Last day on the ground in Port-Au-Prince (Friday)

Bon Dye Beni W' (God bless you)

Today we woke and had our team devotional. After devotional we set out to do our last children's service in Port-Au-Prince. We were all sad that it was our last full day but we were determined to give our all. Belmont decided to stay in Haiti at the compound to be a missionary bear. He loved the children and the children loved him. He told the team goodbye. We shared about the power of the word of God. We had about 175 children in service today. After service each child recieved a balloon sword. We gave away about 180 swords.
After lunch the team went to play with the children. When we went down there was about 10 children. By the time we walked to the concrete slab where the school used to be before the earthquake there was about 60 children. We played volley ball, pul, pul, qua(duck, duck, goose) sang songs and handed out raisens and sunflower seeds. This was a great opportunity for the team to interact with the community.
We shared with them and they opened up to us. We had conversations that we will remember for a lifetime. We went there to help and share and we will leave totally changed. As much as we wanted to impact them, they impacted us. It was very hot but we didn't want to leave. We continued to play for a few hours.
We presented Pastor Virgil and Janie with a Haitian tray. They are truly hero's of the faith and listening to them share their heart and passion for mission in the caribbean was a great experience for everyone on the team.
After the service we presented the local pastor with items for childrens ministry. It was so hard to believe that the week had went so fast. When we returned to the mission house we had dinner and served Zet, Manisia and Boss Michelle. They had cooked and served us while we were there. We wanted to honor them by serving them first at dinner. After dinner they shared pictures of thier family. We gave them care packages and thanked them for serving us.
Missions will change your life. I understand that it is hard to wrap your mind around it without going on an Impact trip but I can say firsthand that it changed my life and each person on the team.