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This team is having a blast and doing amazing too!  We have had three FANTASTIC groups this summer who love Jesus and showing Him and His love to the Haitian people with whom we minister.  God is using them in big ways here in Haiti and they are just the boost and energy we have needed as we get more and more fatigued from hosting each group.  As Jenny said yesterday, "It is days like this one that make you realize just why we are in Haiti this summer".  Thank you for ALL your prayers and encouragement- it truly is one body and you ARE a part of the ministry we have here in Haiti.  Enjoy a few more photos (we will try to upload a video too if we can)...

walking up to the overlook first day.... seems like forever ago!  

the chickens at Life is Wealth Orphanage on July 14th-  egg count:  about 8-10 per day (from 15 chickens)

construction team at Pastor Robby's church- they are working alongside the Haitian men/women

More hole digging to set the posts (then we will build up and get to work on the roof!)

Emily found a buddy and held him as he slept!  

Ali gave Pastor Robby a temporary tattoo

Jerry translated for the Bible lesson part of VBS

This is the craft station.... 

Many children for the opening but by the end we had more than doubled in size (started with about 75 and ended with about 160)

game station... (got in a circle and passed a beanie baby around- each child who can recite all 3 memory verses at the end of the week will get a beanie baby as a prize)

More of the craft station

This little guy was watching things.  The children were SOOOOO cute!

Closing program/songs

Looking back as we left (at the construction area). The men of the church were going to work into the night to keep things moving.  I can't wait to see how nice it looks when we go tomorrow.  It's kind of the Haitian version of a barn raising-many from the congregation are there to assist in some way or another.  

Highlights from the team:  -the women from the church assumed responsibility for the snack (crackers and juice);  -the joy/excitement from Pastor Robby as he saw all the children coming and coming (PRAISE:  He has asked the team to do a seminar on Thursday to teach some women from his church about how to work with children because he said, "I watch you all and I never saw someone treat the children as you do- can you teach us how to do that?"  WOW);  -watching the translators get excited/dance/sing with us and then, to hear their hearts and how they were touched by our interaction with the children.  

It feels like it has been a full week already and it is only the beginning of Day 3.  Keep praying for this group and the ministry God still has for us all.  -Crystal

(PS-   I just have to tease and say this:  WAY TO GO, LANCASTER COUNTY!  This is the third group to come to Haiti with us from my home town/area in Pennsylvania and they have all done a great job.)