Today was a bitter sweet day, as it is our last full day in
Haiti. Like every other morning, we
started our day with a cup of Haitian coffee and a wonderful breakfast. After breakfast, our team headed to Rendevous
Church. The worship consisted of a mix of English, Creole and French worship
songs – all of which were full of passion. Rendevous church provides headsets
so that the sermon can be translated into English. Today’s message was on Abraham’s obedience to
God – to the point of being willing to sacrifice his own son. It was a
challenge to all of us to be obedient to God’s call.
Our afternoon was spent enjoying the beauty of Haiti. We ventured to Wahoo Beach resort and enjoyed
swimming in the ocean, tried fresh crab, some of the team went snorkeling and
some played volleyball. The day was
enjoyed by all.
As we reflect on our week, each team member had a “word (or
words) of the week” that were shared during group time.
Leadership/Perspective
– without leadership, no great idea can get off the ground. God brought this team together and it is
clear God has had a hand in leading Healing Haiti. God enriched our lives
through this experience and has given us a new perspective. ~Shane
Change/Impact/Thankful
– On different levels this experience has changed us. From being in a house
full of strangers, that are now friends to going into Haiti as a team. We made
change. Impact – I believe we touched people. I believe we loved people. And
we had impact. I feel like my heart has changed and I have
been impacted. Thankful – thankful that we came upon this organization of Healing Haiti. Their vision is in the right place. Thankful that we came to Haiti as a family ~Stacey
Creation –
because I feel like a different person.
Being with the kids and giving love has made me a different person and I
want that to continue after I return home. ~Jaxson
Opened – before I
came here I had no experience with a third world country. I had pictures and
videos and stuff through technology. It
is so different and now I can really imagine what life is like in a third world
country. I feel like something was
missing before and when I came here something was opened up in me. ~Emma
Perspective –
There have been so many things with what we’ve done and the change of having no
distractions – it is experiencing God in a different way ~Stephen
House – In our
first world civilization we live in our own house and we are isolated from
others, even in our churches. This was
an opportunity to see God’s true light as we really got out of our house. You see the beauty in community and how happy
the Haitians are. This trip brought us
out of our house and into God’s house. I feel like I have been opened to God’s
house. ~Wade
Change/Action – Change because we all had our
preparation meetings over the computer and didn’t know each other very
well. We have changed that we now know
each other better. We have changed in
not hesitating to jump in. No one
hesitated on their action the entire
week. I have figured out the action that I need to do when I get
home. ~Mark
Mission –
God/Jesus brought us here and it was our mission to come to Haiti. We completed our mission. We made someone’s day by putting a smile on
their face. ~Sawyer
Grateful/Direction
– grateful for the opportunity to be here with this team, grateful that the
opportunity presented itself 7 years ago which has brought us to today. Grateful
that Haiti has changed me, grateful to have the opportunity to see what God has
to teach me. Direction – questioning where do we (our family) go from here ~Trent
Reset/Vision – Each
time I return to Haiti I am shown the importance of hitting the reset
button. Haiti teaches me that the
simplest things are the most important in life and that getting caught up in
the busyness of life can be a distraction from God’s vision for your life. ~Marcia
Relationship –
the things that I will remember are the relationships that I made – our team,
kids on water truck day, elder visits, etc.
These are the things I will end up remembering years from now. ~Genna
Impact – Although
it may be a little difference overall, it was a big impact for the people we
served in Haiti. The visits made their
day and when you think of Healing Haiti teams visiting multiple times a year, the
impact added together is big. ~Colton
Grateful – I am
just grateful to have been on this trip and in Haiti this last week. ~Rylee
