We have been in Haiti over 48 hours and we already feel very much at home. We arrived Friday morning in the Port-au-Prince airport at the same time as former President Aristide. People filled the streets celebrating his return.
We were driven to Grand Goave in the back of a box truck. Words cannot express the endless signs of poverty and devastation from the earthquake. We arrived at the guest house which is very clean and comfortable with grounds with lots of shade and a cooling breeze.
We went to the sight to meet the family we were building the house for. Vaddy and his wife Mariechimi and their two small children Diayishka & Valandy. They have been living in a small brick house who's walls were so damaged by the earthquake that Vaddy said that he feared the house would cave-in at night and his family would be killed. So they were sleeping in a makeshift tent next to the house.
During our fist three days we tore down the tent, moved a lot of rocks and dirt,and built a foundation and forms to hold the baskets in place to hold the rubble.
This morning we worshiped at the Temple Shilo Baptist Church. As we sang hymns in Creolle and one tune sounded very familiar. When we realized we were singing "Because he lives" it was a moment in worship I'll never forget. Singing the words: because He lives I can face tomorrow... Because he lives all fear is gone... Because I know who holds the future... Life is worth the living just because He lives.
Singing this song with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who have so little and have been through so much gave new depth and meaning to the song. Gotta go now, Caleb is tired of typing. We will check in tomorrow. Thanks for the prayers.
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