{"id":1726,"date":"2016-04-12T04:37:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T04:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezravisionministries.org\/dir\/?post_type=blog_post&p=1726"},"modified":"2016-11-11T23:56:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T23:56:55","slug":"greetings-from-haiti","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"http:\/\/ezravisionministries.org\/dir\/blog-post\/greetings-from-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings from Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are beginning our fourth day here.\u00a0 Most of our team is currently working on painting the frames of the school desks that will be used in both the temporary and permanent school buildings in Onaville.\u00a0 We are working alongside a Haitian brother who has been doing all the welding for us.\u00a0 He has a lovely spirit!\u00a0 He expressed concern over the fumes that are produced from the anti-rust\/paint solution that our team is applying.\u00a0 He also wanted to ensure that we were being good stewards with the paint we purchased.\u00a0 Love it!\u00a0 My favorite story about our welder friend though is from last night.\u00a0 Reverend Hawkins went with Pastor Pierre to his home to discuss the progress on the school desks and benches.\u00a0 When they arrived, he was working with one of the interpreters from Nehemiah Vision Ministries, Mikenzli, to learn to speak and write in English.\u00a0 He was writing things like, “This is my name.\u201d and “This is my home.”\u00a0 He was working into the night to learn a language that isn’t even his own.\u00a0 This man is probably in his 50’s or 60’s and embodies the determined spirit we have witnessed over and over again.\u00a0 It is a beautiful thing.<\/p>\n

\"Welder\"<\/p>\n

Our welder friend hard at work!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have had many powerful experiences while here.\u00a0 We were able to be part\u00a0of two different worship services\u00a0on Sunday.\u00a0 We first joined the Onaville congregation for church early, and then shuttled over to the Nehemiah campus for worship with the people of Chambrun.\u00a0 We heard the same message twice and let me tell you, neither repetition nor a language barrier can stop the spirit of God!\u00a0\u00a0 Pastor Pierre is a powerful, spirit-filled preacher and it was awesome to engage in his message.\u00a0 The congregations are very responsive, participatory, and lively too.\u00a0 There is no concern with time or heat, but a pure desire to worship our Lord with genuine adoration.\u00a0 We might do well to follow the Haitian example on this one.<\/p>\n

\"Onaville-Church-Small\"<\/p>\n

The Church in Onaville, Haiti<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before I tell you about my favorite experience from yesterday, let me share with you the setting I am surrounded by right now.\u00a0 I’m sitting in a folding chair outside the church (because it’s the only place I can get Wi-Fi.\u00a0 Apparently, God is in the Wi-Fi!)\u00a0 The blazing sun is making it difficult to see my screen.\u00a0 I’m hot.\u00a0 In the school building to my back left, another missionary team is conducting an English camp for the local children.\u00a0 To my back right, locals are being served at the clinic.\u00a0 Food distribution ended just a bit ago to my right.\u00a0 Interns are battling weeds to restore the prayer garden to its previous glory to my immediate left.\u00a0 I hear Creole being spoken inside the church and from some locals to my right.\u00a0 I’ve sung along with English praise and worship songs while writing and now hear Haitian music and joyful shouts from children.\u00a0 The rooster just crowed.\u00a0 Wait….now the campers are singing “Every Move I Make” alternating English and Creole.\u00a0 I’m smiling.\u00a0 Where is God, you ask?\u00a0 He is everywhere.\u00a0 He is in every sound, every sight, every embrace, every act of service, every determined heart, Haitian and American.\u00a0 He is everywhere.\u00a0 The great I Am of the Bible is my Lord at home in the US, and is the mighty Savior of Haiti.<\/p>\n

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.\u00a0 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Col. 3:16-17)<\/p>\n

I guess you’ll have to wait until next time to hear about my favorite memory from yesterday.\u00a0 I’ve got some sights and sounds to soak in.<\/p>\n

Written by Carrie Hawkins, Co-Director, Social Media<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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