Monday, January 14

This blog comes a little late, but I wanted to give all you eldercare followers a recap of our last day in Titanyen, because some very good things happened.

We had lots of elders we wanted to visit today and because we have 2 available openings for elders, we also had plans to visit 6 potential elders.  We were able to see 3 on our list who were home.  There is such a need....each one of them struggled with daily life.  Finding food, making repairs to their homes and visiting the doctor are all difficult tasks when you have no money.  After visiting those 3, Pastor Wesley, who was translating for us, said that he felt like the Holy Spirit was telling us that we need to visit one more man.  His name was Elie. 

He doesn't know his own age and lives with his daughter and her family, none of whom are able to find jobs.  The roof of their home is in tatters....I can only imagine how wet they must get with just a little rain.  Elie's bed was a sheet on the dirt floor.  He was emaciated and dehydrated.  When I looked into his eyes, I saw Jesus and knew that we needed to help him.  He was added to our meals on wheels program and a mission team visited him later in the week.  I hope to have a blog post soon about the visit!

In between visits of potential elders, we were also able to stop at current elders homes to see how they are doing.  Many of you know Meme and when we went into his home it looked empty, but I knew he was there.  A peek under his bed revealed that he was trying to stay cool on the concrete...what a funny man!

We also brought a drill, latches and new locks for many of them who are unable to lock up their homes and keep their few possessions safe from theft.  They were so grateful for this small thing!

At one of our elder's home, Camisane, we found out that she was married to a man named Eliason who was far from God.  Pastor Wesley witnessed to him and he is considering giving his life to Christ.  Please pray for him!

As many times as we've driven by the wells in Titanyen, I've never tried one, so today was my day.  I was surprised at how little water comes out with each pump.  Getting water everyday is not an easy task!

As the day slowly slipped away, we knew our ride to Port-au-Prince was coming soon.  There was still so much to do, so many elders to visit, so much time to spend with them.  We can only let go and trust that others will be willing to be used by God to serve these precious elders.  Please continue to pray for each of them and that little by little things will get better.  Haitians use a creole saying to describe this: "Petit, petit, l'ap vini".

On our way to Port au Prince, we were able to spend a few minutes at the mass grave.  A fitting ending to our week in Haiti.  Just two days after the 3rd anniversary of the earthquake, the memorial was filled with flowers.  At the top of the mountain, we prayed over Haiti, it's struggles and it's achievements over the last 3 years.  May God's hand bless this country, using people who are willing to be his hands and feet!