I'm not sure how things could have gone any smoother today, and for that we are so grateful! One of the greatest blessings is how our relationship with Christ the King continues to grow and be strengthened. The partnership is growing exponentially on this trip in particular. Let me offer a few examples:
- The Pastor of the church, Pastor Henry Claude, greets the crowd each morning on the doorsteps of the church. He welcomes them to their ministry, prays with them, and invites them to sing a hymn with him before we open the doors. Very cool to listen to the crowd sing a praise song to the Lord as we begin our day. I was thinking of Helen Ramshaw, one of the members of the January team, and how much she would absolutely love that!
- One of the members of the church, Jean, comes each day to register everyone who is there to either see Doctor Craig or to have their eyes checked.
- One of the members of the church, Madam Nomil, comes in each day to pray with those who have been through the clinic, to tell them about Jesus, and to give them one of the Bibles we brought to anyone who doesn't have one. It is a strong connection with the church. Today, another 4 people gave their lives to Christ! Madam Nomil takes the names of those who want to know more about Jesus and commit their lives to him. She told me that she was inviting them to church and that she would be looking for them! The church members will continue to follow up with them.
- A mom came into the clinic today with her 18 month old baby girl. The baby's eyes didn't focus and she thought there might be something we could do to help. Upon further conversation, we learned the baby had been dropped when she was 3 months old. She can't sit up on her own, and has very little control of her head movement. It was very sad to hear her story. The mom never had the money to be able to take her daughter to the hospital. We were able to partner the mom with a church member who will accompany her to Port Au Prince in the morning. We gave the church member, one of the worship leaders, $80.00 (thanks to the generosity of people who gave us money to use for "in case a special case comes up that requires additional cash) to pay for transportation, a meal, and a visit to the hospital where the child can be evaluated. It is so great to know that this young mom who is facing an incredible ordeal with her baby, will be able to have a church family who is now on board to walk this journey with her.
We once again are thankful for the difference the eyeglasses are making in the lives of people. We have been able to test about 250 people in the two days of the clinic so far. We are also thankful for the relationships being made between the Americans and Haitians who are working together to tie rebar in preparation for the concrete roof to be poured. I'll post a picture tomorrow of the rebar work. There is no way I'm going up on that roof, but someone on the team will take the pictures so you can see the overwhelming amount of work they are doing with rebar. They are working so very hard!
We love telling you, our senders about what God is doing here! We are excited to see what God does tomorrow!
Lisa :)
On Behalf of March Team Haiti
So awesome to hear about the involvement of Christ the King church members in the clinic, and all of the work you are doing this trip. Love to and prayers for all of you. From Stacy.
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