Reflection The opportunity to start our day a little later and enjoy a more relaxed schedule was appreciated by all of the mission team. For those of us who drink it, coffee was ready before breakfast and eagerly consumed. Today was a more relaxed day allowing us to take in the a few sites of […]
Fulfillment. Dawn broke. Morning alarms rang. Morning arrived much earlier than before. We drew deep yawns as we arose from our deep rest. We were tired, but we were resilient. After packing and retreating to our respective vans, I was called to ride with Emi and two others to retrieve hardware from the nearest store […]
Service. Today’s group devotion topic again hit the mark when describing our busy day of activities. According to scripture, God has gifted each of us in some unique way and He call’s us to utilize these talents to build his Kingdom. Today would be another day of unexpected twists and turns, with all members of […]
Flexibility. Our group devotion for the evening encompassed the overarching theme of the day. We reflected upon the adversity that transforms into opportunity through God’s influence. The title of our devotion was “Don’t Just Do Something – Sit There”; this mindset guided our actions as the day progressed. Through trials and tribulations, God’s everlasting love […]
More unity! Our second day began with a good and hearty breakfast cooked up by our fabulous cook at the mission house. We then loaded up the vehicles and headed out for our first trip to Ciudad España. We all continue to be awestruck by the beauty of the landscape of Honduras. As we were […]
Unity. The night consumed us as we boarded together onto the plane with bags in hand, unknowing of what lied ahead. When we finally soared into the valley town of Tegucigalpa early in the afternoon, we were greeted with open arms. After first boarding the vans, the chaotic nature of the traffic overwhelmed us on […]
Today was our cultural experience day, and this we surely did! At breakfast, Johnny let us know that the road back to Petionville had flooded from last night’s rainfall, so we quickly loaded up and left Petit-Goave after some pictures with the group. We traveled for a while until stopping with a group of cars, […]
After another great breakfast from Mode and her staff, we loaded into the truck and headed back to the job site. Johnny, our driver, accidentally came a day early and went to the jobsite with us. When we arrived almost all of the children were off from school, so our worksite was very calm. We […]
Today was an action-packed day filled with meaningful interactions and hard work. It started out with a breakfast of pancakes: something we weren’t expecting to eat during our time here in Haiti. At breakfast, our interpreter Leonard utilized his newfound love for peanut butter and bananas – something we all convinced him he had to […]
Today was the second day of working at the school. We all slept very well from yesterday’s work. After a hearty breakfast of oatmeal, melon, and peanut butter banana toast, we were energized for the morning. Mode drove us to the job site and after unloading we began shoveling, sifting, and collecting buckets of water […]
Our first day of doing the work we came here to do! We all slept soundly in our new home away from home at the Methodist guest house here in Petit Goave thanks to the wonderful hospitality of Mode Dorcely and her family. We ate a tasty breakfast of eggs, toast, mango, pineapple and fresh-squeezed […]
After a much needed night's sleep, we awoke at 5:00am to get ready for our trip to Petit Goave in time for church. We were treated to another wonderful meal of fried eggs, peanut butter toast, bananas, and coffee. We said goodbye to our friends at the EMH Guest House and headed west to pick […]
