The past day and a half has been filled with a flurry of activity for our team. Yesterday, in addition to church in the morning and a movie with the kids at night, we had such a special time getting to know the kids by doing art, coloring, playing games and relay races. Angela and I taught the kids Every Move I Make (Waves of Mercy) and the Hokey Pokey (Jesus style!). But the best part about that was that the children sang for us. That was awesome. Just beautiful. Lean On Me, Above All, Haitian worship songs, and others blessed our socks right off. After that, those of us not doing relay races had our laps filled with beautiful children as we watched the other kids have a blast racing as quickly as they could while balancing a plastic egg on a spoon. It was so great to see the children encouraging each other, cheering wildly for each other, and a little trash talking as well which was hysterical.
These children love well. They know how to do it right. I love watching the kids throw their arm around their friend just because - even the teenage boys, which is very cool to see. All of the children so easily hug and love on even us, total strangers they just met. And you can tell that they cherish all the hugs, hand holding, kisses, and high fives that they receive from us. We are praying over these kids and God has been faithful to provide the most important necessities – food, family, and love.
But these children are definitely in need. They need more of everything. Food. Clothes. Love. (Who of us doesn’t need more love?) And God uses us… people… to care and to take care of each other. He could do it without us, but He wants to involve us in His work. All of us. Please join us to be His hands and feet.
~Suzie
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