We woke up to some good news… FSU won. Go Noles! This made for some exciting conversation at the breakfast table, but then before you knew it, we had to head down for work. Most of the mornings as we head down the hill, we are greeted by smiling faces and outstretched arms in a race to see who can grab the first hand or jump on the first back. This truly is the highlight of our days. We can honestly…
We have completed another day here in Haiti. Our days are full and in many ways we wish we could slow down our time here. But we are learning to cherish the moments, even the down time, or when the pace doesn’t move as we are accustomed to. Today started a bit differently for us. For many of us who have been to Nicaragua on mission, we are accustomed to going to the market on one of our days. This…
One of the amazing aspects of mission no matter where in the world I’ve experienced it has been how the Gospel is able to move beyond cultural and linguistic barriers. The reality is, most everything about us, our culture, practices, language and even lives are so different from these beautiful orphans and other Haitians we are working with. Yet it is so cool to see the power of relationship and most importantly the power of the Holy Spirit’s ability to bridge…
So today we woke up in Haiti. That was a bit surreal after having about a 12-hour travel day that started for many in Tallahassee the day before. And what a sight to wake up to. We were able to see even more of the beauty of the country as the ministry center is nestled on a great lookout on top of a hill that opens to homes and countryside below, mountains all around and a view of the Caribbean…
Well today was an pretty exhausting day and we didn’t do much more than travel. Most of us were up in the 4am hour to be at the airport by 5 something. The majority of our team traveled from Tallahassee, but we had others converging on Miami from Orlando, West Palm and even Guatemala! So from Miami we were in the air for Port au Prince, Haiti. For all of us, this is our first time in Haiti and first…