Torcel and Port-au-Prince Haiti

Today the team went to Torcel, Haiti. It is about an hour from Port-au-Prince. We were greeted by the local pastor. When we entered the church all the children stood and clapped. When went in Pastor Reynould was leading them in "If you're happy and you know". I recognized it emmediately and asked our interpreter if I was correct. He said, "yes you know Creole?" I only know creole "bitsy, bitsy". As a team we are learning Creole and French quickly and use it even when we are talking to eachother. So immerced in what God is doing in our lives and thiers that we have lost track of days and time isn't an issue. The service with the children in Torcel was so much fun and each church has been a new experience. After the service the pastor's wife served us all ice cold coke and sprite. We went outside the church to see the the damage caused by the earthquake. It was there that the Pastor shared his vision for the church and community. They want to reconstruct what was tore apart and add 6 rooms to it. This way they could serve the families by schooling thier children locally and not sending them away on a "tap-tap" or bus. There is no local school bus system here.

After returning the mission house we ate lunch and then went to walk and hand out candy to the children. Many of them remembered Eddie and Josh from the trip in May. Children walked with us everywhere we went. We played futbal (soccer) with them and invited them to the evening church service. We stopped and prayed for some that were sick.

After service many walked us up to the mission house and asked us if we would be back. Tomorrow we will be doing a children's service here on site. Every childrens service has been so much fun. The team is ready to serve this local community again tomorrow morning.

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