Today we woke up to see the sun rise and to start our journey up the mountain to the village of Petit Bois. The hike up the mountain was very exhausting, but humbling. God showed all of us that we are very weak without Him.
However tired we felt, God supplied us with the endurance to conduct a VBS at the school, Evangelique Mixte de Petit Bois, and travel back down the mountain, without stopping. This VBS experience was one of the best so far. There were approximately 325 children in the school, and the church was packed. We sang "Waves of Mercy" during worship and the children absolutely loved this song and the hand motions we showed them. In return, the school children blessed us with a song in Creole that was so much fun! We had no idea what they were saying, but we did the motion and danced to the beat along with them. Although this was a fun experience, we left with a heartbreaking story told to us by the pastor of the school, Pasteur Millien Jean Jules. He humbly came to us and asked us to sit so he could talk to us. He explained how the school worked and how he unfortunately had not paid the teachers since January due to lack of funds. Thankfully, the teachers have been volunteering, but they may soon quit leading to the closing of the school. He told us that he understands that there are poor people in America too, but that if anyone would be willing to help the school, it would be a great blessing.
Once we returned, we rested up and began working around the compound. The chores consisted of housework, shoveling dirt, and even attempting to pick up all the trash. All of this work helps the mission, and the people of La Digue more than anyone can imagine. Hearing about how poor the school is and the willingness of the teachers to keep educating the children has been a great blessing. God has opened our eyes to so many things and we are in awe of His wonderful creations. The Haitian people are wonderful and the island of Haiti is beautiful. We experienced the wonderful work of God upclose today, and this experience will stay with us forever.
Praise God!
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