Enjoyed breakfast and got ready for church. It took about 45mins to drive over to the church.
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| Our team at church with Samuel and his dad (whom we would be building the house for). |
I think that it is awesome that we got to experience a Haitian Church service. It was fun to see the joy in even the children (yes the children sang all the songs with so much enthusiasm and knew each of the songs and they did not just dance around and mouth the words) during the worship time. They had some solo or group led songs and then also the whole congregation. I wish I knew what the chorus to one of the songs meant in English (Michael did not know since it was a variation of a song he knew) because to watch them sing it almost brought me to tears because of the life that was in that place and the hope and joy that was evident in worshiping the one true God. Thankful for that experience.
Yes it was somewhat frustrating not being able to understand what was being said but thankfully Michael was not far from where I was sitting and whispered a little bit throughout the sermon aspect of the church service. God is awesome. He is perfect and bigger than we know. While listening to the service, having the language barrier and my own insecurities still very present because Wayne (pastor at FUMC Waco who led the trip) said that throughout the week he would be putting us on the spot to share and it might be while at church, I was a little overwhelmed. What do you share about what you are experiencing, seeing and learning that with transcend cultures. Mind you if you have not realized yet from the numerous pictures on Facebook and on here the culture if very different in Haiti (not in a bad way). If I spoke in front of people I wanted them to be able to get something out of it just as the team I was on would. Again my insecurities were also due to me not focusing on the great gift of the Holy Spirit who speaks through us.
But like I said God is perfect, good and so BIG. As Michael was translating for us I realized the stories of the Bible transcend cultures. Not just languages. The actual experiences of different people who have gone through more than I can ever imagine and have so much need. So for example from the service when teaching about patience the story of Abraham and Sarah and God promising them a son, can and does make sense to everyone.
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| So simple and God was very much so present |
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| Mike "other known as bulldog" got to share while Michael translated |
What a blessing to be a part of that church service and to get to meet some people who love the Lord was amazing. Our next stop was about and hour and 30min drive from the church to a really nice Hotel/resort in the mountains for lunch. Lets just say in the back of a 12 passenger van through Haiti's traffic I was somewhat car sick and very much so ready to get out of the car (luckily it would only be about a 45min drive back to the villa from there and I got to ride up front that time). This was a great way to see another side of Haiti. If you were blindfolded at the airport and driven there you would not even know what Haiti at its core is like because it was so removed.
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| The view was great there! |
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| She was a little upset |
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| Much Better |
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| One of the bedrooms |
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| As we were leaving the kids were eating |
It was such a gift to be welcomed so warmly by the children, they just grabbed our hands and led us inside.
The View from the Orphanage's roof top:
We experienced and saw so much in that one day...but it was a true gift and an honor to be a part of it all.
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