Today was our last full day in Haiti.
We began by attending Rendez-Vous Christ Church. This is a very welcoming congregation and worship is a mix of French, Creole, and English. They pass out headsets so you can listen to a live translation of the sermon into English. In addition to our group, there were folks from the UN there and a scattering of other non-Haitians. The service was celebratory in nature. They had a guest speaker who had been healed after being in a coma. His testimony was moving. At the end, he admonished us to think about whether we had one of these things as a stumbling block in our relationship with God: adultery, lies, gossip, fraud, theft, magic. In a country with a lot of corruption, that is an interesting list.
After worship, we headed up the mountain to shop another metal market and have lunch at Observatoire, a beautiful restaurant with a view of the countryside. The drive was beautiful and it was nice to see more and different things.
We got back to the guesthouse and decided to go to the pool before dinner. We were omit there about 20 minutes when we heard thunder. We got out and were trying to decide what to do when we saw lightning. So we headed back. We just made it to our gate as the rain began. The storm knocked out the WiFi for the rest of the night. But we were fortunate to not have been stuck in traffic in the tap tap as the other teams were.
The kids played in the rain. The adults started packing. After dinner, we had word of the day, then devotions, and communion. Because the WiFi was out, we had to gather around Angela's tiny Macbook to watch the slideshow. And, for many of us, it was the first time using Goldfish crackers as communion wafers!
The Internet finally came back Monday morning so I am writing this then. Today, we plan to stop at Peace Cycle and a coffee place on our way to the airport, weather and traffic permitting.
I have been grateful for everyone's input on writing this blog for our team, especially Lindsey who helped with titles every day.
Anastasia
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