We Are Here!

We made it safely to Haiti this morning and had a long drive to Gonaives and arrived this afternoon.  We got settled into our hotel and then pushed on to go see the kids.

This is what I love about a team committed to doing ministry on this type of trip: in spite of utter exhaustion, the team showed up promptly at the bus for a quick drive up to the orphan project.  Once we arrived we were greeted by excited kids who were anticipating our arrival today.

We spent a couple of hours hanging out with kids and making new friends.  The kids were excited about meeting friends from Fort Collins who had never visited Haiti before.

I'll have pictures in the coming posts but my memorable moment today was watching our youngest members- an 8 year old, and 9 year old and a 10 year old being escorted around by kids their own size.  Our junior members were indeed a hit with the orphan kids.  I was also very interested in hearing the observations of the young team members.  Their perception of the kids is vastly different than what it was prior to coming to Desire.  The kids truly see themselves as peers with the Deisre children.

Tomorrow we have a full day on tap- English activities in the morning along with crafts and games and then a Bible story in the afternoon as well as more games.

Continue praying for our health and stamina.  Thanks for checking in on the blog!