Feb 16

Feb 13

On day 2, God worked his miracles in our hearts and souls as we worked with the beautiful Haitian people.

Presley realized that the accident she was in last fall was a miracle in the fact that she lived. In America, she had the best medical care available. Had the accident happened in Haiti, she would not have survived.

Libby learned to get “back to the basics” in her nursing duties today. She didn’t have the supplies at hand that she would have had back home. She had to get “down to soap and water”.

Brian learned that he can weld with solar power.

Ron watched a Haitian man climb down into a 3’ wide well and go down 130’ to attach a pump.

The paint team completed three rooms. They still managed to take time to play with the children. Jean taught a little girl to paint. Emily made faces through the window with another little girl.

Construction team worked on a roof. Chad forgot to use sunscreen. He is now a nice shade of pink.

Sewing team climbed a mountain to lay out quilts with the ladies of Dupin. Lianne had a short devotion time with the ladies which concluded with the Haitians singing hymn in Creole.

The evening ended with a time of sharing and singing. We each chose the name of another team member that we are to lift in prayer.

Lynn asked us to pray that:

1. God will become larger in that person’s life.
2.  Jesus will grow more wonderful and they would have a sweet time getting to know Jesus more intimately.
3. God would open their eyes to see the Spirit working.

Another great day in Haiti!

Feb 12

Sunday, February 12, 2017

We made it! Team 3 arrived in Haiti safely this afternoon with only a few mishaps.

In Detroit, after a computer glitch was repaired, we were on our way.

Besides having to hurry through the airport, the rest of the trip into Haiti went without a hitch.

We have a very exhausted group ready for an early bedtime.

Thanks for all the prayers for safety. God was by our sides the entire day.

Kenson, the young Haitian boy with severe burns was seen by an entire medical team that God brought together in a very unique way. He is feeling better each day. Keep the prayers coming!

The remaining team members in Haiti attended church at St. Marks. Lynn Thompson preached and Pastor Herve translated – with embellishments!

We are looking forward to seeing what God has in store for us this week!

Feb 9 & 10

The past two days have been very busy!  Our teams have really blended well and we have had a great time working together.

On Thursday, one crew went with Mark into Port au Prince for supplies.  The hygiene and medical teams went out again to educate and perform physicals on students at the Mission Possible schools.  The rest of the group stayed at the compound and worked on various maintenance projects.

Today we had two groups go to Dupin – a roofing crew and the hygiene crew.  Some of the ladies stayed on the compound for the morning and did a sewing class with about 20 Haitian women.   The rest of the group went to the Mission Possible Christian Academy (MPCA) and painted two classrooms, which had new roofs put on earlier in the week.

We all had an amazing week, but we are ready to return home to our families and friends.

See you all soon!!

Feb 8

Today was another day of wonderfully hard, hot work! One group stayed at the Mission Possible compound working on various maintenance projects, including painting and welding.

A second group of guys spent the morning and early afternoon preparing a pump for the new well at the Chardene School.  After they had everything assembled, they made the trek to the school to install it (praying it would fit down the narrow hole about 30 feet deep).

The ladies teaching the hygiene class went to St. Marc School today.  Girls 12 years old through 11^th grade were given hygiene kits after attending the class.  They were VERY excited and thankful for the information and supplies.

The medical crew was at the Degeance School in the morning and St. Marc School in the afternoon.

Another crew worked at the Mission Possible Christian Academy to tear roofs off two classrooms and begin the replacement process.  It’s very HOT for those guys on the roof!!

The ladies who teach sewing made a second trip to Dupin today.  It’s a long, difficult, hot hike up and a very treacherous, steep hike back down.  While they were there, they spent time with 32 of the local women teaching sewing.

Feb 6 & 7

We are all finding Haiti to be a beautiful and intriguing country in spite of the occasional appearance of Ben, our “pet” rat (thankfully, his friend is no longer). Monday began another busy week.  The medical team and sewing team traveled to Dupin for the day. On our hike back, Andrea and Liane were able to do a home visit with the young mother who delivered her baby last week. Both mother and baby are doing well. The hygiene teaching team had a successful day at Chardenne thanks to a three generation team of Grandma Becky, Mom Amanda, and daughter Lexi. The painting team also worked at Chardenne and completed painting all the classrooms. Deb and Sabine continued to work with the community agent at Chardenne. The construction crew continued to work hard replacing the roof and pouring cement for the playground at MPCA.  Kaitlin spent much of her time with the girls from the school.  They loved her strawberry blond hair and crowded around her to make braids.

After our busy Monday, Tuesday began with the word flexibility. The US is not the only country with a new president as Haiti has a new one, too. It was his inauguration today so we found out at breakfast that all schools were closed for the day, causing a quick change in the day’s previously planned agenda. Most of the team spent the morning touring Degeance—the current school building, the surrounding town, and the new school location. Liane, Jessica, Jean, Brenda, Brooklyn, Deb, and Donna stayed at the Mission Center to continue a sewing class with the women from Lanzac. The afternoon was spent in various work projects around the Mission Center and at MPCA. We are enjoying ending are evenings with a moving time of group devotions led by Lynn.

An update on Kenson: Prayers are being answered as his burns continue to heal with no signs of infection and his pain nearly resolved. Keep praying!

We are having Internet difficulties, We will post pictures when we can, as well as more updates.

Feb 5

Come into His presence with thanksgiving in your heart and give Him praise! That’s what we did today.  We attended church at 3 different locations.  Lanzac, St. Marc Mission Possible Church, and St. Marc Assembly of God Church.

Pastor Lynn preached at St. Marc Assembly of God Church and others who attended there were Liane, Deb, Sabine, Jeff, Heather, Bob, and Ross. This church was celebrating their 22^nd anniversary and had many special events today. The music was beautiful.  Our group also provided music in singing “How Great Thou Art” acapella. Although our languages are different, we definitely felt the Spirit of God in our service. We were invited to eat lunch at the Pastor’s house, which was such an honor. The entire congregation had lunch today because of their celebration.

At St. Marc Mission Possible Church, Pastor Rick preached on Ezekiel 37 about dry bones and if those bones can live. The service was wonderful with lively praise and worship, prayer and even a family dedication! Kaitlyn, Jessica, Brooklyn, Donna, and Jim performed a silent skit showing how sin can stick to our lives, and Jesus is the only way to break that bondage. Lunch was back at the Mission Possible compound where we had rice and beans, cabbage salad, pickled onions, steak and green peppers, and pasta salad prepared by the Haitian chef, Manita.

The rest of afternoon was spend on the compound getting to know each other and having leisure time before our work week begins tomorrow. Wish us luck and keep praying for us!

Special Prayer Request – Please pray for Kenson, a young teen boy from Degeance who suffered 2^nd degree burns on his back and right arm last Monday. He is getting daily dressing changes by the Mission Possible medical team. He is continuing to improve, but this will be a long recovery process.  He and his family would appreciate your prayers.