A great week comes to an end

The last few days have been really great! On Tuesday it was still a pretty relaxed day, I sat down with Nick and went over the projects he would like to see done by the end of the summer, which includes some electrical work in a security shed, building a couple bathrooms areas with showers and toilets by the preschool area. Also ripping out some wooden counters and replacing it with concrete ones, this should help with the cockroach problem in the drawers and cupboards. He would also like redo a reading/relaxation room into an office room, including knocking out part of a wall and adding a door, and taking off the current roof and replacing it with a new metal one. I will also be helping out with construction on and off throughout the summer whenever I am needed.

Wednesday I got started on the electrical work, but needed to quit pretty fast because I ran out of some parts that I needed, so I will finish that either later in the week or next week. I also helped out with digging a trench to lay some electrical line into. And of course spent some time with the kids.

Thursday Nick was sick, so we didn’t work together on some stuff we were hoping to, so I helped out a youth group with painting in the house out in the back, as well as doing quite a bit with kids and other general stuff around the compound.

On Friday we had a group of orphans around high school age come here, and they wanted to play soccer and basketball. We were absolutely destroyed in soccer, but we own both basketball games! 4 v 4 to forty points, we dominated on the first game, during the 2^nd game we fell behind by about 20 but came back and won by 4 points, that was fun!

Today, we went to a resort on the beach near Cap Haitien. It was beautiful! I will upload pictures in the next couple of days, but we went swimming, saw some pretty cool sea creatures, etc. It was a fun day. Except for the sunburn.

The youth group that is here has also invited me and a couple other short term people that are down here to participate in their nightly Bible study which has really been a blessing! We have talked about what it means to really serve Jesus and give your life to Him, and tonight (Thursday) we went around and a few people mentioned how this trip has really opened up their eyes to how we are so blessed and have so much in America, and that this is definitely going to change their life and their perspective. It is pretty awesome to watch how God is working in them, as well as in me. It is a daily struggle for me to let go of myself and thinking about myself and instead let God replace my will with His. I am working daily on letting go and just serving God with everything. Tonight we divided into small groups and discussed what is blocking or veiling us from stepping out in Christ and really living our lives fully for Him. I said comparing myself to others, and materialism. It is really hard to focus on God when I am surrounded with my toys and gizmos and gadgets, and comparing myself to others who have more and wishing I had more as well. God has been working hard in me this past school year, and especially coming down here to Haiti, on realizing I don’t need even close to need everything I have, and especially don’t need more.

A follow up on the last post when I asked for prayer, I am doing WAY better being down here. God definitely has caught me and is with me down here. Thank you VERY much for all the prayer and encouragement!! A new prayer request I have is that I can continue to focus on God and realize I am down here for Him, not for me, and to give my will up for His so that I can do what he brought me here to do, and Honor and Glorify Him through it.

God Bless!

David