Greetings from Haiti! This is Kelsey!
Another day in Haiti has come to a close. Our bodies are finally beginning to adjust to the heat (kinda), and the team just enjoyed bottles of Coke with our American spaghetti (especially Isaiah-that kid loves Coke)!
The ladies began the day leading a bible study for the women involved with the church here in the Mole. We had about 24 ladies come which was very encouraging. We spoke to them about finding strength through the Holy Spirit during difficult times, and we were able to pray with them each individually. Many of them asked for prayer for homes to live in and for support, as many of them are single moms of several children. We made them cupcakes (which was no easy task-we ran out of gas in the oven mid-batch), but they loved them and we will host another study with them tomorrow.
The men also led a study with some new believers this morning. They had four men show up, and we hope to see more tomorrow because we are changing the time to the afternoon when they are finished working! They talked with the men about the fruits of the spirit, grace, and marks of a true Christian. After the studies, the team took a walk around the streets to greet and pray with the people. One woman we met asked for prayer because her home had recently burnt down. The stories of the people often break our hearts, but it is encouraging to know that we can lift them up to our mighty God and he is able to bring them comfort and strength!
We spent the afternoon planning our bible studies for tomorrow and then we headed to the orphanage! The kiddos were sleeping, but as soon as we showed up they were all up and at the door ready to play! Sarah and Lindsey were in heaven, and Isaiah and Ryan were often holding multiple kids at a time! Jose also gave us a tour of the property, and we got to take a look at the new home for the Castillo family! The girls were really excited about showing us their new rooms!
We look forward to hosting more Bible studies tomorrow and spending more time with the sweet sweet orphans! Please leave more comments! We love hearing encouraging words from all of you (especially Momma Melissa)! Thank you for your prayers!
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Hello this is Kade (and Dylan),
Thanks a lot for all the comments y’all left. It really means a lot to us that y’all are praying for us and thinking of us! We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for your support and we could do what we do without your continued prayers.
The guys are sleeping in a school that is made with mostly ply wood and two-by-fours, so mosquitos can get in through pretty much every corner. The guys were finally able to sleep despite the mosquitos, heat and talking through the wall to the translators about the different languages they speak {including the language of zombies.) We assume the girls slept too, but we weren’t there…
This morning we divided into two teams, one team went and painted the school were the guys are staying so tonight is going to be fun! The other team went to a field outside the school and picked up rocks and filled in holes to get it ready for the soccer camp. Picking buckets and buckets of rocks out of a field by hand expanded our understanding of the parable of the soils. Sometimes the work that God does in us is incredibly beneficial, but painful and time consuming.
After lunch we went out and rounded up kids for the soccer camp. We then did the soccer camp with about 51 1/2 kids. Try to place yourself in the middle of twenty soccer balls and 50 Haitians running all over a newly fixed soccer field. It was hectic to say the least. Speaking through translators made logistics difficult, but all of the kids had a great time! We all enjoyed running around with them and showing them that they’re loved. The guys morning work came to fruition when we utilized the soccer field. Half of the group was facilitating soccer camp while the others were busily playing jump rope and Frisbee with the girls and younger kids.
We’re excited about sleeping tonight and hitting it hard again tomorrow!
Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers! Keep commenting because we love hearing from y”all.
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Love you all!!
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