DAY 9 (January 10, 2012) FINAL DAY IN HAITI

This morning we were up early to eat breakfast, loaded up the vehicles with our luggage, sound equipment and instruments.  We thanked the hotel staff for all their hard work while we were there for the week and prayed over them.  We then took some pictures by the pool and in the lobby area with many of the UN officers that we meet at the hotel.  We then took a team photo on some steps just outside the hotel and loaded up.  Once we arrived at the airport we unloaded, said our good-byes to Pastor Luc and our other driver Edward and made our way through checking our baggage, customs, and three different check points (why there were three different check points I have no clue, I have never seen so many).  All of our flights back to the states went well and there were no difficulties.  The last flight was pretty fun as we had a very small plane and pretty much the whole plane was our team plus 4 others or so.  We had some good laughs and shared several stories.  We landed in Sioux Falls at about 10:30 p.m. or so I believe it was, collected all of our checked baggage, loaded it up into the Life Light trailer that came to pick us up and we headed back to the office.  When then sorted our luggage into our vehicles, said our goodbyes and headed back home.

I am very thankful for this amazing opportunity that the Lord presented to us over a year ago and for everything thing leading up to it, during the trip, and the work that is yet to be done.  I thank the Lord for providing our team with safe travels, good health overall (I didn’t feel sick once while in Haiti-only prayers can answer why this was), and for the many lives that we were able to come into contact with and share the gospel with while in Haiti. I pray that the Lord will be pleased with our efforts and that with the seeds we have planted He will continue to water them and help them grow to come and know Him in a new and deep way.