Full day of Activities

Today was our first full day in Haiti. We started the morning at 7:00 with breakfast and a quick overview of what we were going to do for the day. We started going for a tour of the compound and saw many cool things. The cross, the children’s watermelon patch/ corn patch, the soccer field, the clinic, and the place were the women learn to sew. 

After that we went to go see where the compound gets their water. It was called the dam and was not expecting for children to swarm like they did. I was told they would surround you at the tent city but not so near the compound. Well the kids all found someone to latch on to and we started to walk to the dam. We saw many things that were in the culture, a Voodoo house being one of them. We made it there and back fine and then had lunch. After lunch, our team with a couple of interrupters headed off to a tent city. We had a schedule planned out and we stuck to it pretty well. Bill started off with a felt story and Jaco, Bryan and Steph did a “Chair Skit.” They got a lot of laughs and Bryan broke off into a testimony. After that Bill finished off with an evangecube and another felt story. We handed out a couple of supplies before we felt that it was time to go. 

After we left, we were within 2 miles of the compound and the bus we were traveling in got a flat tire. We spent the time waiting for another vehicle to get us in one of the best times of the day. We broke out felt boards and the “cube” to spread the Word of God. We had a lot of small children close and teens further and the parents on a canal wall just watching us evangelize. The emergency vehicle came and we all climbed in to go back to the compound. We got back and as soon as we did, Bill and Bryan hurried to the sport courts to play a game of soccer and basketball. They used the end game to speak to the children and just spread the good news. We ended with dinner and some devotions. We are very much looking forward to the next couple of days and the experiences that God will put in front of me (Jaco) and the Tea