We made it! Our team safely arrived in Haiti today and we are now settled in to our lodging facility. We arrived in Haiti mid afternoon and went straight to an orphanage where we played games and sang songs with 38 orphaned girls. Their orphanage was completely destroyed and they are now using tents to house the girls. It was an experience we will all remember for the rest of our lives. We then headed back to our lodging facility and had an amazing Haitian meal consisting of fish, rice and beans, and salad. We just received word that the power will soon go out and it is time for bed anyways. Pictures will come tomorrow. Thank you all for praying! We are so excited to be serving in Haiti!!

Today we had the privilege of worshiping with the wonderful Haitian people at the church of Gressier. It is their that we will be working this week on building a shool that will serve over 1000 children. The 3 hour service was amazing and we enjoyed every minute of it. Following the service we headed back to our lodging location for some lunch (goat), and then we went to an orphanage on the other side of Port Au Prince. The orphanage had 100 children at it and we spent time getting to know them and playing games with them. We also had an opportunity to act out the story of David and Goliath. It was an amazing experience that we will always remember. It was hard to say goodbye, but we had to get back to our lodging facility. On the way back, we stopped by the palace. The amount of destruction is truly unbelievable. We are now settled in for the night and we can't wait to start our work project tomorrow. Continue to pray for us as we serve God in Haiti!

Our day began full force this morning as we headed out to a worksite where the building of a school is underway. We were blessed by the Lord as we worked side by side with gracious Haitians--learning how to lay bricks, sift sand, mix cement, and tie rebar! Part of the day was spent in assembly lines moving cinder blocks to their necessary locations. Our sweat and hard work was absolutely worth it though because we knew this school would serve over 1000 children! After our day of hard work, we enjoyed a delicious Haitian meal of chicken, potato and beet salad, rice and beans, and wonderful mixed cherry juice.

As our team met this evening, we were led by one of our Haitian staff in a brief overview of Haiti's history. We were thankful for a greater understanding of this country. Our night ended with a beautiful time in worship and prayer, praising the Lord for what He has done, what He is doing, and will continue to do! We look forward to all He will lead us in tomorrow!

Working on the wall!

Today was a blessing! We continued our hard work at Gressier construction site. After yesterday's work, we all seemed to find our rhythm in the building process and hop right to work in the hot sun! Walls were built, cement poured, and rooms cleaned up. We noted two great ways that God worked today. The first is the way that he has bonded so many of us together and allowed us to have great teamwork. The second is the candidness of the relationships we are building with the Haitian workers. When we arrived the Haitian's greeted us with smiles and showed us that they remembered our names. Many even wanted to learn English and teach us more Creole. One of us even had the chance to share the gospel message--despite the language barrier! Please pray for renewed strength as we continue to labor alongside of our Haitian friends!

Hey family and friends! We have been unable to post via internet from Haiti, but we did get a call through to stateside and we are doing great! Ministry has been fantastic and we are going to be seeing you all tomorrow! Thanks for all your prayers!

The last few days of our trip in Haiti have been beautiful. We continued to work alongside of Haitians at our construction site! So much was accomplished. The site almost has all the walls up now! We furthered our relationships with the local people and were blessed by their heart for us. We are hoping to take that love home with us as we return to the States.

Thursday night we had a beautiful closing service with our host church at Cote Plage. The host pastor thanked us, invited us back, and encouraged us in serving the Lord. We are blessed to have been apart of what God is doing in Haiti!