Missions Trip Update

Man, what a great trip we had over the past week in Haiti. Sorry for not posting any updates while we were there, but I tried several times and the internet service failed! Welcome to a foreign country! Thank you all so much for your prayers while we were gone. We definitely felt God's protection.

I have taken a lot of missions teams to Haiti, and I will say that this was one of the best teams yet. And no, I don't say that after every group. We had a team of 18 people, of which 10 were from Central Baptist in Deer Park, Texas, and the other 8 were from various churches in the Charlotte, NC area. Everyone in the group had great attitudes and was very open to the different types of ministry we did while there. It was awesome to see God work in the lives of everyone in the group.

We flew to Haiti on Monday and spent the night in Port au Prince. On Tuesday, we got up and drove the 4 hour trip to Aquin. The group went to the children's home to see the kids, while I went out and bought paint and food for the Friday ministry day. On Wednesday, part of the group painted the upstairs of the house, while the rest of the group sorted the food and toys for Friday. Thursday, part of the group went to the mountain village of Leje for a service, and part of the group went to the island village of Kay Romier for a service. When we met back up in Aquin, we went down to the local soccer field and schooled by some Haitian kids. Friday, we went back to the villages, switching group locations and passed out food bags to all the families represented in the villages. We also sat around and had a time of fellowship with all the people. Friday night brought more soccer and getting our tails kicked again! Saturday was a much needed day of relaxation and fun at the beach with our kids, followed by a great church service that night. On Sunday, we headed back to Port au Prince, and flew home Monday. A special thanks goes out to the everyone in the group for making it awesome!

All the kids are doing great and we are seeing some of them step up into leadership positions. I am so proud of all of them, especially Fabienne and Fito as they set Godly examples for the younger kids. The second level is almost finished. Since we finished the painting, we can now proceed with finishing the floors and windows. We are also still working on getting our well drilling machine modified and sent to Haiti in the next few months. We are really excited about this area of ministry as well. Check out www.project127-haiti.com to see how you can be involved!

God bless you all,
Steve Horne