"Today was the start of our 'on site construction projects'. We helped lay down cement for a sidewalk at the Mission of Hope compound. Now, this sounds easy, but it's really not. A lot of work went into this, especially with laying down all of the foundation in exact ways so that we could make sure to not be off on our mark at all. But John took charge and was able to coordinate our team efficiently. It's a blessing to have someone who can be a 'supervisor' on our team to help us with this project!
After working on the project and lunch, we went to a small village for a short 'vbs'. Frankly, all our team did was hang out with kids. And for me, that was enough. Sam had an eye opening experience where a child explained to him that his whole family was dead and he was all alone. That rocked me to my core. Many days growing up I wondered what it would be like to not have a family, but this boy was not having to wonder. I'm glad that God has blessed me with a family that loves me. The broken people in this country aren't ready to stop praising God though. It's starting to not hurt so much, but it's still breaking my heart to see this people worship God amidst all they've been through
After hearing Brad Johnson's testimony, I felt both empowered and convicted. MOH's idea for Haiti is a lot like Crossroads. Both of us use a "every man woman and child" approach, and our logos are eerily similar. I even joked to Sam, 'Did John Mark design stuff for MOH without telling us?!'. (He obviously did not catch said joke) The coolest part of the night was after the meeting and team games I got to talk with Matt K about some thing that had been going on around the team. It was awesome to be able to step in as a leader and to offer some experience to him. I felt like I was almost at home doing this. I can't wait to see what else God has in store for our team this week!"
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