We met at the rock for devotion and prayer at 7a.m. again this morning. By this point in our week of mission in Haiti, it is easy to be less concerned about prayer and more concerned about sleep. But we were reminded of how Job came naked into the world and would return into eternal glory naked. Our lives, in Haiti, are but a vapor and physical thing we can gain in this life will be lost. So we prayed for forgiveness for seeking ourselves, and pressed our spirits on toward the mission of Christ in serving and ministering to others. Off we went again in the big yellow lifeline bus!
After being jostled through the streets of Haiti, (though we really didn’t notice it as much as we did the first day) we arrived at Labarre School. We got to do VBS with 172 children grades kindergarten through 6th. They really enjoyed the music with motions and listened (fairly:) attentively while Josh presented his lesson. Then we helped the lifeline folks with their child updates. The children of Haiti are so beautiful!
We also got to view the market at Arcahaie. Wow, what a conglomeration of people and things. All things, as our devotion reminded us, that we will not take with us into eternity, but that seem so important to everyone, including the Haitians. Jeans, t-shirts, toothpaste, cleaning supplies (which is ironic), books, and food. Lots and lots of fresh food and cooked food. We ended up in a huge place for buying charcoal. This place was right on the ocean, and we saw fishing boats moored off-shore. We got some pictures, but this place was incredibly crowded so we didn’t stay very long. The experience was amazingly sobering, and reminded me that consumerism and worship of self is not confined to the United States of America.
Finally, we returned to the compound, and our team spread out doing needed work for lifeline. Raking the soccer field, pulling weeds, fixing soccer goals, some landscaping and more. We were tired but very thankful to help.
The final thing I must highlight was our dinner meal this evening. Our lovely cooks served us an authentic Haitian meal which included: rice and beans, cooked chicken, cooked goat, goat sauce, fried plantains, fresh lettuce and tomatoes, pasta, fresh pineapple, fresh mangos and even more. It was fabulous. We are incredibly indebted to our cooks. They have and continue to do a tremendous job.
Praise God for cooked goat! He is Lord of all Nations and He is our King!
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