Week 2 in Guisha

The majority of this week was spent in intercession for Haiti. We had more free time than expected because there wasn’t much that we could all do on the school, so we took the opportunity to go on many prayer walks. We also just spent time hanging out with the people in the community, either that be playing soccer, sitting and chatting, playing games, etc.
Our biggest day of physical labor was on Thursday when we could pour concrete on the roof. In the morning, we all worked together to place steel ties on all the rods before we could pour the cement. Then, the rest of the day, we helped carry cement upon the roof. Many of us had a lot of fun carrying water from the canals to the big barrels at the work site to mix the cement. It was a long, hard day of work. Lionel Town as a great preparation for the work we did here.
At night during our debriefing sessions, many of the community kids would come and join us. They would sit with us in our circle as we discussed our high and low points of the day.
We had an incredible church day on Sunday. We left around 7:30am to go to another of the mission’s Baptist churches. The church we went to is actually the largest Baptist church here in Haiti. Sunday morning service started at 8:00am and finished just before 12pm. It was an amazing service - the worship, the preaching (by Pastor Almo), everything. We had an delicious lunch at the vice president’s (of the church) house. They truly served us their best: roasted goat, plantin, salad, cabbage with carrot, fruit, rice, beef stew, fries, and even cake.
Before we had to go to the youth service that afternoon at 2:00pm, we went to an agriculture garden “show”. It was a garden that had beautiful displays of trees and flowers, as well as booths that were selling various items.
The youth service was also a success. Dwain played the role of M.C. for the afternoon. We sang with them and Marvin, Michael, and Brennan shared their testimonies.
We arrived home at about 6:45pm, had a quick bite to eat for dinner, and continued on to the evening church service right across the street. It was a “thanksgiving” service for us. We were all very touched and blessed for the blessings they poured over us that night. It was touching to witness how, as a team, we encouraged this community. We felt it last night.