Spending time with the kids lets them know that they matter. They may not have a family quite like we do in the States, but they have a different kind of family. This family comes from a church in Fort Collins and prays for them, spends time with them and partners with the pastor that provides direct care for them. Why? So that they may understand that they are KNOWN. Known but their Heavenly Father that loves them more than they can ever think or imagine. Known by us- this team, this church.
Today we had English activities in the morning and since we have two translators we split the kids into two groups. Once our teams hit their groove with the kids, the laughter and cheering grew louder and louder. This afternoon we witnessed and impressive display of ingenuity and determination as workers were loading one of the shipping containers from the property. This turned out to be a community event because stuff like this doesn't happen every day let alone every year! Once the container was loaded on the truck we resumed our plan to share a Bible story as well as having kids decorate their own journals.
Everyone is doing well and using every bit of energy to serve fantastically on this team. Relationships on the team are blossoming thanks to the time and work the team has put in not only serving the kids but each other as well.
Tomorrow we go to church in Desire and we just found out that Haiti will not be observing Daylight Savings. So we are not entirely sure what time breakfast will be and what time church will be. But we really aren't worried because schedule in Haiti is a loose term- things happen when they happen due to being on Haiti time. By the time we are scheduled to return on Wednesday, I'm sure American Airlines will figure out their times of arrivals and departures in Haiti.
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