Haitian Educator Exchange

As I shared in my earlier post, I am here in Haiti on a different kind of mission trip.  Exploring the possibilities within education to help the Haitian teachers grow in their teaching ability for orphans and community children.  It is true that if a child receives a good education, they can accomplish just about anything.  And in the context of a Christian school, they also grow in their relationship and understanding of God's incredible love for them.

Today was our first day of the Educator Exchange and being on "Haiti time", those of you who have been here know what I mean, the 8:00 start time really got going at 9:00.  But once we started, we were in high gear.  About 30 teachers from area Global Orphan Project schools are in attendance from Gonaives, Desire and Marmelade.  The turn out is a huge encouragement for me because I realize that each of these teachers really desire to be the best they can be in educating children.  We have three more days of the Exchange and while the teachers may be exhausted at the end of our time together, our prayer is they will return to their schools recharged and encouraged to try new ideas and collaborate with one another in teaching these children.