I had the privilege of going to Haiti with the college ministry of Mountain Brook Community Church called UCF. We served with Canaan Christian Community a few hours North of Port-au-Prince. It was a pretty moving to say the least.
Ironically, one of the coolest parts of the trip for me happened before we even left. Our son Carson was asking us questions about my trip and we shared that some of the kids I would be working with in Haiti are orphans. In explaining what that meant, it seemed to hit home with him. In fact, later that night we found him pulling clothes out of his drawers and separating them into two piles - one for him to keep, and one for "Daddy to take to the kids in Haiti". Needless to say we took advantage of the opportunity to encourage his heart for kids in other cultures.
We ended up collecting clothes from Hayley's moms group to add to Carson's pile. When I checked in for my flight, half of my bag and an extra checked bag were filled with children's clothes for the ministries at Canaan. The pic above is Carson with the clothes he 'collected'.Here are a few shots from my time in Haiti:
Me and some of the Canaan boys (Stevenson, Sanders, Wendy, Wesh, and others).
The ocean was beautiful (above) as were the seemingly endless mountains (below).
This last photo is of a boy who came out from his village to see the "blans" (white people) on the mountain trail. Please take a minute to pray for the people of Haiti. Pray that God will raise up a generation of Haitians with a passion for Christ above all else.
