Fresh Look

Fresh look Setting up for teams to come is part of what I do here in Haiti. Teams expect to be well taken care of when they come with Praying Pelican Missions and have an opportunity to genuinely partner with a church while they serve. Besides the service side of things, we believe it is important to show the teams the beauty of Haiti.  One Saturday afternoon we decided to go on a hike to explore a possible "recreation" option for a team.  What we experienced was more than what we would have imagined. After driving through a very dry area of the country where almost everything was brown and through some very steep mountain roads, we got out of our cars as they could go no further. We were a little intimidated by the walk before us because it looked alike the great wall of china but straight up. That was just the beginning. We went up and down these steep hills, jumped over small rivers, climbed over a fallen tree, and balanced on a slippery block wall before reaching our destination: a cold spring flowing from the mountain.  The beauty of creation and the miracle of a spring in the desert made us repeatedly say and think, "wow, our God is amazing!" Surrounding the spring there is a community. A community almost untouched by the outside world. A community where transportation consists of walking or riding a donkey. A beautiful community. After wading in the water for a few minutes we began the hike back down the mountain. I saw a building that looked like a church and a man who looked like a pastor sitting next to it. I stopped to greet him.  He was the pastor of this church. We chatted for a few minutes and exchanged contact information. He expressed a desire to have missionaries come and help with his church and the school in the community.  I look forward to connecting with this pastor again soon to see if this would be a good place for a team to partner. To think that all of this was discovered because of a search for a beautiful "recreation" option. We were able to find a beautiful area, a new community, and maybe a new partnership. All for the glory of God!  Praise His Holy Name!