Arrival

Made it safely to our home for the week here in Port-au-Prince!  It was a long day starting at 3:45 in Minneapolis followed by an extremely long layover/delay in Miami with anticipation from all group members.  Finally arrived around supper time into our beautiful guesthouse for the week.  We went through our suitcases, laid out our supplies, took inventory and had our first evening meeting/devotions on the patio...AHHH, it is good to be back in Haiti!  As I am typing this blog outside, the evening breeze makes it very comfortable!  I hear music from a nearby establishment and the stars and moon are shining brightly above.  Most of our team is the senior high youth, followed by 4 adults (3 who have been to Haiti and the rest first timers).

Martin started tonight's devotion with not what we are to "do" in Haiti but who we "are" being God's children and how He is with us in everything we do always, to the very end of the age (Matthew 28:19-20).  He reminded the youth that the leaders have prepared them for this experience and now they are to be led by the Spirit to serve and see why has called each one of us to this opportunity placed in front of us.   Allowing ourselves to rely on God and His power is a pretty awesome opportunity and privilege that supersedes the feelings of inadequacy.  Getting outside of our comfort zone is exactly where God wants us to be to allow us to see His purposes and not our own.

Excited for our most physical day in serving in Cite Soleil tomorrow with the water truck.  Come back again tomorrow when our youth team members will be blogging for us.

posted by Margie