Seven Thousand Smiles - December 2017 | Hungry For Life
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Seven Thousand Smiles

December 2017:
Grand Diable
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Haiti

In December a small team from Chilliwack travelled to Haiti to work alongside Lemuel Ministries in Anse Rouge. The team, comprised of graduated Mount Cheam students, worked alongside the locals to help with the construction of a school latrine, worked on the development offices, assisted with an agricultural project,  participated in home visits of widows and elderly in the community, and taught English and computer classes.

Community projects: 
Fence, Tree Planting and Garden Project

Team Testimonials:

“My highlight was being able to interact with the community and to be able to work alongside the people.”
“I believe this trip will definitely influence how I perceive life in the future.”
“I think I will try harder to show thankfulness and appreciation for everything I'm blessed with.”
“It broke my heart to see the people of Haiti getting so little care.”
“This trip has caused me to be thankful for the many blessings we have, and to not rely on earthly things as they can all be taken away.”
“I have now seen poverty through a different view.”

Team Blog:

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Last day in the village

Early this morning we woke up to ride on donkeys to market. Riding the donkeys was a blast even though they can be real stubborn and very hard on the butt. At the market we saw lots of animals and produce. We witnessed a goat being killed and butchered in front of our eyes.

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Sunday, December 17th, 2017

Sunday

Our day started as usual with breakfast in the gazebo, which consisted of bread, boiled eggs and fresh pineapple. At 9:30 we went to church which was very interactive with lots of singing, clapping, different instruments being played and various speakers sharing the gospel in Creole.

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Saturday, December 16th, 2017

Community work day

Up at the crack of dawn, before the first rays of sun lit up the starry night sky we climbed out of bed for a super early breakfast at 5:30of scrambled eggs, buns and slices of oranges.

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Friday, December 15th, 2017

Painting and home visits

The sun rose bright and early on the horizon and another day started bright and early. Breakfast was served in the gazebo, and following this we went out to the school for flag raising. We watched the kindergarten children water the trees before observing their morning prayer.

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Thursday, December 14th, 2017

A Whirlwind of Activity

Our day, or should I say Jason’s day, started off with a start when Pastor Tony woke him up by gently calling his name to tell him that the son of the mission family needed to go to the hospital in Fort Lauderdale. Thankfully he is being well taken care of and is now waiting on test results.

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Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

Arrival

We started the day off by landing at Miami International Airport at around 12:30 AM. Jason and Derek decided to be party-poopers and go for a snooze, while the rest of us took a taxi to Miami Beach.

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Tuesday, December 12th, 2017

Off to Haiti

And we’re off!

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