Submitted By Craig Zuithoff
This was our first student ministry trip to Haiti. There were 12 of us on the trip; myself and an female adult leader, 5 guys, and 5 girls. The students were all either entering their senior year of high school or had just graduated. Our purposes were to support the Nikkels who are from our church, help the people of Pignon, and gain some understanding of the need in Pignon and missions in general.
We flew DSM to CHI to MIA, stayed in hotel, MIA to Port Au Prince, MAF to Pignon. Same route on return leg. Also we used Nadar’s shuttle to and from the Port Au Prince airport to MAF. We did not have any problems. Bev Brand had prepared us well for what we could expect in Port Au Prince.
While there we painted Three Bears School, built screens at the hospitals feeding program shelter and at the Olivet Library, painted in the hospital dorms, built a rock path at the library, helped at the orphanage, and visited the Salt and Light school where we saw the well that our group was able to provide the funds for this past year.
We stayed in the MN house. It was great.
I think that students can do really well on this trip set up. I was glad that our high school students were upper classmen. We are already planning to go back over spring break with a new group of students. We love being a part of what God is doing in Pignon.
Thank you so much for allowing us to serve in Haiti!
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