Saturday, March 9, 2013

What Story?

Every team has it's story and this one is no different.  The team had it's members but no one knew ahead of time that a few additional members would join in along the way.  You would have to ask someone here just what this is all about for the rest of the story or you might just think it's a goofy photo.  However there is a story or testimony to be shared.  This remote location in Haiti tugs on your heart, really though it's the people that tug.  About 90% or the adult's do not read or write, that's just the way it is.  The next generation will break free and the children are hungry for knowledge.  How hungry?  Would you walk over an hour to come to school daily, crossing a river multiple times holding your school clothing  above the water then upon the last crossing hiding in the weeds to change and be looking sharp for school?  Many of the 250 children that are coming to school here in Bataille, Haiti do just that.  So while we visited this past month the children had a couple days off of school but were not excused from helping to build the new school.  The walls went up with the help of the community as we did our best to lend a hand in this process.  Want to help or see more? check out a short video clip here. What testimony do you have to share and are you sharing it?  Oh yes, you will have to ask about ... the rest of the story.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

They do so much for education we take for granted. Makes me take a pause and be thankful for everything I've been blessed with.

Anonymous said...

It is truly amazing how much the children will endure just to learn.