We made it to Haiti! After a busy day of travel, we finally made it to our destination and we couldn't be happier to be here. After landing, we made our way through customs, grabbed our luggage, and then exited the airport. The airport was an experience in itself! We met our staff from PPM (Jim Noreen included), and hopped on the bus. We jumped right into ministry by heading over to Life is Hope orphanage. When we drove up, the kids began cheering. That was enough to send tears to many of our eyes. We walked in the gate and were met by a mob of kids wanting to be held and loved on. We spent the next hour loving on them before we were forced to leave do to time.

Tonight, we settled into our lodging facility, had our orientation meeting, and then learned what tomorrow has in store. Tomorrow, we will have the opportunity to worship with our Haitian brothers and sisters in Christ at a local church. We are so excited. Many of us have prepared song and testimony in order to participate in the service. We will then visit the orphanage in the afternoon and possibly head out to our work project to get an idea of what that will be during the week.

Thanks for all of your prayers! Please keep them coming as we continue to serve.

Today we woke up to a beautiful Sunday morning in Haiti. We had breakfast, and then hopped on the bus to head to church. We went to church in a community north of Port-Au-Prince called Cabaret. We drove along the beautiful coast as we made our way to a side road that took us through a plantain plantation and on to the Church. We pulled up to the church and immediately saw the effects of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. The church currently has no roof, and the walls are falling down. We entered in as the church was just beginning, but because the church had no shade, they decided to move it outside underneath a very large mango tree. This was a huge blessing as it was much cooler under the mango tree. We enjoyed the wonderful church service and were amazed at how we were able to enter into worship even though we did not understand their language. At the service, a few of us were able to give a testimony, as well as special music. Nate gave the message and it was very well received by the church.

Following the service, we had a kids ministry for over 200 kids. We had a great time telling the story of David and Goliath and singing songs with them. We then walked down with them to a soccer field where we played games and loved on them.

When it was time to go, we loaded the bus and headed back to the lodging facility. We ate a quick lunch before heading to Life is Hope orphanage. It was so exciting to see the same faces that we did yesterday! We spent the remainder of the day playing with them and simply building relationships.

We are now back at the lodging facility eager to get some rest. Tomorrow we will head out to the new orphanage property to continue the work on the wall. We will also have a kids ministry for the community and then end the day back at Life is Hope.

Thank you all for your prayers!!!

We had an amazing time with the 200+ kids that came!

We have enjoyed building relationships with the people!

Today we woke up to yet another beautiful day in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. We had our breakfast, and then jumped on the bus. Today we had the opportunity to take part in constructing the wall for the new orphanage. It took about a half hour to get out to the amazing property on the edge of Port-Au-Prince. We pulled up, and jumped right into the project. We passed bucket after bucket of concrete as we worked to pour the band on top of the wall.

We completed what we set out to accomplish today, and then switched over to kids ministry after lunch. We have found that many of the kids in the community have never heard the Word of God. We presented the story of Noah to them today, and talked about the faith that Noah had to trust God with all of his heart, soul, mind, and strength. At the end, we presented the Gospel and gave the kids the opportunity to accept Christ. Two children came forward to meet Jesus for the first time. It was amazing to see God at work.

To end the day, we headed back to Life is Hope orphanage to continue building relationships with the kids that we have come to love. We told the story of Noah to them as well and taught them a bible verse, Mark 12:30.

We have seen God at work in many ways this week. Please continue to pray as we serve again tomorrow.

The kids listened very well as they heard the story of Noah.

Tonight, we are back at the lodging facility reflecting on a wonderful day. We woke up to our normal routine of breakfast and then hopping on the bus to head out to the new orphanage property. When we arrived, the work before us was obviously. We spent the next few hours passing bucket after bucket of concrete, as well as passing rock after rock for the foundation. Although we are tired, we have come to agree that many hands make light work.

While many of us were working on the wall, a group of us broke away to do door to door evangelism. We brought with us coconut trees and mango trees as we visited each house. After praying with them and telling them about the new church plant, we gave them the gift of a fruit tree in their yard. The people were so happy to have received the gift and many of them told us that they are excited about the church.

After lunch came, we ate and then jumped into kids ministry with the community kids. We have come to love them and look forward each day to sharing the love of Christ with them.

Once again, to end the day we headed to Life is Hope orphanage to love on the children. When we arrived, we were met by a production that the children had prepared. They sang songs, and then when the leader gave the go ahead, they charged us and gave us hugs. It was an experience we will never forget.

Tomorrow will be much like today, however we will be saying goodbye to the children of the community. Please pray for us as we are determined to finish these next few days strong.

We are yet to get tired of waking up in Haiti. Each morning we wake up to blue skies, and relatively cool air. Today was no exception. We ate our breakfast, jumped on the bus, and headed out to the new orphanage property/worksite for the last time this trip. We worked hard moving rock, passing mortar, and loving on the workers. It's amazing to look back on all that we accomplished this week. We completed the first section of wall, poured the entire footing for the longest section, and completed half of the foundation on top of that footing. Although we were tired at the end, we enjoyed every minute of the work we were able to take part in.

Today, a group of us went door to door in the community once again. We came with a gift of a tree, and the invitation to attend the first church service on the property on July 29. The community received us so well and today we even were able to watch as Jesus called several people into His church.

We were also able to love on the kids in the community one last time. We played games with them, taught them a bible lesson, and loved on them before having to say goodbye. We will never forget their faces and the way they have changed us.

After we said our goodbyes and prayed over the property, we made our way back into town to Life is Hope orphanage. Once again, the kids were so excited. We had our last day of VBS with them today, and enjoyed loving on their sweet faces.

Tomorrow we will have the opportunity to visit the ocean, before going to visit the children of Life is Hope one last time. We know that goodbye's are going to bring many tears, but we are so great full for the time we have had to share with them.

We were so blessed by the kids in the community.