Today was a tough day for a couple of reasons. It was very busy from the wee hours of the morning. We lost three of our team today to go home. Two from the health team (Bonnie and Lindsey) and one from the Trades team (Eric). They will be dearly missed for the remainder of the trip. Bonnie was our Mom and it is hard to be in a place without your Mom around. Lindsey was our strong power she was always willing to lift the team up when we were feeling down and keep us pushing forward. Eric was our go to guy when we needed help with anything. Eric had a calmness about him that is unbelievable. They should be landing in Calgary right about now so please pray that they arrive safely and are able to go back to there families refreshed and blessed by this trip.
Rice distribution happened today which was interesting to say the least. The people that came where thankful for what was given to them and we pray that God will do things in their life with that little bit of rice. It was a busy time so it was hard to take all of that in. The team was tired by lunch from packaging rice (by the way it was like a thousand degrees today, but it was humid so that made it a little easier to take).
After lunch the team went to Petit Goave to assess the medical centres available to the people here in Grand Goave and surrounding area. The team came back disheartened with what they saw. The health care available to the people here is non existent. I don’t want to go into to many details as I will be here all night. If you don’t have money (and sometimes even if you have the money) there is no treatment. It was a very dark place and the team was spiritually exhausted when they returned. They prayed for as many of the patients as they could before leaving.
I stayed back to help Marc with surveying the children’s orphanage and new church location. Regretting not going when we starting digging holes in the ground. Then when the team returned I was selfishly thankful I wasn’t at the hospital with the rest team.
So today is the day that we need prayer. If you have friends that are not reading this blog please either direct them to this blog or copy and paste these prayer requests and email them out.
Praise items,
The team is healthy and have been able to serve this community without too much suffering.
Prayer
Keith and Chauntille please pray for their spiritual protection as they lead this team. At times this country can feel very dark. We all feel it but I know they are getting the brunt of it. Please lift them up in prayer.
We have a health clinic starting tomorrow and they are very exhausting for the team.
The health of the team to continue to be strong.
Rice distribution happened today which was interesting to say the least. The people that came where thankful for what was given to them and we pray that God will do things in their life with that little bit of rice. It was a busy time so it was hard to take all of that in. The team was tired by lunch from packaging rice (by the way it was like a thousand degrees today, but it was humid so that made it a little easier to take).
After lunch the team went to Petit Goave to assess the medical centres available to the people here in Grand Goave and surrounding area. The team came back disheartened with what they saw. The health care available to the people here is non existent. I don’t want to go into to many details as I will be here all night. If you don’t have money (and sometimes even if you have the money) there is no treatment. It was a very dark place and the team was spiritually exhausted when they returned. They prayed for as many of the patients as they could before leaving.
I stayed back to help Marc with surveying the children’s orphanage and new church location. Regretting not going when we starting digging holes in the ground. Then when the team returned I was selfishly thankful I wasn’t at the hospital with the rest team.
So today is the day that we need prayer. If you have friends that are not reading this blog please either direct them to this blog or copy and paste these prayer requests and email them out.
Praise items,
The team is healthy and have been able to serve this community without too much suffering.
Prayer
Keith and Chauntille please pray for their spiritual protection as they lead this team. At times this country can feel very dark. We all feel it but I know they are getting the brunt of it. Please lift them up in prayer.
We have a health clinic starting tomorrow and they are very exhausting for the team.
The health of the team to continue to be strong.
God Bless you all and thank you for your prayer support.
Here is our team photo for you to see who your praying for while praying. If that helps, If not its a nice picture anyway.
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