Love

We have only been in Haiti for two days, but it feels like we never left. Everyone is having a great time. We brought Zacc’s bike so he has been riding all over the compound, Ariel has been playing domino’s and cards every night since we got here, and Miranda has been helping work in our house getting it ready to paint. We will be really glad to get into our house so we can unpack all of our things. We are staying in the guest house with the current team. They are a great group of people!
The team has the task of putting a roof on Watson’s house. On Monday we went to St. Marc to buy all of the supplies, that meant I would be driving the big truck. I really didn’t want to drive a stick through the busy streets of St. Marc, but it went well. It took most of the day to get the supplies needed. We had a truck full of lumber and sheet metal. I pulled the truck off the road by the path that leads to Watson’s house and we started to unload. As we carried the items back to his house more and more people started helping to carry the supplies. It was amazing to see how everyone just started helping. I watched a lady come up to the truck and grab a 16 foot 2x4 and carry it to the house. It made me think about the US, how often do we take the time to help out our neighbors? Are we willing to go and help without being asked? The more time I spend in Haiti the more I love the people. The Haitian people don’t have much, but they are HAPPY, They have a love for one another that is awesome and many have a greater love for Christ. Maybe Haitians focus so much on God and each other because they don’t have all the distractions that we have in our lives. We as Americans tend to focus our LOVE on things and not people or GOD. We are always thinking how things will make us happy, but the TRUTH is only GOD’S LOVE will make our hearts content.
I will try to post every other night. The internet has been slow so I will post pictures and video when I can. I have been uploading a video on youtube for the past hour and I still got 15 minutes to go. The video is of the worship service Watson had for the local children. I started it in the summer and told Watson he need to continue to teach the children about Jesus. It started that first Sunday with a hand full of children and on Sunday there was about 80 to 90 children. The video is at the beginning of the service, kids just kept coming. I ask that you keep this ministry in your prayers, these children are the future of the Church and of Haiti. It only takes a little spark to start a fire!