Saturday
For many of us, it was hard to believe that we were already at our last day of ministry. We also said good-bye to Greg in the morning, as he left as planned to return to the States. The whole team ministered together at Calebasse again.
Teaching
Saturday was the biggest day of the convention. Pastor Don taught his sessions to the largest crowd of the week. During the Q & A times they asked great questions. Darby also spent time with the pastors and leaders encouraging them. Robin V. made the back of the church where the teaching was going on, the home base for the team. If any of the team members ever needed prayer or help, they knew they could find Robin here. When she wasn't doing some needed administrative task, she was encouraging team members or praying for the many things that were going on. In the evening, Don stayed at the convention to give the evangelistic message while the rest of the team went to the hotel. He enjoyed their worship.
Medical
Again, the team ministered as a fine-tuned instrument. It's been a blessing to watch everyone play their roles with joy and a sense of purpose. The team ministered to around 100 patients.
VBS
The VBS team had the most children on Saturday. The children were eager to have the team back to play games, sing more songs, and hear more stories. Even some of the parents seemed to enjoy watching as the team ministered to their children.
I'd like to share a special note about our translators. On most days, the team had about 10 translators. We are so appreciative of the role they played for us. They taught us many wonderful things about the Haitian people and helped each of us to do our part better. They also told us how the message we brought of the grace-motivated gospel was very impacting to their lives. Many wonderful friendships were born. We will miss them and pray that everyday they will live in the good of the gospel that Jesus died to give them.
Sunday
We had the joy on Sunday morning of attending the Sunday Celebration Service in Calebasse where we had ministered all week. For many of us, there is nothing quite like worshipping with the Haitian people. Their passion for singing and praising God is exciting to be around. Music and singing were a large part of the service. Choirs performed from several of the churches who belong to this family of churches. One group in particular walked 12 hours to attend the service and perform. What a commitment to being a part of a body of believers! Pastor Don preached the message. He preached about Christ sweating blood in the Garden of Gethsemane because he knew that he would be drinking the cup of God's wrath. And Don reminded us that if we are in Christ, then the cup of God's wrath was drunk for us by Christ, but if we are not, then we will be left to drink it for ourselves. It was a very powerful and sobering message.
To conclude our day we did some shopping for souvenirs and then had dinner with Reverend Liberius at his home. The hospitality was wonderful and it was a great way to end our trip.
Again, we want to thank everyone for their prayers and support. Without them this trip wouldn't have been possible. Please continue to pray for the Haitian people and that the truth that was sown will bear much fruit for God's Kingdom.
We look forward to sharing pictures and stories with you! Thank you for joining us on our journey!
- Robin
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