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Today's verse:

"Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7

Hello Family and Friends,

Amy here, I have the privilege of blogging about our last full day in Haiti. I'm one of the five newbies on this trip so they gave me the easiest day.

We started the morning by driving to Wahoo Bay Beach Resort in the city of Carries for some time of rest, relaxation, and some down time to think over the past days. On the way, we stopped at Rosie's Boutique which sells Haitian made arts and goods. I think we all managed to find something that caught our eye. After buying several cups of ice cream we were off again. Wahoo Resort has a nice beach and pool area. We quickly set up chairs on the beach for our group and got situated. The ocean water was the perfect temperature for the hot day. Some of the team went snorkeling for the cheap price of $5 per person. Brett even found a baby conch shell that he brought back with him. A bunch of the team chipped in on buying 4 fresh crabs to eat that some locals had just caught. They were very tasty. As we started wrapping up our beach time, Jenny noticed that Brett's shell was starting to crawl away by itself. A crab had hitched a ride inside of it so it had to go back in the ocean and couldn't come home with us. After sitting in the sun for hours, our drive back to the guest house felt very long.

After we got back to the guesthouse, everyone quickly showered so we could head back out to Pizza Amour for dinner. Getting 14 people to decide on which pizza to order is not an easy thing to accomplish so Heather finally decided for all of us which worked out great. Pizza is always good and this place did not disappoint. We were all very hungry by the time it hit the table and we ate very quickly. Heading back home to the guesthouse in the dark was fun because we got to see what Haitian life is like on the streets on a Saturday night. Overall, it was a very relaxing day and I hope everyone had some time to think and process over the week.

I want to end this blog by giving a huge thanks to our two team leaders, Heather and Bridget. They did a great job of preparing the team over the last 5 months or so and leading the team this week through some tough moments and days. I just want to thank them for all the time they put into preparing for this trip and their willingness to step out and lead. If anyone is reading this and is considering a missions trip through Healing Haiti, I would highly recommend it!

God Bless,

Amy