It was a beautiful reminder of why each of us feels called to be here. Thank you so much to those of you that wrote! That meant the world to us.

God is doing great things in and through us here, and we can’t wait to share more of this with all of you upon our return. Keep praying for us and for the people of Haiti.

Bondye beni ou! (God Bless You)

Rebecca & Hannah R.