Team June

Wednesday, we served in Canaan. When I stood back and watched the team, I saw one of the most beautiful sights yet. Jeff and I talk about how teams, while here are an extension of us. It's kind of like arms extending out in all directions. That's exactly was I witnessed in Canaan. I saw some working alongside Haitians on the church/school building...shoveling small rock into wheelbarrows, moving big rock, watching Haitians mix concrete by shovel in a pile on the ground (I say watching because Jeff is sure Americans would not mix properly). Some were playing energetic games with kids. Drew lead others in painting shelters. Vanessa and a few ran some medical exams. Still, a handful spent time talking with and praying for individuals. What a blessing to us and to those we minister to, to have so many different gifts on one team and to see them all being used in their own individual way! We truly felt God's spirit as we served in Canaan.
Thursday was a much needed day at our Good Samaritan Boys Home. Our boys don't see us nearly as much as the girls do. We so appreciate all the yard work and clean up that this team did. A basketball hoop now hangs there, giving us a great avenue to make connections with the boys. We just get run over in soccer. More than all the work though, spending time with our boys and giving them encouragement was amazing.
Thank you Team June!
There was a lot of work being done for Haitians this week and many were very encouraged by the outpouring love, but there was also a great work being done within this team. God's spirit was so evident within this team all week as we shared with one another. There was emotional healing in a few individuals that was amazing to watch. God was speaking to some about what their next step will be in taking part of Haiti back to their own communities and reaching out. Some were encouraged to continue to seek God's plan for their own lives. This is what AWAKENHAITI is all about. Yes, we minister to the Haitians, but we also minister to the broken who are coming to serve.
All this belongs to God. He gave us this vision. This ministry is His. Everything that happens here is because it is His plan.