On this day of our mission trip, we began the morning with devotions at the prayer rock. Our discussion was focused on the end of Hebrews 11. Following our devotions, we had prayer and talked about some of the memorable moments of our trip thus far. Once our devotions were over, we began our busy work day.
Our work had us staying on the compound the entire day. In the morning, we built benches that we will later deliver so that the Haitan children would be able to eat off of them. We completed 7 larger benches and 4 smaller ones. During the bench building portion of our day, some of us were able to head down to the feeding center when lunch was being served to the school children. It was great to be able to see what the lunch experience was like for these adorable kids.
Once our benches were complete, we had a quick lunch and began the second activity in our work day. The exterior hallway of the school needed a fresh coat of paint so we all pitched in and covered the hallway in a nice coat of yellow. Some of the exterior walls were very high so there were some creative methods that we used to cover as much area as possible. We were fortunate to have some children nearby that wanted to pitch in and help paint. They worked dilligently as they applied paint to the steps and the walls.
After our painting was complete, we ended the day with a couple games of soccer. The large field had a big game going and then the basketball court soon became the next location to host a smaller soccer game. Everyone had a great time playing soccer but soon we were worn out and headed in for dinner. Pat, once again, fed us a delicious meal of fried chicken and sides. We were all pretty tired from the day but we managed to keep up enough energy to play a little bit of killer UNO and practice some worship music.
It was a great day overall with a lot being accomplished and staying on the grounds gave us much time to really work and play alongside many of the Haitians that were in the compund for the day.
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