Today was our final day of leading VBS, working on the wall
construction, and running the eye, dental and medical clinics. Friday’s in the
past have been the most difficult for our team because the desperation of the
crowd escalates as they realize today is their last chance. After the clinic
closed yesterday, I began praying that on our last day those who really needed
to be seen in one of the clinics would in fact make it in somehow. As we
allowed our last few in, I looked out among the people who did not get in and
saw that they looked young and healthy. There were no elderly people
outside. There were no pregnant women.
There were no parents begging us to look at their sick child. Everyone who
wanted to see the Dentist and have their eyes checked were able to be seen. All
I can say about that is God is good and He hears our prayers! I should have
talked to God about that much earlier in the week, but I’m still learning!
Every patient that came through the clinics was able to hear
the Gospel and receive a Bible if they didn’t already have one. We distributed
nearly 400 Bibles and discovered that 5 people committed their lives to Christ!
Awesome!
Phase one of the perimeter wall today was completed! The men
worked very hard and got it all done. It was exciting to see. We are already
preparing to complete the final phase next January!
The children had a great time at VBS! After the story, the
children made picture frames. Earlier in the week, the VBS team took pictures
of each child and printed them out. The kids love seeing their picture. Durony, the translator who worked with our VBS team asked the children if they all knew Jesus. Many of the children indicated they did not know Jesus as their Savior. Our VBS team surrounded them, laid hands on them and prayed over them. They prayed that the Holy Spirit would invade their hearts and that Jesus would show Himself to these children in amazing ways. Please continue to pray for their hearts to be open to knowing Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
At one
point in the day I looked outside and saw our team and about 50 kids playing
with the parachute that Bonnie and Amanda Krause received as a Christmas gift. It was so cool to watch them.
At the end of the day, our entire team made up of the
construction workers, the cooks, the members from Christ the King who helped in
the clinic, the translators, and the crew from Lord of Life (over 80 people)
gathered in the church to celebrate what God is doing through the ministry of
Christ the King. We gave financial gifts to those who helped and prayed for God
to continue to pour out His Spirit among the community. What was also great about it was that we were
all wearing the same team shirt. Great visual of the partnership we have in
this ministry. Not everyone is pictured, but we had a good part of the team is shown. It was a great way to finish!
Blessings on your weekend!
Lisa J
On behalf of Team Haiti 2014
Wow! God is good, all the time, God is good. Thanks for all the blogs, Lisa. It helps all of us to be connected with all of you. My heart is overflowing with gratitude for all the work the team members and Haitians have accomplished in the name of our Lord and Savior this past week. It is amazing! My heart, soul, and prayers have been working right alongside you this past week. To my small group I send the words..."I have not forgotten.' I will continue to pray for your safe travels home, the work God is doing in each one of you, and for the Haitian people. Liz
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