Day 5

This week has really been flying by! I can't believe we leave for home in just 3 more days. It's always hard to leave this place, at least for me. By far the biggest attachment our team has had has been the children. We have loved on so many kids this week that we could not possibly count them all. The hearts of some have been so broken for these kids that they can barely speak about it through their tears. Don't be surprised if UBC ends up with a small population of Haitian children!!! Just saying! Well this morning we went to a kind of "warehouse district" so we could find beans and rice. Yesterday we went to the market/grocery and they did not have rice and beans. We came back to the guest house and picked up the rest of the team so they could go out with us to deliver the food to four different orphanages. While back at the guest house, I was introduced to a Haitian Senator as the woman starting up this women's ministry. He said that he would be available anytime to assist with the work. Then we got the gang all together and off we went! First stop was Pator Odvin's orphanage, then Pastor Sanousse's orphanage, and then we went to Sherrie's, and finally to Dorothy's. The children at Dorothy's are especially precious. Many have handicaps, such as brittle bone disease, but they are just the happiest children! One little girl in particular stole the hearts of a few, especially Leigh. Her name is Emanuella and she is 7 years old and weighs only 20 pounds. She has cerebral palsy and they have said there is nothing the doctors in Haiti can do for her. She is so precious and it is so hard to know that doctors in the US could do something for her if only we could get her there. It is heart breaking for sure but it is amazing that you can feel so much love for a child you just met. Seeing their faces with great big smiles makes everything else in the world seem meaningless. The face of a child is truly a gift of our God. After the groceries were delivered we came back to the guest house for dinner. Then we split into three groups and went to two church services and an another orphanage. The group that went to the orphanage rode in a tap tap and about half way there we had a flat tire. So here was a broken down tap tap full of Americans and one Haitian pastor. A few were a little nervous, but what an amazing example of God. There we sat and as we looked directly across the street what did we see? A tire salesman and stacks of tires!!! It is rare to see those in Haiti and the pastor said the next nearest one was a 20 minute drive away. I'm so thankful that God orchestrates such amazing plans for us. When we step out to do His work, He takes care of us. The man with the tire stand helped to repair the tire and get us back on the road. A few minutes later we arrived at the orphanage. What precious children! They greeted us at the gate with great big smiles and as we got out of the truck this amazing little girl, around maybe 5 years old, began to pray for individuals on our team. She was very precious! We did crafts with the kids and took their pictures and printed them out for them so they would have a picture of themselves. A good time was had by all! We then headed back to the guest house for the night. It has been a very good day! Tomorrow our team is heading to Sherrie's to try to get the orphanage set up for the kids so they can move over out of their current living arrangements at the school. We pray we can accomplish the tasks that need to be accomplished tomorrow, that we can take much of this burden off of Sherrie and help her with this important project. Well, off to bed we go. More tomorrow!