TG gets ready to return home

It's our last day in Haiti- whew!!- what a week. This morning we traveling up to Grace Village for church service--lots of great singing, praising and praying . . . we have a lot to be grateful for.

After church, we traveled to Wahoo Beach for Haiti-style break.  The Caribbean waters were breathtaking--and most of the team took advantage of the $5 snorkel special to see some underwater life near the reef. It was a day of relaxation, sunshine and play--much needed in order to rejuvenate after our very heavy, amazing week.  It was awesome to see Haiti in this light too--the blue waters, the gorgeous mountains, the clear skies.  The dichotomy of the two Haiti realities did not go unnoticed--it's part of the complexity of this country that we have all come to love.

This evening, the students (and leaders) from Holy Family came by, as did the other Healing Haiti group. It's Jeff Gacek's birthday today, so we had a pizza party and cake!  Jeff reminded us that we were chosen to be in Haiti at this time--that God has a plan for our lives and we are called to serve.  How awesome to be called to serve and to be served by the people we met in Haiti.

This final post is being written by the two brave chaperones--Mrs O'Neil and Mrs Lienau. It has been an honor to journey with the students from TG in Haiti--they have blown us away! They have shown such compassion and passion, interest and love to the Haitian people--the old, the children, those that are disabled and those close to death.  They jumped in--quite literally--with both feet, and definitely in the deep end.  They have demonstrated what is best about our community--a genuine desire to serve and to be the feet and hands of Christ to others.  Thank you for entrusting your children to our care and for sharing their wonderful spirits with the people of Haiti.  We trust this is an experience that no one will soon forget.

We ask that you be patient with your child as they may have a difficult time explaining all that they experienced.  Pictures will soon follow, but we end this week with love for the Haitian people and for our students who journeyed with us.  We look forward to our return to snowy Minnesota!