Day 3 in Haiti

Day 3 in Haiti: 

We all woke up to friendly faces, a good breakfast, and comfortable beds today. How blessed we truly are to have such a positive start to our day doing God's work. 

We all traveled by taptap to Titanyen which is a small village about an hour away from the guest house. There we visited a number of elderly Haitians who lived alone and had little or no help in getting the basic living necessities of food and water. Some of them were affected by blindness, stroke, or partial paralysis. We brought them God's love, songs, prayers, sandwich, fruit, and water. They were very grateful and touched by the kindness and time spent with them. This was a reminder to us how God's love can connect us with another human just by spending time and listening with them. 

Our second destination was Gertrude's an orphanage for orphans and disabled children. Upon walking in we saw different aged children playing and laughing, some in wheel chairs, some with down syndrome, others with both mental and physical disabilities. Gertrude's also cares for children abandoned by their parents, without any types of disabilities. We played and interacted, spreading God's love and care. Gertrude's brought us out of our comfort zone and helped us to see that we can make a positive difference in a child's day to day life. 

-Jolene and Alison LeVahn