FBC Long Beach, MS

Last night we had our opening meeting and got our bearings here in Haiti! Everyone arrived safe and sound and now we are just ready for what the week holds! 

We had two special people celebrate their birthdays yesterday! 

Today is our first day of the medical clinic! Some of us are getting set up right now at Bertin. We are ready to use the gifts the Lord has given us to minister to the people in the community. 

It's always so sweet seeing friends again! Building relationships is what missions is all about.

We had a great first day at the medical clinic. This group was at Bertin and saw over 100 patients today, and were able to treat people of many ages as well as assist with numerous different medical needs within the community. It has been great to continue building relationships between our team and the one from Alabama, after working together on the mission field for a few years now. 

We've had a full day at Cote Plage running the clinic! Final numbers aren't official, but we are currently at 130 for the day! 

The Cote Plage group had a successful day at their clinic as well. By lunch time we saw 100 people and by the end of the day we saw 160 total. We had the opportunity to share the gospel with a few women today. We are amazed by how many people we have seen so far and cannot wait to see how the rest of the week will go and what the Lord will do.

Some of our favorite times is playing with the kids during down time!

Meeting tonight to talk about all the great things the Lord did today. He deserves all the praise and glory. We can't wait to continue with the medical clinic the rest of the week.

Nothing like experiencing your first coconut in Haiti! It was such a nice treat this afternoon!

A group of us heading out for tree ministry!

Today was our first day of tree ministry! It was some of our first times and it was such a cool experience. We went to numerous houses in the community and got to share the gospel and pray for each one. We had one salvation today and will continue to pray for her and her growing relationship with the Lord.

Our Bertin crew had another busy day today. The numbers keep growing! One thing we have been able to see, is that we get to be an example of Christ for every person we treat. Medical care is what gets people into the door, which opens up a great and simple opportunity to share the gospel with them!

Cote Plage was just as busy as well. We were able to assist a lot of patients today. It's incredible to be able to use the gift of physical healing on the mission field. 

At each medical clinic site, we have at least one person assigned to pray with the patients if they are willing. Spiritual well being and healing go hand in hand with physical healing. It has been incredible to see how many people were willing to be prayed over, as well as receive the Gospel. 

The numbers kept growing yesterday, and so did the number of people we got to speak truth into. Although it was a very busy day, we are so thankful the Lord equipped us to handle every situation we faced. 

Spent some time with the kids at the church reading scripture in both English and Creole. God is bigger than any barrier the world has.

No better way to learn Creole and for kids to learn English than through reading the Bible together!

No better way to learn Creole and for kids to learn English than through reading the Bible together!

Enjoyed some down time to play with the kids and build relationships with them! For some of us, they were familiar faces. It is always such a special feeling to come back knowing you already have friends waiting to see you!

We wrapped up our medical clinic and got to enjoy seeing a different part of Haiti today. We headed over to the Apparent Project and had a tour of the facility. It was started to give people an opportunity to work and provide for their families. It was a great day of shopping, resting and having good fellowship. We can't believe the week is already over but are so blown away by all the Lord did this week!

From the bottom of our hearts, Eric and I would like to say a big thank you to your team. Your commitment to excellence, your desire for integrity in all things and your humble attitude, is a powerful trio in mission work. 

It was such an honor to be your trip leaders this year. Here's to 2018!