Posted by Ludmilla Lieder

One week has flown by; today is our (the team members from Germany) last day in Haiti. I am very sad that I have to leave- not only the country, but most importantly, the people. We have had countless experiences with God. We saw a lot of need, misery, poverty, sadness, hopelessness and destruction. On the other hand, we also met people living by their faith in Christ - they had a hope and gladness that was more than a little contagious and this blessed the whole team. In the middle of all this chaos, disaster, and poverty, these people have made us rich with things that money cannot buy and with things that do not pass away over time.
My main job this whole week was to entertain the children, tell them about Jesus, play with them, and spend time with them. Today, during our break, we made paper airplanes with which we brought great joy into their hearts. The men continued building the shelter to the point where, when we leave, the Haitian people will be able to finish the work which we started. We had great team work- God helped us in every way and we hope that we are leaving the “footprints” of Jesus behind.
To end the day we had another one of our team meetings where everyone shared how this week impacted their lives. Everyone had a lot to say and I am sure that we are bringing home with us much more than we are leaving behind; one of these things is the joy we can find in Jesus Christ and the honor of serving our Lord and Savior.