The day began with a superb awakening at approximately 3:00 in the morning. As the group anxiously made its way to the KCI airport, the thing that was on everyone's mind was "do I have everything?" and "what is the following week going to be like?". We arrived at the airport to find that the […]
We have all been looking forward to today with the kids at the Brakeman junior school. The plan was to visit two or three classrooms and share a number of craft exercises with them. We brought materials to make bead bracelets, colorful crosses, and hand puppets. We have been told that on a mission trip […]
Today was very special. We began at the worksite at the Brakeman school in Petit Goave. The objective today is to lay tile in one of the classrooms. We learned the purpose of all that sifting we did on Saturday. First, you carry the larger rock and gravel and put a layer of about 3 […]
We worshiped today at the Methodist Church of Petit Guave. It was a wonderful service, and even though it was in Creole, we were all moved and inspired. As Sunday is not a work day in Haiti we enjoyed some nice time off. In fact, we walked to the coast (where Sarah made a new […]
Today we drove to Petit-Guave. We worked almost three hours sifting sand from a gravel pile. It will be used for finishing touches on the Methodist private school in Brakeman. We hope to use the sift to level the dirt floor and then lay beautiful tiles. We then walked 30 minutes through town back to […]
Today was our travel day. We left Kansas City and connected through Atlanta on our way to Port Au Prince. We enjoyed a great fellowship while together during a long travel day. We were met at the airport by Johnny, who will drive us for most of the week. It was a warm greeting […]
Our last day at La Escuela de Juan Wesley – and it is exciting and bittersweet. We are so proud of the accomplishments of our students, and want to celebrate with them. At the same time, we are sad this is our last time to see them all (at least for this trip). The teaching […]
One evening during our devotional time, we discussed the moments we experienced when we knew God’s hand had clearly impacted our lives. Here are some snippets of the moments we have encountered this week: Dennis (see photo at the bottom of the page) had been surviving the first few days with a nasty cough. Pat […]
Our trip has been all about building relationships, and we learned early in the week that Honduras has a culture of strong relationships. While we labor every day, we all pray that our talents and strengths will lift up at least one person we encounter. Teaching songs, verbs, or conversational phrases; painting, heavy lifting, or […]
Each day begins with a delicious meal at the Mission house. We pack ourselves and our materials, water bottles, and other necessities into the van and are chauffeured to La Iglesia Metodista in Cuidad España where we meet our precious new friends. How blessed we are to receive such tender and constant care from our […]
What could be more fun and exciting than arriving at our destination, Ciudad España, to the welcoming shrieks of joy, beaming faces, and warm hugs from the teachers anxiously waiting for us? It felt like walking the red carpet . . . . except for the “couture fashions” (we wore jeans, scrubs, and T-shirts), the […]
Eleven stalwart volunteers arrived at the airport at 3:45 AM, in the midst of a sudden snowstorm that covered the highways and parking lots north of Johnson County. Neither sleet, nor snow, nor luggage weighing over 50 pounds, would dissuade these committed men and women in their blueprint to serve the staff, students, and community […]
