Haiti Mission Trip October 8-15, 2011

Day 1: Travel Day

First and foremost, thank you to all of those who prayed for our safe journey. You defenders of the faith successfully held off Satan and allowed us safe and uneventful transport to Haiti. We could see Satan trying to throw us off with several storms around Miami and a bit of rough air on the way to Haiti, but nothing at all serious. Thank you Lord for listening to the prayers of your faithful! Wow, what a difference a year makes! Those of us who have been here before noted on the ride to the guesthouse how there seem to be many fewer structures that had visible earthquake damage. It was very encouraging to see a large number of new structures built or in the process of being built. We pray that as we go about our week that our hopes are affirmed that what we saw is indeed true. In speaking with some of the staff at the guesthouse there seems to be a different vibe on the street then from last year, one more positive, one more hopeful, and one more representative of the Haiti before the earthquake. Our team is very excited to experience it for ourselves this week. On many mission trips there seems to be a theme that emerges throughout the trip, one that defines the team and the trip. After our devotions tonight, there does appear to be a theme that is already emerging, one that our group will continue to explore as the week develops, and whatever it will bring. We couldn’t be more joyful in anticipation! Tomorrow we are thrilled to join our friends at the Duplan church to worship God in their joyful way, and we can’t wait to rekindle the relationships we have established with many of the people there, including the children. We are humbled and honored to be invited to break bread with Pastor Gesnar Paul, the President of the Methodist Church of Haiti, in his home and hear firsthand how God is working in Haiti’s God story.