Arise the new creation

This post is for Thurs. Oct28.

As I Arise this morning in the Dark (whats with this?? Its 8:30 in Haiti) I realised that we missed posting, so I will try to fill the gaps.

We start our day with devotion(2 Cor 5:16-6:2) and prayer and are so blessed the God meets us where we are and through him we are Christ's ambassadors.

This is our last day here as tomorrow we will leave for the airport @ 4:30am. We find ourselves pulled in different directions as we put finishing touches on projects that we started and some won't be completed. We have spent time working on panels for the walls of the medical center, play ground, Dentistry, relationships, electrical, plumbing, painting, teaching and playing with the children, and the wall for the adjacent property. The play ground equipment is a huge hit with the children(young and old). There is so much joy in their faces and so much excitement. The sounds of little children playing is a blessing. There has been so many teaching moments with all of these projects, that we feel that we are the ones being blessed. Our day is filled with opportunities to share and we take each one as it comes. I find Simon tying rebar then he heads to the make shift office to pull teeth. We have been very diverse.

At 3pm we head to the church for a special baptism service. We listen to the testimonies from the Haitian people, then our Katrina goes forward and shares her desire to be baptised as well. Then with songs in our hearts we walk through the community sing and praising God for the joy and favor he is showing and bringing us. As we approach the oceans edge we look up and see the most beautiful rainbow and the sun clears the clouds. When we reach the water Lenic asks if he can confirm his sprinkling baptism by submersion? Pastor Marc welcomed Lenic to share then we proceed with the baptisms. We shared in glory and joy as over 25 people were baptised. This truly was a God moment. With songs of praise we made our way back to the Haiti Arise campus for the 5:00 praise and worship service.

This glorious day is drawn to a closed with supper, good-byes, and tears as we pack and clean in preparation for our departure.
We are so encouraged and humbled to be apart of this mission trip as each of us has experienced Gods presence and favor.
Our prayers are that God will continue to build relationships and show his presence in Haiti.
Praise to Marc and Lisa, Haiti Arise for this chapter in HIS story.

Not one of us has been sick, thank you God for our health.