Then I read our devotional for today in which we read about by Jesus's compassion for his sheep in Matthew 9:36. We are here to love on the people of Haiti, not to just complete a set of tasks. With that and Mr. Roth's encouragement to take the time to truly look into the eyes of the kids on love on them, we were off to the school in Lanzac. After an arduous one minute walk out the front gate to the school we began our day.
We completed our day with the school in Saint Marc, a stark contrast to Lanzac. Lanzac was a small peaceful school while Saint Mark was a hive of activity. Both brought great opportunities to love on the students and be blessed by the interactions.
It is so easy for me to get task orientated and try to "fix" things. To look around and think if I could just fix some of the physical issues of Haiti that would somehow change things. The truth is the only thing that can change people, whether in Haiti or the United States, the truth of the Gospel and the love of our Lord and Savior. It is that love we hope to share this week as we complete the tasks were are assigned.
We are closing out our day with a group work session to organize the name cards. Along with a great deal of conversation and laughter. We have discovered Devon's hidden talent for making incredible kettle corn. With hearts full and stomachs filled with kettle corn we excitedly anticipate all the Lord has in store for tomorrow.
-Nelle and Tylor
