Day 6: Saturday, April 29, 2017
Today we were a well-oiled machine. This evening, David described it as
harmony. Angela described it as
unity. Each time we did the water stops
in Cite Solei today, without even delegating tasks, we all jumped into
action. Some people did the hose, some
aligned buckets ready to be filled, some played with kids or held babies, while
others carried buckets of water. It’s
crazy to hear stories of how Healing Haiti use
to deliver water with armed
guards just 10 years ago. Now we can
accomplish a water truck delivery with our Haitian interpreters/tap-tap
drivers and the water truck drivers. Its proof that Healing Haiti has
worked hard at developing a trusting relationship with the gangs in Cite Solei
and God has had his hand in all of this.
It’s an overwhelming feeling to be providing water to a
community. It’s the most basic of needs
and it symbolizes so many things: life, baptism, cleaning, purifying, and
refreshing. Now at the end of the day,
when I sit and reflect on our day, I imagine us delivering God to these
people. I picture them coming with a
need to know Him and us opening up the faucet to fill them up with His
love. My prayer for them is that they
know God deeply and He truly loves them and wants great things for them. I pray that Hope Church, that is planted in
Cite Solei (that is literally built on top of land that is covered in garbage),
is so full that people in that community are standing outside trying to get
in. I pray that the fire for wanting to
know God will help turn over the gang leader’s hearts and start a revival in
Cite Solei.
We finished our day (after a good shower and fresh clothes)
by going to supper at Fleri Bakery in Titanyen.
The food was AMAZING and our server Renaldo was superb. We got to surprise Barb on our team with a
Happy Birthday song and some homemade birthday souvenirs. The memories continued as the rain started
which turned into a downpour that was not going to stop anytime soon. We jumped into the tap-tap and headed for
home in the torrential rains. Most of us
had some part of us that was soaking wet!
We capped the evening with playing games like telephone Pictionary and
Wackee 6. The laughter was infectious
and a great way to end a perfect day.
In less than 2 days, we will all be home and tucked in our
soft beds with our families near us. We
will be heading to work, kids sports, running errands and managing other daily
tasks. But there is a part of us that
will remain here in Haiti. I heard
someone describe it as wanting to keep one foot here and one foot at home, but
eventually the wishbone breaks. But the
great thing is that the seed of Haiti has been planted in our hearts now and it
will continue to grow as we remember the drops of water we put in each Haitian
bucket. Those drops will collect over
time and will add light in the darkness.
“With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27
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