Well, the team made it safely to Haiti -- praise God! They arrived at MFI early this morning and flew out on a DC-3 toward Cap Haitien. The flight was long, but smooth and relatively uneventful. They arrived around noon to the airport (in somewhat rainy conditions) and boarded a school bus to EBAC orphanage. They were unloaded and unpacked by mid-afternoon, and then spent the rest of the day building relationships with the children and playing soccer, basketball, and marbles (marbles are especially popular among the kids in Haiti). The kids were thrilled to see everyone and immediately started forming friendships. As evening arrived and everyone settled in, the team ate dinner with Alice Wise and Kathy Gouker, the missionaries that oversee EBAC orphanage. Alice and Kathy have been living and working at EBAC since 1978, living out God's calling on their lives.
As the team settles in and prepares for a full work day tomorrow, please pray for them. The transition from our world in the United States to Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, is often shocking and difficult to process. Please pray for everyone's adjustment and health -- spiritual, emotional, and physical -- as they prepare to do God's work in Haiti.
(When possible, Rob will call me with updates on the day's activities and prayer requests. In turn, I will do my best to update this blog each evening after I hear from him. Take care, and until next time...! -- Liz Gage)
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