Rely on Christ Day 3- Puzzles

Hey everyone!

Today was a special day, one that brought with it many challenges. We started off with a short trip to an artists market a few blocks from where we were staying. We all got to see a wide variety of art and things that they offered up, and many of us were able to help the economy with purchased souvenirs.

We then came back and spent the morning at a local Community Center, called New Hope. This ministry serves about 40 to 60 young kids who were so excited to see us and do things like play soccer, or do the Cupid Shuffle. While we were there we put on a special dramatic reading of the book, The Giving Tree. While Emma read the book, and Lincoln and Kayley acted out the story. We then did a craft were each student was given a Polaroid Picture of themselves that they put on a drawing of a tree. Being able to give those kids a picture brought an overwhelming amount of joy to the kids and to our team.

Next we spent part of our day out by going to Papillon, which is the facility that works to provide jobs to locals. We got to take a tour and watch people as they were making beads out of clay, rolling the paper beads, and many more steps of the process. It was a unique glimpse into one of the opportunities we used to raise funds for Haiti and our Team. It also gave us another opportunity to support the local economy and buy more goodies.

Our last stop before heading home for the evening was at a local home for sick and dying children. God allowed us to spend time just holding, feeding, and loving on these sweet sick children, praying silently over them. Once they were all fed we were able to take them outside and spend time just playing with them.

During our evening debriefing about our day, one of the things that we talked about was how we are all a part of God's marvelous puzzle. We are all a piece of this puzzle, and when we are in a spot where our piece doesn't fit, we know something is off God lifts the puzzle piece. However, we are all able to use our pieces  and when we do, it creates amazing things. Today we all found a place where the puzzle pieces fit!

We are all excited for what tomorrow brings.

-Nick