We sat listening to the lady of New Horizons Orphanage and was amazed at her heart. She has so many orphans that need a home that she has to turn away many because she does not have enough shelter and food. The team, this week, built a Samaritans Purse Shelter (pictured below) for the orphanage. Samaritans purse has created these pre-built shelters. All volunteers have to do is nail them together, put a tin roof on them and then put the wrap around the home. They have been building about 3 a day! Which means 3 new families, each day, have a roof over their heads. As the shelter was being built, we played with the kids. When we finished, they sang us songs and said, "thank you." A few of us decided to walk home instead of drive. It was the most beautiful walk...I wish I had taken a picture for you. The sun was setting...we had to cross a small river...we walked through the mountains...everything was so green...we felt a little bit like we were on LOST which made it even better. As we neared home, it began to rain and then pour. It was the perfect ending to a great day. One of our friends recently took a helicopter ride around Hawaii and she was saying how Haiti looks exactly the same but completely different because of the poverty. Jesus, give us compassion for the least of these. Please be in prayer for the orphange, Sheperds House, that Brian is building. There have been a couple days where we just sit waiting for people or supplies which is very hard for us...especially knowing we could be helping the other volunteers build the shelters. God is sovereign though. We love you all!
This is a Samaritans Purse Shelter. It comes with four walls ready to be nailed together.
This is what it looks like when it is done. It is crazy to think that this is the nicest place most of these Haitians will ever live.
This is the inside. To the left is a bed and to the right are shelves/bunk beds.
This is Michille and his family. He is one of our interpreters and goes with us to build the shelters so he can talk with the people who are about to get them.
This is one of the teams. We received a container from the States that included medical supplies, construction supplies, blankets, food...just about everything you can think of. Everyone is holding Indiana Jones cereal. Brian is 3rd from the right and I am on the bottom left.
These are the blankets. There were probably around 500. We made care packages for the new owners of a shelter that include a blanket and a bag of hygiene items.
The little boys love playing with Brian.
He is a moving jungle gym to them.
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