Yesterday was our last Sunday to celebrate and worship with the full congregation. After a very passionate sermon on Praise, Pastor Marc called us up to the front to pray for us. They prayed for being here for five weeks and that we would have a safe journey home. They also prayed for when we will come back? It was a powerful and emotional experience to say the least.
We are going to try and process as best we can our first trip here before we commit to a return trip. As we start to say good-bye to some of the people it is difficult to think how we could not come back. We will leave this to prayer at a later time and listen to God for his guidance once again.
Today we spent the morning taking pictures and recording information of the 210 children at the school. We are working on getting sponsorship cards for each of the kids. This year the school admission and teachers salary was 90% covered by earthquake relief money, but next year each of the kids will need to pay for their own school fees. Any of you that may be interested in getting involved in Haiti Arise (the ones we don't convince to come visit for themselves) we will have all the information shortly and will be glad to help you get set up to sponsor 1 or 2 or 10 kids for next year.
Tomorrow we will be going to the beach one last time. We will miss this part of Haiti for sure.
1 John 4:7 - Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
Time to start packing!!
We are counting down the days and trust the Lord to return you home to Canada safely. By the way...it started snowing last night and hasn't quit yet!! Some of us aren't so happy about some of your answered prayers :)
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