January 30, 2014

Hello from Haiti! We arrived safely; some of our luggage…let’s just say that’s a different story. However, we have hopes that it will show up eventually. As expected, Mark has made several trips to Port au Prince and we don’t anticipate that changing any time soon. The team had a productive first day! Anne and Sheri went to the nursing school to teach the students basic nursing skills such as taking vitals, prenatal care, and delivery. The students were very receptive and asked great questions. Most of the men began the renovations on Rachel’s Inn. The plan is to add a metal roof in the next few days. Heather, Lauren, Megan, and Steve A. went to Chardene (one of the Mission Possible schools) and held two sessions with students educating them on abstinence, STDs, and God’s design for marriage. They were greeted with a refreshing beverage…check out the photo below! Finally, some team members stayed at the mission center cleaning and organizing. Katie organized “team shelves” stocked with items like sunscreen, soap, etc. for team members to use while serving. Jeff H. and Krystal tackled the organization of the tool shed making it much easier to locate appropriate tools for the construction group. Jean is officially our housing and accommodations hostess/specialist/guru. Thanks to her, everyone will have a place to sleep and sheets to sleep on. Despite our lack of food, Liane organized our kitchen and whipped up fabulous meals from nearly nothing. Don’t worry, we won’t starve! All this to say: we’re safe and excited to see God moving in Haiti. Keep praying for the team. We wish you could all be here to see what we’re seeing and experiencing. God is good. Katie and Heather