As we rose this morning, we all were feeling enthusiastic about meeting Deaf Haitian students at Haiti Deaf Academy. This experience proved to be an amazing journey. We had a rare opportunity to see through Haiti deaf students' lens to their culture. We all had a piece of each student's life story. It was a beautiful learning experience for us. We truly admire and love watching Deaf Haitian students sign. We even tried to learn their sign language and the students were incredibly patience with us in the process of acquiring their language. We saw their patience in their laughter and the love in their eyes toward us. This is something we should all learn: to laugh when we make mistakes and to love when we encounter a new person. These are valuable lessons. We clearly saw that God was working through them to reach out to us. All of us felt signless (at a loss for words) and it was powerful for us to witness God's work.
Later on this evening, we learned Haiti's way of dance. The Salsa!! Out on a balcony with a strong breeze blowing we laughed our way through step after step, ending with a twirl and a dip. Hopefully we will have photos to prove our new skills. Now to find a Salsa studio back in the Twin Cities so we can practice and improve!
We praise God for His goodness to us today and all this week.
(Team)
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JoAnn and Alan were surprised to see Mackenson who they have met him 1 1/2 years ago at the Wahoo Beach. So was I (Bob) knew him 3 years ago... So good to see them exciting to see each other.
It show that Haitian DO remember someone care/love them from their heart that help them grow their heart with GOD. It's was an amazing week for the teams and Deaf Haitians. It's amazing HOW GOD guide us to touch Haitian's heart but its really Haitian touched our heart with lots of LOVE... That's AMAZING!!!!
Tomorrow we will be going to the Deaf Church in Leveque and then after that will add more rocks to the Cross on the hill nearby church..
Bob
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We want to add an interesting note about the cooking staff at Haiti Deaf Academy. We were awestruck by their faith in God as they stated about God in their conversation. She told us the story about her family and herself about being saved. It was incredible inspiring sight to watch their signing about God as they were not afraid to express their love of God.
Jo Ann and Julie
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