Day 7

What a fantastic, unbelievable, and life-changing trip this has been!  Our day today was one of hope.  We attended a graduation ceremony for both kindergartners and sixth graders.  The ceremony was beautiful; all of Haiti seemed to be celebrating.  The ceremony took most of the morning, and then we had lunch.  The group of us who spent the week at the church visited them after lunch and it was so great to see what our dedication and hard work had done for this church.  Saying good bye to the children that we had played with all week was hard, but we knew that because of our efforts they could now attend school even when it rained.  When we returned to the compound we as a group pitched in and helped out around the Mission Lifeline compound.  We handed out donated clothes to children from the village and we organized and cleaned the tool and storage rooms.  A few of our group was invited to visit a home outside of the compound which they described as modestly sized.  The family owned 2 chairs, a table, and a cot to sleep in.  Their kitchen area was a small two foot by two foot square.  The last part of our day as a whole group was to visit the church and it was clear to see how much this new roof meant to the pastor.  It was truly an answered prayer for this man, and it was so humbling to see this man’s passion and love for Jesus.  This week has been an unforgettable experience, and we will be forever changed by the experiences we shared while living here.  I hope and pray that we do not too quickly forget the people that we met here and the unconditional love they shared with us.