Day 4 in Haiti was Sunday, which meant one thing... church! My experience at church was astounding! While I didn't understand a single word said the entire 2+ hours we were there, it was a very moving service. The songs and preaching were absolutely beautiful. The emotion and effort put into church was something I have rarely experienced here at home. Church began at 7 in the morning and like I said, was a little over 2 hours long. The people who were in attendance appeared to be dressed in their best clothes and all came on foot! When was the last time you put on your best outfit and walked to church down a "street" covered with filth and mud puddles? During one of the songs, the Haitian people lifted their arms and swayed them back and forth. This represents their freedom from the bondage of Voodooism. While Christianity can be found in Haiti, Voodooism is the dominating religion. What a great thing that these people have been saved from Voodooism and will be in Heaven with me!
Sunday afternoon we began making cookies for our luau party that night with the girls. What a challenge! Much like the brownies, making cookies was not an easy thing to do. I had to laugh when the back of the package said to soften the butter in the microwave...obviously that cookie company has never made cookies in Haiti!
We actually ended up making chocolate chip brownie bar type things because the cookies were just too runny. We had to use the eggs and some other things in the Pastor's house but we didn't have a key for it so...Walt just broke into the Pastor's house. What's a mission trip without a little breaking and entering?
That night we headed to the girls' house and had the luau party. The girls seemed to have warmed up to us a bit and seemed to have fun. For their dinner, they were treated to fruit cocktail (a rarity) and teriyaki chicken sandwiches.
What a HUGE blessing this night was to the girls and us! I think this successful event was able to give us all much needed energy and encouragement.
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