We have safely arrived in Haiti! We arrived to the hot sun, beautiful mountains, and wonderful people. We grabbed out bags, exited customs, and met our staff from PPM. We then took a short drive to our lodging facility where we got settled in before taking a walk in the community. We finished the night with an amazing meal of rice and beans, chicken, and fruit before having our orientation meeting. We are now tucked into bed awaiting our first full day of ministry tomorrow. We will be attending a Haiti church service and then visiting Life is Hope orphanage for the first time. Thank you all for praying! We are so excited for this week!

Today we woke up to our first morning in Haiti. We still can't believe we are actually here! We had breakfast and then hopped in the bus. We traveled to a community called Susematla for church. It was amazing worshiping with the Haitian people! A couple of us gave our testimony, and many of us participated in special music. The heart that the Haitian people have for the Lord of the universe is amazing. It was so prevalent in their worship. The picture attached is of us, the other group here from Mississippi, and some of the church members.

After church, we headed back to our lodging facility for lunch. We ate quick and organized our children's ministry supplies. We then headed off to Life is Hope orphanage where we had the opportunity to love on the kids. When we arrived, the children were jumping up and down in excitement! It was so fun to play with them, sing songs, and hold them as they slept.

Please continue to pray for us! Tomorrow we will head out to a new property that the local church is building a new orphanage on. We will work on the wall for the property in the morning, and then head back out to the orphanage for the afternoon.

God is Good!

Today was yet another beautiful day in Haiti. We woke up, grabbed some breakfast, and hopped on the bus to head to the worksite for the first time. This week, we have the opportunity to not just love on the kids at Life is Hope orphanage, but also help them build their dream home. The part of the project that we are able to assist in is pouring the columns for the wall. We arrived at the worksite and jumped right into the project. Bucket after bucket was passed as we watched the columns form. We poured 8 columns today and have another 10 to go tomorrow. It was great working as a team, along with the Haitian men, to accomplish our goal.

After the columns were poured, we ate some lunch and switched gears to loving on the kids from the neighborhood. While we were busy working on the wall, a large group of kids had begun to gather. We broke out the soccer ball and enjoyed a game with them. Much laughter and joy took place as we began to build relationships with them.

To end the day, we headed to Life is Hope orphanage. We will never get tired of walking in those doors and seeing the smile on their faces. We played games with them, sang songs, and did a bible skit on David and Goliath. Those kids are so precious and have truly grabbed our hearts.

Tomorrow, we will have a day very similar to today. We will head out to the worksite in the morning, pour the columns, then love on kids before ending the day at the orphanage. Please keep praying for us as we serve the Haitian people. We are loving every minute!

Here we are with the kids at Life is Hope Orphanage.

The kids love to Worship!

Today was almost a mirror image of yesterday at the worksite. However, both teams work extremely well together in unison, completing more work than the previous day! Our team members jumped into work upon arrival setting up bucket lines, mixing cement and moving rock. The teams worked so well together that there was extra time before lunch to do a youth outreach in the community. After lunch the team continued it's outreach. The team then headed back to the Life is Hope Orphanage for a third day. The team spent a lot of time loving on the kids with many activities, including arts and crafts, games and a lesson on creation using the "Creation Wheel." Today was an especially hard day for many of our team leaving the orphanage after making so many relationships.

Keep the prayers rolling in! Tomorrow we have the opportunity to travel to Pelerin where our church has such a deep relationship. We are so excited to meet the people there and to continue sharing the love of Jesus. We will wake up tomorrow morning bright and early and head out at 6am. We will spend the next two days loving on kids and participating in outreach in the community. We are excited to begin this new chapter of our trip.

We finished our project on the wall today!

Today our team woke up bright and early to begin our journey to Pelerin! We were so excited to be able to travel to the place that we have heard so much about. We got on the bus and started our journey across Port-Au-Prince and then on to Pelerin. On the way, we passed the Presidential Palace, the beautiful mountains, and the amazing coastline. We finally arrived at our destination and were greeted by the church. We headed off to the well to see it in person for the first time. It was so exciting! We then took time to love on approximately 200 kids that had come from the community. What a blessing they were!

Tonight we are resting in a place called Eden Haiti. It is a beautiful place in a small fishing village on the coast. We are praising God for an amazing day!

Today was our final day in Pelerin, and our final day in Haiti. We woke up excited for what the day had in store. We traveled back to Pelerin where we loved on kids, visited with the community, and prayed with them. It was truly a blessing to visit there! It was so hard to go after a short time, but we will never forget them.

We then spent the late afternoon enjoying some of the beauty of Haiti. We traveled to the city of Port Salut where we enjoyed the beach and then had an excellent meal to finish it off. Tonight we worshiped our hearts out and reflected on all that God has done this week!

We are so excited to share about this week with you when we return! God has done so many great things. Please continue to pray as we travel back home tomorrow.