Passing of the Torch

Team One is heading back to the states as we wait for Team Two to arrive. We spent most of our day doing laundry, making beds, and getting everything ready for the next two teams. Another missions team from Georgia will be staying here along with the Omaha Rapid Response team. A few of us went to the market to buy food for the coming week - which was an adventure! There were so many vendors and people everywhere with seemingly little organization. If it hadn't been for Woobens (one of our Haitian friends), I would have been completely lost.

A highlight for me from the last week was getting to go to the English class at a nearby church. The Haitians there are at various stages of learning English. Our role was to help them practice conversational English after their formal class time. However, that day, the teacher did not show up, so we had the entire class time to talk with them. Sarah quickly jumped into "teacher mode" and was our shining star! Some of the other team members were more hesitant at first, but were able to spend time getting to know the students. I look forward to being able to go back to visit the class a few times this week. Most of the students were very friendly and eager to practice their English. Hopefully, when we return, we will be able to connect with some of the more reserved students and continue to build relationships with our new friends there.

We continue to help with the feeding program in Jubilee. Around noon each day, we travel to this nearby neighborhood to feed the children. Our host missionary, Emory, provides one meal each day to as many children as possible. For many of them, this is the only meal that they will eat. It's amazing to see how the children respond to receiving the food. They are patient. While they are waiting for their food, they sing songs to Jesus. They watch out for each other, especially for the little ones. They help us make sure that no one goes without. The unselfishness of these children speaks volumes.

I am looking forward to the rest of this week. It will be great to introduce the new team members to our new friends in Jubilee! Please continue to pray for us as we keep showing love to the people here.

-Heidi