Now onward to Port Au Prince

We are packing to leave for Port au Prince right now, where we will serve orphans and go souvenier (sp?) shopping for the next couple of days! Here is a post from Melissa:

This day was probably the heaviest and best we have experienced so far. Last night the halls of our hotel were filled with the beat of voodoo drums, rhythmic chants. It was definitely spiritually dark. This continued throughout the entire night and on into the early morning. I still hear them beginning to start again while I'm on the balcony writing the blog. Our team happened to come on the most celebrated ritual days of NOV 1st and Jan. 1st. These are the days when all voodoo followers gather and worship their gods. It was a new experience but Gods strength and power quietly calmed all of our souls in the morning. I was lead to Colossians and was relieved to read about the supremacy of Christ over all powers and authorities in heaven and on earth. He is the God of this city and of this nation. It was Deeds turn for the devotion this morning and it hit right on target for what God wanted to communicate to this group. He shared about Christ Power over demons and and evil spirit and the ultimate supremacy of Christ. He also challenged us with a huge question. Do we all truly believe that God can turn this broken and wicked nation to into a nation that falls to their knees and proclaim the name of Christ? It struck me that it is already in the hearts of the people to worship and thanksgving, but the problem is that similar to the meeting in Ariopagas, they are worshiping unknown Gods, namely satan. Do we really believe that God can transform this nation? We ended the morning with wholehearted belief that God has huge plans for Haiti and that he has, is and will perform miracles that bring glory to his name.
Our team is growing closer every day. It was nothing but divine favor that allowed our team to get so close so fast. We work together like a body of Christ should, and our unity is incredible. As every day passes we grow a deeper and more intense love for every person on the team. these are truly my brothers and sisters. I wouldnt rather be any where else in the world.
today God wrecked all of our hearts. it was the last day with the kids. Tomorrow we have to say goodbye and most of us are tearing up even thinking about kids. we have made deep connections with the people weve met here in just a matter of days and we have become very attached to a lot of them. tomorrow is gonna be hard... only Gods strength will help us through. God has done amazing things here. Things morning we did the cruxfiction skit and several kids stepped forward to place their faith in christ. we pray that they know the true meaning of their decision and that the seeds we have planted here grow.
Tonites debrief was a probably the most powerful one. Weve learned hard lessons here. and all of our lives have been permanently marked and changed forever. As a whole, we concluded that our team has not been sent here to save or fix Haiti. God has sent this team here so that Haiti can save and fix us. we want to know CHrist.. and the power of his resurrection.. and to love him well. we want to love him for being God and what he has done for us. WE want more of CHRIST and his power in our lives! we have become radical in our faith here! it has been the most amazing experience of our lives. Were thankful for all of the prayers back home, they are much needed and welcomed! please continue to pray for us. We still have a couple days left at the orphanage. We love yall so much and are praying for the other teams.
we love you so much!
your sister in christ, Melissa