Travel Day

Hello Family and Friends!

We are officially in Haiti and we are all doing well! God is SO good. Today has been an eventful day. We arrived at the airport at 3:30am and our flight took off at the early time of 5:30am! Yikes! At least we were able to see the beautiful sunrise and God's miraculous masterpiece. We are all a tad exhausted to say the least. We arrived in Miami late morning, grabbed a quick lunch, and were on our way.  We arrived in Haiti around 3pm. :) We were greeted by two of the tap-tap drivers (this awesome caged vehicle that we are driven around in!), Maxim and Jonas.  We made our way to Guest House 1, where we will be staying for the next week. We arrived to more of our Haitian friends, friendly dogs, and a beautiful place to stay.  Our beds are made, the house is clean, and we have 5 bathrooms...5! I Think the ladies are pretty pleased.  I have to say, we are not used to this crazy HOT weather and humidity!  But we sure do appreciate the hospitality and love of our Haitian friends.

We made it to Haiti!  

We ate a wonderful shepherd's pie dinner prepared by the Haitian women.  :) We all went around the table and shared a specific word that portrayed our day.  Words included: curious, waiting, watching, anticipation, humbling, colorful, flow, etc. It was neat how each team member had a different word and reason why they picked it! The heart of this team is absolutely amazing! We will have plenty of food for this week! Our team even provided many snacks that will equip us for our long days ahead. This afternoon after lunch, we took a tour of the complex we are staying at, and enjoyed a gorgeous view off the balcony of Guest House 2 (which another team is staying at).  We enjoyed playing soccer with the neighborhood boys! However, we definitely got 'schooled' in our moves ;) A few of us (Alicia), even stated, "Wow, I think I pulled a muscle!" The boys loved the interaction and it was awesome to learn more Creole (the language they speak).

We were able to play a little soccer next door.  Many of us enjoyed watching and a few brave soles joined in :)

After soccer, we were led in a devotional by Russ, one of our team leaders. We talked about the importance of saying "Yes" to God and going where He wants us to go (Isaiah).  Russ also spoke on the critical aspect of how we should follow God's commands and calling on our lives. We all said, "Here I am Lord, send me."  As a team, it is our goal to be the hands and feet of Christ.  Pray that our hearts break for what God's breaks over. Pray that we can stay strong as team, supporting and encouraging one another, Pray that we can share the love of Jesus and step out of our comfort zones. Most importantly pray for the hearts of the Haitian people. The Lord is mighty and we are all looking forward to what He has in store for us this week! 

Thank you for the love, support, and prayer!

Much love, 

Kendra and (Our wonderful team of 15!)