Our morning began with a stop to Carre Four; a home for sick
and dying adults. The team’s goal was to provide comfort, and touch to the people
residing there. The way we achieved this goal was by giving lotion messages, and
painting the fingernails for those who wanted it. These simple tasks completed
by our team resulted in a much bigger and less simple result. We could see the
suffering being overridden with joy, and relaxation by the care our team gave.
Next the team visited Haiti’s History Museum in downtown
Porte au Prince. Throughout the tour we gained
knowledge on what made Haiti the country it is today; starting from the
discovery of the land by Christopher Columbus to more recent events. Overall,
the tour was extremely informative, and in result our team is able to make an
even deeper connection to Haiti.
The third stop of the day was the General Hospital. The team
was lead through a pediatric portion of the Hospital where we placed gift bags
in every crib available. These gift bags included an assortment of items such
as; washcloths, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, and lotion. In total, we gave
about 75 bags packed full of these items. This stop was unfortunately short,
but I believe it will still make a long lasting impact on those we visited. I
also know that our team was greatly impacted. It was such a blessing to see the
children open up their gift bags, and be completely overwhelmed with happiness
by the items they received.
During our devotional time, we were read an excerpt from the
bible. Specifically Hosea chapter 12
verse 6, which says, “So now, come back to your God! Act on the principles of
love and justice, and always live in confident dependence on our God.” This is
an extremely difficult phrase to act by yet the people we visited today make it
seem so much easier. One thing our team
has taken from our mission today is that we can control what we do, and God
will control the outcome.
Continue to act for God, and he will supply you with what you need.
Tia
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