Titanyen

Today was the first day we went to a village called Titanyen, and we will be going back there all week. It was an amazing experience to be there today. We walked around the village and stopped at a few peoples homes to ask then some questions about their lives and to pray with them. Walking around the village was such an eye opener for me because I got to see their homes, the way they live and the people themselves. Seeing things like this on TV or in pictures is so different because you see it but you don’t fully grasp the situation. This was very different because everything was right there in front of me and it was so real. Hearing the peoples stories was amazing, but also heartbreaking. They experience so much loss and so much difficulty, but it’s so common where they are that it just becomes a way of life. However, they are still so strong in their faith and they love Jesus so much. We also visited a church there, it was very small but something about it was very comforting. While we were there, the paster came and talked to us. He told us how the church was built, what it was like during an after the earthquake and a bit about his life too. He was very kind and he had A LOT to say. One thing that really stood out to me was when he said “whenever you need something, pray, pray, pray and then wait for Gods timing”. I thought that was really relevant because so often we expect God to give us whatever we ask for right away and forget that he will always provide us with what we need, even if He doesn’t give it to us right when we ask for it. After lunch we went to an orphanage and we played and sang with the kids. That was really fun and I met so really great and happy kids there. It was really cool when the Haitians sang worship songs in Creole and when we recognized a song we would sing along in English. There’s so much more to say about today but I don’t want to make this too long. God is very visibly working hear and I’m so grateful I’m hear to see what He’s doing.

Elise