Today we visited the Afka orphanage. Afka is a NDI feeding site and while there, we had the opportunity to actually share a meal with the girls and the workers. This orphanage is home to 18 girls, all under the age of 16. Some of the girls are there because their parents died…some in the quake, some before. Other girls are there because their parents had to make the humble decision that they did not have the means to provide adequate food, water and shelter to their child.
When we arrived, we were honored to be a part of a Pastor’s bible study group. Together, a group of 10+ Pastors meet weekly to discuss their readings of “Experiencing God”, an English bible study series that has been translated into French just for them. These men travel long distances just to be in the presence of one another for the equipping and encouraging of the saints. It reminds me of the early church described in the book of Corinthians. Once these men finish their study, they have made a pact to go and find 12 others to lead in this same discussion. Here in America
The rest of our time there was spent playing games and developing relationships with the girls. We colored, read books, played cards and games. The most popular game was music freeze. Although we did not speak the same language, the universal language of dance brought us together for a fun-filled afternoon.
Only God knows what tomorrow will hold…we know there will be bumper to bumper traffic, we know there will be the smell of diesel fuel in the air, but what we don’t know is how God is going to shape our lives as a result of the interactions we have with the people here in Haiti. We will be worshipping with Pastor Maxeau and his newly built church in the mountains. Will we have a face to face encounter with a voodoo priests? They say it’s a possibility… all we know is, if God be for us, who can be against us?!
- Haiti Team #2
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