God is Moving....BIG TIME!

So it has been a few days since my team left and we have been busy getting ready for our next team that comes tomorrow. The day before teams left one of our Haitian workers, Sobrino, was working and fell off of the roof. God was protecting him because he only had minor injuries. It was craziness because so many people thought he was dead and to see the support and prayer that came out of it. Sobrino wasn't sure if he knew The Lord and through this journey he has grown in his faith and now completely understands how Jesus loves him. It was so amazing! People were calling to those who were on the roof "IS HE DEAD?!?!" And we got to tell them, "No! Jesus protected him." It seems simple but to the Haitian people it is unbelievable. 

We have had quite a bit of rain Lately and it is hard to be under shelter and think of how many people are being rained on around us. Life hangs in the balance LITERALLY every day. The slightest things can change these lives. They are so fragile. 

We went to the brothel to day hi to the girls and they ended up bringing an albino Haitian to us so we could laugh at how ridiculous she looked. It broke our hearts to see her taken from her house and thrown in front of us Americans. She was so afraid and just so sad! So today we ended up talking about it and we felt led to go find this girl's house and talk to her parents and her and tell then that we were sorry that happened and share the love of Jesus with them. We went down there this morning and we found her house. We just say as played and we plan on going back later to continue a relationship with her. To go down to her house and show the people around her that she is valuable and that Jesus does for her. I am so excited to go see her again. She wa the cutest little girl! Here is a picture! 

We went to take one of the daughters of Sobrino (the one who fell off the roof) back to her house after she had spent Sunday morning with us. We walked up the mountain and finally made it to her house to find quite a few people and only 2 tents and a small shack. It was crazy to see that these were two people, both Sobrino and his wife, that work for the mission and have good jobs for Haitians, yet they have 2 tents and a small shack. 

Tomorrow my mother, brother, and sister come to Haiti! I can't wait to see them! I'm ready to experience this with them. There are no words to express the excitement! There have been crazy times this week. I can't even share all of the stories! When I get back I can try to share the amazing movement of God!

June has been BUSY!

I apologize for the gap between posts. It has been a crazy few days in Haiti. We continued to set up for teams last week and then on Saturday, June 2nd we got to go to The Breeze. It is a nice Haitian restaurant. We went to celebrate me and Molly's birthday. It was a good time! We ten had a series of illness that swept through our intern staff. One by one we all went down with the "Haitian Sensation" but we overcame t and rallies just in time for the teams to arrive. The first few days of teams being here was nice. It was all lectures and spending time on campus. But we then turned to day trips and it got a little crazy. My team and I went to Tortuga, the small, rural island across from St. Louis. We had an awesome VBS and got to experience some great waves in a little boat. It definitely tested our faith. We then took the Miriam Center kids to the playground. It was a blast! To see them have fun and just be kids was the best part! The next day we went to Ansefelor, the Voodoo capital of Haiti. It was so different there. The kids are so rowdy and they just want to take advantage f the things we brought. It is kinda like that everywhere but they are more open about it. The first thing any kid said to me was "Can I have your watch?" It breaks my heart that these kids are born and raised in such darkness. We climbed the monument and got to eat at a restaurant. We then were allowed to enter the voodoo temple. It was so heavy on my heart to be in such a place, to see these broken people, and to see them bring their children into brokenness. We were allowed to go see Sa Tan, a porcelain doll that they believe is Satans embodiment in Haiti. It gave me chills to go see people worship and to see the doll that they believe rules their world. The next day we went to church and then there was the preschool graduation. Sabrina, one of the Miriam Center girls, was graduating. My dad got to be her godfather and she got all dressed up and go presents. She was so happy. To see everyone treat her like she wasn't disabled made my day. I felt like crying to see her so happy. It was truly incredible. Then yesterday me and my team left for La Baie. We arrived and started playing with the kids and just loving on them. We got to take them to the beach and play in the water. We just hung out with them for the rest of the night and did some worship. We then woke up and started playing soccer an hanging out. We are now about to start our soccer tourney and then hopefully we get to go to the ocean again. I am also learning a lot of Creole. I'm hoping to be fluent by the end of the summer.

God is doing big things in this country! No doubt about it! There is so much need but we believe in the God who provides. I can't wait to see what He does through the teams this summer. I can't wait for the rest of my family to come and experience this country with me. There's no power that can come against the love of Christ. I'm ready to see the battle and stand firm with my God.

Here are some pictures of the boys in La Baie and our time in the other communities.