We had a relaxing morning eating breakfast and visiting with
one another. Around 9:30 we piled into
the van and embarked on the one hour drive to the American Haitian Church -
Port Au Prince Fellowship. The church
was incredibly welcoming, and had a wonderfully talented band and pastor. The pastor spoke on being open to the divine
timing in our lives, and taught us a three part prayer centered on being open
to his calling – Be open to his calling, open your mouth, and open the ears
others. After an almost two hour church
service, we headed to lunch at the Observetoire. It was a beautiful restaurant up in the hills
and was also attached to a small marketplace.
Haitian culture treats meals a bit differently that American culture,
and we ended up spending about 3-3.5 hours at lunch. Upon our return to the Village of Hope, some
of the men fixed one of the broken picnic tables, and we unpacked some of the
school supplies we brought. Tomorrow
will be an early morning as we head to our projects. Some of us will be spending the day at the
Missionary of the Poor orphanage (previously Little Children of Jesus) and
others will be going to the Village of Hope School to help build a computer lab
for the students. We are all so excited
to start our work!
On the patio at Observatoire
Looking down on Port Au Prince
Working on the picnic table
