Westside Community Church

After finally getting out of the airport in Port Au Prince, we drove across town to our home base for the week: Good Shepard Orphanage! We spent the night talking about what this week is going to look like, and we are so excited for all we have planned. Above all else though, we know that whatever the Lord has in store here is going to be so much bigger than we could imagine. 

This morning, we drove about thirty minutes to the church we will be serving at in Gressier. The construction part of the team passed buckets of water, rocks, and sand to mix concrete for the house we're working on. So many kids wanted to join! 

While this was going on, the rest of the team did a Bible outreach ministry. We got to talk about Jesus with people in the community, and even got to learn how to hand wash clothes! 

The leaders of church offered to make lunch for us today. We got to each fresh mango, and enjoy many other local foods. Mesì pou manje! 

After lunch, we got to be a part of the feeding program that happens each weekday at the orphanage. All of the community kids came hungry and joyful. They even wanted to share their food with all of us!

The rest of the day, we hungout at Good Shepard and played lots of sports. It was such a beautiful first full day here! 

We split into two groups again this morning to do construction and Bible ministry. The construction crew sifted rocks and passed buckets of water to continue making concrete. It's always cool getting to see physical progress! 

The Bible outreach was a success yet again. We got to meet new people in the area, and one lady we talked to decided to accept Christ for the first time. God is good!

Today for construction, we moved some big rocks and continued to help with mixing concrete. Everything is looking so good! 

Outreach was also great. A lot of people were so quick to let us in their home. One family was even from France, so some of us got to have a conversation with them in French! Praise God once again for His ability to bring His creations together as one. 

A few of us performed two skits for the kids today: "Daniel and the lion's den", and "Feeding the 5,000". We made crafts and played games again too. It's fun getting to just be free and connect with the kids, even when there is a language barrier! 

After VBS, our women had the opportunity to talk to the women in the church. Even though there are differences in culture and language, we learned with talking to them that we really are all just daughters of our king. 

Today we finished our last ministry day. We  moved brick and mixed concrete for construction. Everyone was so tired by the end, but it was definitely worth it. 

While this was going on, some of us walked around the community for outreach again. Jay got to meet a guy who makes kitchen cabinets just like him! 

Today we finished our last ministry day. We  moved brick and mixed concrete for construction. Everyone was so tired by the end, but it was definitely worth it. 

While this was going on, some of us walked around the community for outreach again. Jay got to meet a guy who makes kitchen cabinets just like him! 

We started the day off driving up the mountain to see this stunning view! We later got to swim in the ocean all afternoon. We are so thankful to have gotten to witness the pure beauty of Haiti. It's sad going home, but we are so excited to share our experiences with our friends and family!