This was a first for us and for the next team to arrive from Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian in Columbia City, IN. Everyone was a “newbee”. No one had been to Haiti before and some had never flown before. As you might imagine, they arrived wide eyed and full of enthusiasm. They had a lot of talent in the areas of carpentry, electrical work and painting. But it was such a blessing to see how quickly they built relationships with the Haitian children and young people. One team member stepped right in as an answer to prayer for two young brothers who were without food often for 2 or 3 days. By sponsoring the boys in the school program, they now have a meal provided each school day. The whole team brought suitcases of personal care items and toys. They divided the items into 475 bags and distributed to two needy schools in the area. The team’s willingness to open themselves to God’s leading and seeking God in daily activities and nightly devotions brought this scripture to mind from Matthew 6:33: “We know that God will continue to bless all of you and we hope to see you soon.” I think there are already plans for the next trip to help renovate one of the schools we visited.
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