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.