Well, Haiti has been fantastic! I’ve done and seen so much that I’m not even sure how to put it all into words! As far as how a typical week looks that is hard to say because last week was so different from this week and next week will probably be different from both. I can give you a general idea based on this past week though.
Monday: Work day. Worked on building a playground at the Agape House, the orphanage the Byxbes run, for the kids. We dug holes, measured wood, cut it, built the deck, and made footers. Chased a large tarantula across the yard- I opted out of that one, because it was big from where I was. I did, however, decide to see how it would feel to get shocked by the battery charger (not purposefully). It didn’t feel good at all.
Tuesday: Work day. Finished up the deck, and built the frame for the tower. Had a one-on-one with a squad leader (she checks in to see how I’m feeling and what’s going on). A squadmate and leader each killed a chicken for supper.
Wednesday: Work day. Today we worked on the farm. We’d been clearing a place to plant okra. We finally got to make rows and plant the seeds. Then we moved on to the next spot where we shall plant corn, once it gets cleared and tilled.
Thursday: School day. My first day at the school! It was a good day. I helped one of the boys, Frantzo, with his spelling and math work.
Friday: School day. The kids had a spelling test and then a movie. I stayed to help Emily, the teacher, grade some papers and organize the bookshelf.
Saturday: Off day. This is the day that we get to take as teams and just do whatever and recharge. Last week Dan, the resident nurse, took us hiking to a spring. Today a few of us went to a beach. Both were beautiful; hiking was my favourite though.
Sunday: Church.
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So this was written last week, obviously. The wi-fi is very limited here and too many people were on to actually post this.
So that was last week, ths week was totally different. As was previously mentioned, ministry may not always look like what we think it should. I only made it to the school once and ended up teaching subtraction, it was both a high and a low. Farmed one day, built stall doors another, did street care, and organized medical cabinets. All of this is ministry. It may not be what I want to do or really look like God’s work but it is. In the long run ministry is about serving God in whatever way He asks.
You never know, you may even be asked to wash your contact’s beast of a dog, and that is ministry too.
