Wow! It’s already time to post our last blog. Wednesday we
had a small group with the youth and focused on why we pray and how they are
the light in Jacmel. The small group was very cool because we really got to
know all of the youth on a more intimate level.
Yesterday was our last day with the kids and to end the week we
performed a skit to a song by Lifehouse called “Everything.” The skit begins
with God bringing a girl to life and showing her his love and beauty. Soon
after spending time with God she becomes distracted by things such as
boyfriends, greed, addiction, negative body image, and shame. At the climax of
the song she decides to fight back against all that has caused her to fall in
an effort to reach the safe-haven of the Lords arms. The skit ends with the
Lord rescuing her from all of the bad things that were trying to keep her from
him. The point of the skit was to show the youth at the church that on the path
of growth, darkness is there and they will surely struggle, but Jesus can and
WILL always come to rescue them!
Today
is Friday. Kerry, our guide and connection to WHI, has been showing us around
Port-Au-Prince. We’ve been to The View, which is this incredible spot up in the
mountains where we can see all of Port-Au-Prince. We also went to the Baptist
mission which was established here in Haiti in the 1940’s by the first Baptist
missionaries to come to Haiti. They’ve since built a school, a church, a
hospital, and a place to train locals on how to work with the land and other
trades. There is a big difference between Jacmel and Port-Au-Prince. Jacmel is
a small town where everyone is, for the most part, living in the same level of
poverty as their neighbors. Here in Port-Au-Prince there are government
buildings and homes with foundations right across the street from tent cities; communities
of tents built to house homeless people after the earthquakes. Don’t be mistaken, there are tent cities in
Jacmel, but the stark differences of housing and income levels that exist in
Port-Au-Prince certainly aren’t as prevalent in Jacmel.
The
time we’ve had here is invaluable. This trip has certainly made a lasting
impact on our hearts. The people, sounds, smells, and images of Haiti will
never be forgotten.
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