While we were in Gran Goave, we worked in an orphanage and doing some painting. While at the orphanage we spent the majority of our time hanging out with the children. We would play soccer for hours and try to communicate through broken English and limited Creole. This allowed us to say hello and goodbye, ask each other's names and ages, and wish each other a happy New Year. Even though communication was limited, love always seems to be spoken the same in all languages. As a team we went to love and care for the children in the orphanage and whomever God placed in our path; but as it is with these trips you yourself feel loved and cared for by the very people you are ministering to. This is the beautiful thing about ministry! As the week progressed I made friendships with the children and they ministered to me just as much as I hope I ministered to them.
The hardest thing about a trip like this is to try and capture all you felt and experienced in words. The phrase that keeps coming up in my mind is, "This trip was good." and that doesn't seem to touch just how good it was or just how good God is. I will continue to post more on our trip as I process through the memories (And I will post pics too!). So for now I want to thank each and every one of you who supported us with financial gifts and prayers; you made this trip possible and played a large role in it's success.
In the meantime as I process all the memories and pictures together you should check out Mission of Hope and Be Like Brit. Both of their stories are amazing and they are doing amazing work. And, if you have left over Christmas cash hanging around or if you spent all your Christmas cash, return something and support them.
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