He is Risen...

Happy Easter! It's been a lovely day here in Gressier.

At an informal "service" we had here at house, Matt G. gave us the charge to consider the fact that Easter is an even bigger holiday than Christmas. And how true...Jesus birth was big...but his resurrection from the grave. Wow! That's crazy stuff! We hope your day has been a great one as ours has.

Here's what we did:

5:30am had us at an Easter service about a 5 minute walk from the house. We spent the morning lounging, organizing the house and preparing Easter dinner (ham, potatoes and carrots). Joe, Amy and Suzanne...thank you for making us a great meal!

The afternoon had John M and Tyler doing some light work to spruce up the living conditions. Jon, Dustin and Ken went with Thelma (a full time worker here) to a community meeting where we discussed how Touch Global might partner with the area and help in the construction of a school. The members of the gathering expressed great thanks that TG showed up and was investing in the local community. Each of us even got to "sign in" as delegates to the meeting :) As well, many of us did some hiking to see a possible location for an orphanage that TG might be involved in, as well as just to see and be seen in the area.

Tonight we'll eat dinner together and welcome the newcomers to the Haitian Queen (we almost feel like regulars now that we've been here for 24 hours!). Tomorrow has us out on projects that are still getting nailed down. We're praying for a great day!

The photos:

1. Jon, Suzanne and others on a hike

2. Greg and some new local friends