We have made it safe and sound! Thank you all for your prayers. A detailed update and pictures will come tomorrow. We are excited to get some rest tonight and then join the Haitian church in worship early tomorrow morning!

Today we had our first full day in Haiti. We woke up, ate breakfast, got dressed and headed off to Church all before 6am. We loved every minute of the 3+ hour service! Some of us were even able to participate through song and testimony.

After the service, we took some time to rest before having lunch. We had a great meal of goat, rice, and beans! We then went out to the church where over 100 children came for kids ministry. We enjoyed playing games and simply loving on them.

Tonight we are back at our lodging facility resting up for a busy day tomorrow.

Thank you all for your prayers!

One thing we can all agree on, Mondays are better in Haiti. We woke up to a beautiful sunrise, ate breakfast, and jumped on the bus. Today was our first day at our worksite. This week, we are working to put a roof on a house for a family of 7. The house is on the side of a mountain, so today we spent time carrying all of the supplies up to the worksite. After that, we jumped in helping them put up the frame for the roof. We also sent a team out to do tree ministry. They planted 12 trees for 10 different families. They took the opportunity to pray with each family and hear their stories. It was a great opportunity that we will have the chance to do tomorrow as well.

Tonight, we are resting as we prepare for another day at the worksite tomorrow. We will continue the roof, plant trees, and potentially work on a foundation for another house. Thank you all for your prayers! We love Haiti!

Today was another great day in Haiti. We started off our day with our normal routine of getting dressed, eating breakfast, and hopping on the bus. From there, we headed back out to Gressier where we continued our house project. This morning, we helped the family re locate a large pile of dirt that had accumulated in front of the house. We passed bucket after bucket until the job was done. While this was happening, a few of us were helping to complete the roof. We are happy to say that the roof is on!

For the afternoon, we continued the tree ministry that we started yesterday. We blessed 20 families with trees as we heard their stories and prayed for them.

Tonight, we are back at the lodging facility getting some rest. We experienced a large rain storm and thought of our new friend that we put a roof on for today. It was a great reminder that God will provide.

Keep your prayers coming! Tomorrow is our last full day of ministry in the community. We will help another family level out their property for a house to be built. We will then finish our day at a local orphanage.

Today we woke up to clear skies as we got dressed, had our usual breakfast, and joined the rest of our team on the bus. Today we left for Gressier, knowing that it would be our last visit for the year. Our job today was a new house where our task was to help level out the property that was on the side of a hill. We used the pick axe to loosen the soil and then shoveled it into buckets that we passed. We enjoyed relating with the workers and spending time serving together. As the morning was ending, we stopped our work and walked to Dominiques house. Many of us had the opportunity to work on Dominiques house in years past. He is an excellent carver, so many of us purchased sculptures that he has created. We said our goodbyes to him and gave him one last hug. Shortly after we finished, the once clear skies turned grey and the rain began to pour. We said our goodbyes to the community, hugged the people that had helped us all week, and headed down to the bus to get out of the rain. One thing we have learned is that when it rains in Haiti, everything stops. With that, we headed back to the lodging facility a little earlier today. Once there, a game of soccer started in the court yard with a few of the kids that were in the area. A group of us also went on a walk in the community. It was great to spend the rest of the afternoon just taking it all in.

Tonight, we met as a group reflecting on all that Haiti has to offer. Haiti truly is a beautiful country with wonderful people. We can't wait to tell you about it!

Tomorrow we will head to the coastal city of Jacmel where we will visit the beach and enjoy the country that we have fallen in love with.

Today we spent our last day in Haiti. We have enjoyed our time here and have fallen in love with the Haitian people.
Our time is short as we begin packing to head for home. Please continue to pray for us as we travel home tomorrow. We are excited to see you all.