Sundays are important teaching days for the kids of the HATS orphanage. Church is a huge part of their culture and they are joined for fellowship by other school children, teachers and neighbours from the community. Everyone is dressed in their finest clothes and it is amazing how clean they all are arriving, considering some will walk several kilometers on the dusty roads to come to church.
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| Heading to church. |
Joan was the special speaker this morning. She shared with the congregation about God’s promises in Ephesians 6: 11-17. Nice job, well received and a good challenge for all in attendance. Great band of timbrels and drums this morning – Rocking!!
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| Joan with her translator, Karen |
The kids from HATS presented 2 musical numbers; Mache and Loue bon Dieu. Carol and Joan taught the children these numbers and they performed very well.
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| HATS musical group. |
During the service there is a short fellowship time and some of the babies have a nap at the back of the church.
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| Church nursery |
The Sunday tradition is for all the volunteers and kids to pile into the truck and head to Luckner’s store for a visit and a treat of cookies and soft drink. Seat belts are clearly optional for otherwise it would take 5 trips each way to ferry the 19 of us to the party.
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| Load ‘er up |
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| Load ‘er up some more |
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| Full house |
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| Big selection and hard decisions |
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| Magdala getting her first driving lesson from Msta Keif |
The rest of the afternoon was read and rest time or temps de tranquille….........until the big soccer game at the church. The boys have done a wonderful job of cleaning up the yard there so it is safe for games.
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| Soccer in the church yard. |
Keith
4 comments:
This is an awesome blog Keith ...
Thank you for sharing!
Such amazing work going on at HATS-Haiti and you & Joan work so well with Karen and for this we thank God!
Laurie & I praying for all of you as you serve those precious children and guide them in to a right relationship with God!
Special love to Karen. praying she is doing o'k and taking care of herself.
Blessings & Prayers,
Maxi Hugs for all
A quote for your day;
"Essential Worship - When you enter God's presence with praise, He enters your circumstances with power". <3
The soccer field looks wonderful, great job boys.
Gigi is wondering if French teachers are needed!!!!!
Another great blog, keep them coming. I live the whole thing through you and I enjoy it.....next best thing to being there myself.
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