We have about 26 days left before we leave!
Today Alicia and I went to visit some of our team members from our Haiti team in June at their church in San Marcos. It was a great time and some of the people had letters from a couple of kids to us. it made me want to cry. I can't wait for you all to go or to return there. So exciting! Don't forget the art fair is this weekend. Alicia and I will also be sharing about the Haiti ministry at a church in Orange County this weekend, if you want to come we can give you all the details. Don't forget our next team meeting is this Thursday at 7pm. We are still finalizing the location, but it will most likely be at the church again in the prayer room like it was last time. Our team that went to Mexico is back home and we look forward to hearing their stories when we meet together on Thursday!
"1And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 5And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. 6So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving." - 2 Corinthians 8:1-7
"Frè m' yo, mwen ta renmen nou konnen ki jan Bondye te fè wè favè l' nan legliz ki nan peyi Masedwan yo. 2Patizan Kris yo te pase anba anpil eprèv avèk tout soufrans ki te tonbe sou yo. Men, yo te sitèlman kontan, yo te moutre jan yo ka bay ak tout kè yo, malgre yo te nan nesesite. 3Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: yo bay sa yo te kapab, yo menm bay pase sa yo te kapab. San moun pa fòse yo, 4se yo menm menm ki mande, se yo menm menm ki plede ak nou pou nou ba yo privilèj patisipe nan sekou n'ap voye pou manm pèp Bondye nan peyi Jide a. 5Sa depase sa nou te kwè a anpil: yo ofri tèt yo bay Seyè a anvan. Apre sa, yo ofri tèt yo ban nou jan Bondye vle l' la. 6Se konsa, mwen mande Tit pou li al lakay nou pou l' ka kontinye travay li te kòmanse a, pou nou ka bay sa nou gen pou n' bay la ak tout kè nou. 7 Wi, nou rich sou tout pwen, kit se nan lafwa, kit se nan konn pale byen, kit se nan kònesans verite a, kit se nan aktivite nou pou Bondye, kit se nan renmen nou gen pou mwen. Se poutèt sa mwen ta renmen wè nou bay ak tout kè nou pou zèv sa a tankou moun ki rich. 8Se pa yon lòd m'ap ban nou: Men, mwen pran egzanp sou lòt yo pou nou menm tou nou ka moutre jan nou gen renmen tout bon nan kè nou."
Creole word for today:
Zami
Translation: Friend
Usage in a sentence: Mwe vle fe zami avec tout moun. I want to be friends with everyone.
Clifford is a very shy child who loves music, sports and worship. He is one of our best athletes, exceeding in basketball and soccer. He always has a set of headphones on, listening to music every chance he can. He loves to sing and play drum.
Unfortunately, Chedeline has seen much pain in her life. Chedline's grandmother raised her since infancy, due to her mother's mental health. She came from a severely impoverished life in Cap Haitian and found herself in Port Au Prince begging to survive. Her grandmother could no longer care for her. Despite her past, Chedeline maintains a sweet disposition and gets along with everyone at the home. She loves studying God's word and says she wants to be a seamstress when she grows up.
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