Haiti Trip!!!

Hello friends and family,

We made it safely to Haiti!!!  It was an adventure but everything went quite smoothly considering 26 hours by buses and planes. God is good!

We got to the resort and it is nice and right on the ocean. The owners of the resort run the orphanage, school, old people's home and run a church. They are very busy!

We slept for the first 12 hours after getting very little sleep on the trip.  Then the group was up bright and early so we could get set up for VBS. We had about 70 kids the first day and really enjoyed having fun with them.  We did crafts, taught about the fruit of the Spirit, played games (it was quite funny watching them play California kick ball, not quite by the rules) and sang songs about God (Carrie has lots of energy as a song leader!!).

Then in the afternoon we spent a lot of time at the orphanage and loved on the kids there. It was especially touching to see the group loving on and holding the babies. Even just the toys from the dollar store and a piece of candy lit up their faces.  

It is amazing to me the wealth that we live in.  We don't have to worry about shoes, water, safety, a roof or having clothes.  Many on our team have been struck with this fact even as we did devotions on caring for the least of these and specifically Jesus' parable of the sheep and the goats. Our desire is to be Jesus' hands and feet as we love and care for those we come in contact with.

Also, internet is difficult to get here and so updates may not come as frequently as we initially hoped.  

Airport Transport - Haitian Style

 Playing Soccer on their rock field in their bare feet.

VBS - WestMOUNT Kicks it up a Notch!

Please continue to pray for us in the coming days.  It takes a lot of energy, enthusiasm and love to care for the children here and we want to pour ourselves out for the sake of the gospel.