Day 3

Hailey: Another day in the books! Today we went to a Haitian church service. The passion and excitement the community has for Jesus is crazy. Although we couldn’t understand much, the energy was great and seeing all the people together smiling and carrying around their bible no matter how rugged or small it was was pretty cool too. The children were also pretty engaged aside from the distraction of us being there. The pastor was fun and exciting and gave me the best most welcoming hug I have probably ever received. After church we went to a Haitian orphanage in the city. This was a pretty cool and eye opening experience. For one, I’ve never been to an orphanage so I didn’t really know what to expect in the first place or have anything to compare it to. The orphanage receives no money from the government even though the government sends girls there when they want. It is all run by donations. The orphanage was all girls except for three boys that were there because they were the grandsons of the pastor who owns it. The pastor who is supposed to be supervising had his leg recently amputated and he is caring for his wife who recently had a stroke. So the kids weren’t getting as much supervision as they used to. They hired some nannies and the son is starting to take over so the progress is good. Also, the pastor and his wife are improving health wise as well so that is good. The conditions they are in may not be ideal, but all the children were so happy and welcoming. No matter what past they had or where they came from, the girls were such a delight and blessing to be around. It is tough to see people in situations like this and really shows how grateful we are for the family and support that we have. I learned a lot today and experienced something I believe everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.

Kayley: This morning we went to a Haitian church service. It was awesome to see people so passionate and emotionally involved in praising God!! They all sing at the top of their lungs even if they don’t have a good voice. Everyone dressed up super nice the girls are in dresses and skirts and there was one little boy in an adorable white tuxedo! They are very loud and proud when praying and speaking, which is awesome to see. The Holy Spirit was definitely moving through that church! They had some time for new people to speak and say who invited them. Some people said they just felt called to come to church and no one had invited them. A girl said she wanted to come back to church and asked for prayer and they took a good chunk of time to pray for her. That was not planed and was awesome to see them take her request seriously. After lunch we went to the orphanage which was amazing to get to interact with the kids. They were so sweet and wanted to hold your hands and hang on you even though it is so hot! It was nice to be able to give them some of the physical love that they need in orphanages. They were happy and giggly. The girls were braiding my hair and teaching us hand games like patty cake (but not really patty cake) we did the Macarena and they enjoyed that a lot! I did a impromptu Bible lesson about Love and even used 1 Timothy 4:12! They colored a picture, sang some songs, and did a craft. We also checked on Pastor yves and his wife. He has diabetes and just had a right bka and his wife just had a major stroke where she couldn’t move anything on her right side. She is doing better now after the stroke and can even walk while holding onto the wall! Her arm is a swollen (with pitting edema) because she is not moving it a lot. We made sure he was comfortable taking his blood sugar and we checked their blood pressure. A very eventful and exciting day! Please continue to pray for us and everyone we meet, thank you!!! <3 Miss you all!