Dennis and Lisa McKee, the organizers of the Homes 4 Haiti program led a team of 19 from Indiana. The team was very eclectic, ranging in ages from 10 to almost 70. Many had made repeated trips to Haiti and some were here for the first time. Some had been raised in church while others shared personal testimonies of how God had dramatically transformed their lives. Some felt the transformation while here in Haiti. But all had to make a choice when Christ called. 1 Peter 2: 9-10 says “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” The team conducted a very busy bike repair clinic, distributed $1000 of rice and beans to churches from Borel to the mountain top, participated in a prison ministry led by Thad McKee and other members of Just Cause, painted offices and tiled bathrooms, and dedicated the first completed Homes 4 Haiti house (three more homes were started this week). Old relationships were renewed and new relationships began. It is always exciting when teams are inspired in Haiti and step out in faith to create new ways of expressing God’s love here. Perhaps your team will take that step.
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