We visited Grace Village in Titanye, where I was awestruck by so much vision and purpose. So much has been accomplished here in such a short period of time. Happy kids attending school, a medical clinic up and running, a new and larger church for all to attend. A huge and very impressive system of fish and plants sustaining each other (tilapia farm and veggies). Bright, beautiful colors and facilities, and so many ideas in the works! Pray that God continues to bless all that is underway and still to come.
After Grace Village we visited a few of the local elders who are being sponsored through Healing Haiti. With each visit we brought peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, applesauce, and water. We also brought lotion and massaged arms and legs, hands and feet. Marisia was our first visit. What a peaceful woman, so full of love and laughter. I was humbled by how little she has, yet she is so full and giving of love and joy. We visited Charit and her family next. This was an especially difficult visit, as Charit is very frail and had just learned of the passing of one of her daughters, so was very sad. We sang with Charit and her daughter, and prayed for strength and blessings through their grieving. Charitable was our next visit. She came outside immediately upon hearing us arrive. She is a very quiet woman who lights up when asked about her children and grandchildren. :) Elie was next and is such a sweet and frail man. He sat and visited with us with his children and grandchildren nearby, and when asked how he was he replied, "By the grace of God I am good". Elie's home is where I left a piece of my heart - with a little boy named Nov. When we arrived, Nov ran up the hill past 4 or 5 of my teammates and straight into my arms. He might be 7 or 8 and is a big love. We played, tossed him in the air, hugged, and just loved on each other. We were attached to each other for much of the visit and it was tough to ay goodbye to that little man. Our last visit was to be with Maretorres, however she was away attending her sister's funeral. Her daughter was home, so we sang and prayed with her for a while. What a sweet and strong young lady.
Our last stop of the day was Juno's Orphanage, where we were greeted by several smiling faces. We brought homemade tambourines and colored them with the kids, then used them to dance and sing and be silly. SO much fun! It was heartwarming to see and feel so much love and joy amidst so little.
God is really doing amazing and wonderful things in and through so many!
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