Totally Tuesday in Haiti

Tuesday - First Full Day at Christ the King

Today was a great day--a phenomenal day, in fact! In each work area some really amazing things happened, and for that we are grateful!

Construction

We have people working side by side with the Haitians helping to get the roof ready for pouring the cement sometime later this week. Everyone worked hard, and there was even some dance moves being demonstrated by Mike Dalton. He is very good at teaching the Haitians the Electric Slide, the shopping cart, and the water sprinkler. Who knew he had those kinds of moves? In addition to the roof, Wayne Williams is lending a hand in getting the preschool stucco work completed. Great job all the way around to our construction crew.

Medical

Dr. Craig Ostrander is starting to quickly understand how much medical work can be done with very few resouces! One of the cool experiences with that team today was found in a lady who came in being 8 months pregnant. She and her mom came in for some medical help. Upon hearing their story, Dr. Craig learned that they had never heard the baby's heartbeat. They were able to take them to a private room in the church. When Mom, Grandma, and Dr. Craig's assistant Hannah Ostrander (his daughter) heard the baby's heartbeat, it was an incredible moment filled with huge smiles! 

Eyeglasses

So many cool things happened in the eyeglass clinic that it is hard to narrow it to one. I know the team is very thankful to have gained a team member. They ended up "borrowing" Connor Stewart from the construction team and using him to help fit glasses to people's faces. He is so good at that job. We are amazed at how God has brought this team together to form the perfect mix of gifts that are needed. 

We had a lady come in today whose eyesight was pretty horrible. We gave her the strongest pair of glasses we had. Once she had them on she was so excited and said, "This is awesome!" She began pointing at people and saying, "I can see you!" "And I can see you!" "And you!" Amazing!

All in all, we had a really great day. But by far the greatest part of the day was that someone who didn't know Jesus as his Savior, heard about Jesus at our clinic, received a Creole New Testament, and came to trust in Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior! The Pastor of Christ the King was so excited! He came over to tell me about it, and together we celebrated and praised the name of God together. 

We are praying for you, and can feel the power of the prayers you are saying on our behalf. 

Lisa :)

On Behalf of March Team Haiti