Thursday, November 01, 2007
Through Love Serve One Another
November 1st. 2007
Today we went to visit Asile. It is a Catholic run home for handicap children and the elderly. It is operated by 14 Brothers. One of the wonderful young men we met was Brother Johnson from the Phillipines. He gave his life to Christ when he was 15 and joined the brotherhood a year later and went to Jamaica. He gave us a tour of this facility that is set up as a big dorm with only beds. Sixty elderly women and sixty elderly men. Then we continued to an area that held forty handicap children. It was set up as a dorm with cribs. We felt a peace there. There were very little extra's. It was apparent to us there was alot of love being taught and displayed. The brother explained to us that the down syndrome children/adults show love to one another by feeding, washing and helping the elderly to bed and they can be seen pushing them around in wheelchairs. Then he went on to say when the kids are given a piece of bread they will break it into peices to share with one another. We all agreed this place will leave a lasting impression on our hearts. One of the signs they had in one of the dorms said this " THE CALL TO SERVE THE POOR IS AN INVITATION TO TRUE HAPPINESS" I will go back for sure! He actually invited us to come back and help bathe the children. This is an answer to one of my prayers. For the last few years I have had the desire to bring a team down to an orphanage and spend a week holding children who are forgotten and cast away. Matt. 25:40 "The King shall answer and say to them, Verily I say unto you, in as much as you have done it unto the one of the least of these by brethren, you have done it unto Me.
We also went to visit Children of the Promise, another orphange run by missionaries. They had sixty one children. There are over thirty Haitian women who help with these children. It is so awesome to see God in action and to see the many missionaries being so loyal to the work they feel God has called them too. I have one more week left. Will return in February with a team and then again in June with a youth group that will be helping a dear friend of mine, Enoch Firmin, who works for Hope Seeds. We will be doing a BGS( bible garden school) and soccer clinic in a village where it is very poor. How exciting to do God's work! Thank you for your prayers.
Today we went to visit Asile. It is a Catholic run home for handicap children and the elderly. It is operated by 14 Brothers. One of the wonderful young men we met was Brother Johnson from the Phillipines. He gave his life to Christ when he was 15 and joined the brotherhood a year later and went to Jamaica. He gave us a tour of this facility that is set up as a big dorm with only beds. Sixty elderly women and sixty elderly men. Then we continued to an area that held forty handicap children. It was set up as a dorm with cribs. We felt a peace there. There were very little extra's. It was apparent to us there was alot of love being taught and displayed. The brother explained to us that the down syndrome children/adults show love to one another by feeding, washing and helping the elderly to bed and they can be seen pushing them around in wheelchairs. Then he went on to say when the kids are given a piece of bread they will break it into peices to share with one another. We all agreed this place will leave a lasting impression on our hearts. One of the signs they had in one of the dorms said this " THE CALL TO SERVE THE POOR IS AN INVITATION TO TRUE HAPPINESS" I will go back for sure! He actually invited us to come back and help bathe the children. This is an answer to one of my prayers. For the last few years I have had the desire to bring a team down to an orphanage and spend a week holding children who are forgotten and cast away. Matt. 25:40 "The King shall answer and say to them, Verily I say unto you, in as much as you have done it unto the one of the least of these by brethren, you have done it unto Me.
We also went to visit Children of the Promise, another orphange run by missionaries. They had sixty one children. There are over thirty Haitian women who help with these children. It is so awesome to see God in action and to see the many missionaries being so loyal to the work they feel God has called them too. I have one more week left. Will return in February with a team and then again in June with a youth group that will be helping a dear friend of mine, Enoch Firmin, who works for Hope Seeds. We will be doing a BGS( bible garden school) and soccer clinic in a village where it is very poor. How exciting to do God's work! Thank you for your prayers.
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Dear Pam,
My heart and prayers are with you in Haiti my dear sister in Christ. I agree that "The call to serve the poor is an invitation to true happiness!" It is a joy and a privilege to support you with my prayers during your trip. Thank you so much for your obedience to the Lord in serving those in need in Haiti.
Love and prayers and blessings to all!
Sharon
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My heart and prayers are with you in Haiti my dear sister in Christ. I agree that "The call to serve the poor is an invitation to true happiness!" It is a joy and a privilege to support you with my prayers during your trip. Thank you so much for your obedience to the Lord in serving those in need in Haiti.
Love and prayers and blessings to all!
Sharon
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