Touched By the Ministries of the Lazarus Project

80 gallons of paint
17 of 20 rooms + a large atrium + railings + four outside latrines
28,000 square feet of paint laid; equates to over 9 houses at 3,000 square feet
11 fulfilled, but tired and sore servants!

As you can see from the numbers, with the help of God, we were able to accomplish and complete more work than we ever anticipated.  Bert and Roberta both commented that it was a pleasure to have a mission/servant team who required little supervision and worked so well together.

Once again, a highlight for the entire team was our visit to the Little Children of Jesus.  LCJ is an orphanage that cares for the mentally and physically handicapped which includes 95 people being cared for and 70 caregivers.  We re-connected with Gladys, as well as many of the children we got to know in years past.  There was a DJ playing music for the kids, so many people on our team showed off their best dance moves with the kids.  As we interacted with these children with physical and mental challenges, many of us remembered the words of Pastor Bollinger who told us that as we approach these individuals, we need to look into their heart and past their physical and mental disabilities.  If you're able to do so, you'll be blessed many times over.  It would be fair to say, judging from our devotional tonight, that was accomplished ten-fold by members of our mission team.

We've questioned which aspects of our serving were of the most value - painting/cleaning/etc. at the health center, our visit to Marie's, or our visit to Little Children of Jesus.  Only God knows the answer to that.  While the answer is unknown, we know that we were blessed by all the events and activities of the ministries of the Lazarus Project.  And we believe our interactions with the kids and adults at the Village of Hope and the orphanages touched them all as well.  And finally, we believe our mission/servant team has been blessed by the companionship of one another as we joyfully performed God's work.

Tomorrow we will be out and about in Port-au-Prince, shopping at the metal-works, doing lunch at a local Haitian restaurant, and visiting the Haitian Earthquake Memorial.