March Monday

I hope I never stop being amazed at the goodness of God! Going through customs today made me a little anxious. Almost all of our suitcases contained at least one box, and some as many as three boxes of eyeglasses. We also had one huge duffel bag carrying many of the medicines. While neither of those things are illegal to bring into the country, they do sometimes raise red flags among the customs officials. We were asked a few questions about the items we were carrying, but not even 1 of our bags was searched. Did I mention not even 1? God is good!

I hope the impact of arriving at the church and being greeted by all of  the children and adults is never lost on me or our team. The fact that Lord of Life has been in relationship with Christ the King for 11 years really makes a difference in our work here. Whether we have a team full of people returning or a team full of people here for the first time, the greeting is the same. We are just as excited and happy to see our Haitian brothers and sisters as they are to see us. As soon as we got off the bus we were hugged by children. Once that was over they wanted to know where Tommy (Overman) was. And then the questions never quit coming of where others were who had been on the trip before. It is always hard to tell them that the person they are looking for isn't with us on this trip, but then really great to see them reach out to our new team members and begin the relationship building all over again.

We spent some time today setting up the eyeglass and medical clinics. It took quite awhile to dig through all of those donations and to get things set up so we can be ready to open the clinics in the morning. How cool is that though to have so many supplies that we should be able to fit everyone with the right pair(s) of glasses so they can see better. One of the first people we hope to get glasses for is Gretchen, the woman who has served as our head cook for years. Nancy Service was showing her a picture and noticed that Gretchen kept moving the picture back further and further to see it better. I know what she needs, and we are on it! So cool!

We also spent time today introducing our construction team to the Haitian construction team. We took time to explain to them why were here and how we wanted to work side by side with them in getting the job done. It was a great meeting, and our team is ready to join in that work tomorrow morning.

We are more than ready for our first full day on the job tomorrow. I am very excited to see how God continues to work in and through His people as He gives us eyes to see people the way He sees them and to serve with our eyes wide open!

Bondye Bon! Tu tan! (God is good! All the time!) So true! So very true!

More tomorrow!

Lisa :)
On behalf of March Team Haiti