The Bethel Mennonite team made it safely to Haiti today! Craig and Chrisite, Fransly, Woodson, Roodson, Kenzie, and Woody greeted us at the airport. It was so good to meet up with the people in this country that we have come to love! We made the leisure walk around the airport runway and headed to the dorm to get settled in.
In the haul of the MFI plane, on the way to Haiti!
We landed at the grass airstrip in Pignon!
As we rounded the bend of the airport corner we were greeted by voodoo drums and other articles intentionally placed to entice curious hands and minds. The team got a quick lesson regarding voodoo superstitions and curses. We are in Haiti!
Evidence of voodoo wasn’t hard to find.We toured town to familiarize ourselves with our new home for the week, stopping at the house of O Denes to pray for him. His foot is still swollen and quite painful. I think the hardest thing for O’Denes is not being able to work in the garden.
We stopped at the hospital to pray and give Baby formula to a 15 month who is very malnourished and weighed only 15lbs.
We were blessed to join in on a prayer service for Phinnette. The ladies of her church had come to prayer for her in her home. Her health continues to fail as well as her strength.
The team then headed out to the new land in Sylvan to find the banana tree sprouting . Whenever the gate to the land is open, the children come running to interact with the blancs. The children are so beautiful , always wearing the most delightful smiles! The mango trees are in season and the children are seen enjoying the fresh fruit picked off the trees.
The mango are in season and the kids love to eat them.The children love Craig and follow him around. He has become a familiar face to them. He taught them the song, “Zippidy Do Da” and when we drove on the land the children came running and singing this song!
Craig with the kids under the Mango Tree in Sylvain.As we settled in today we are anxious to see all that God has planned for us. We feel so blessed to be here in Haiti and to see what tomorrow brings!~
Great to see you have arrived! We are excited to see what God will do!
So glad to see you arrived safely. We’re excited to see what God will be doing with you and the Haitian people this week.
Happy 4th of July from IOWA. Thinking if all our friends and praying they will be filled with JOY. Alicia and Dakota… special love to you.
So glad to see all of you doing well! We miss you and pray for you every night Omar! I hope God is doing great things in your life this week and shining through you to help all those beautiful kids! Give lots of hugs for me! 🙂
I, and the kids, love you so much and we are very proud of you!
Yeah! You made it!! Be blessed this week and we’re praying God’s light will shine through you every day. ❤️
Kaylin wondered how far she is from our Compassion child. According to Google Maps, it is less than 1.5 hours. Wilandie Jean lives in Flande. Maybe you can meet her on your next trip?! Praying that you are all seeing God work in mighty ways!
Mom I like your skirt! 🙂