This year a 12 member Olivet Baptist Church
Mission Team traveled to Pignon, Haiti November 10-17, 2011.
We had 6 first time to Haiti people and it was a great
experience for all.
Our primary work project was building 40 school
desks and delivering them to a school at the poor
rural village of Santiak. It was a great thrill to
watch the school kids interact and help with the
final assembly of the desks. They loved the power
drill--that was a new experience for them.
Our other work project was finishing the tile
floor on the rooms below the hospital dorm. With
much hard work from our guys and the help of
Haitian labor we finished the entire area
including the stairway to the dorm.
Last--but not least--we did several teaching,
reading, singing and activity projects at the
library. It would be wonderful if each mission
team visiting Pignon would plan some library
sessions throughout the week. As you know most
of the kids do not have their own textbooks at
school and the library is a whole new concept
for them. However, as they get acquainted with
the library resources, it is our prayer this might
be a learning tool that will have a positive impact
on their lives and the lives of the next generation.
The week in Pignon and surrounding areas
was a great experience for our first time to
Haiti friends and an equally great experience
for those who had been there many times. We are
so glad God allowed us to spend this time with
His people in Haiti. Our conclusion--as a result
of this trip some area of our life will be changed
forever.
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