Partners In Deed: Soto Children (rain) Camp Matt 7-25

Today we had the children from the T.E.A.R.S. Soto School at camp. It rained all last night, so it was cold and wet when they arrived. All you could see was the big smiles on their faces and big wide eyes looking at the pool and the inflatable castle. No sooner the program started, it poured heavily,overhead tarps were collapsing, puddles started forming. For sure we thought the day was ruined. Not for the Haitians, they continued with the same enthusiasm, joy and energy. For them the gift of camp was the same whether it rained or not. They have so little but they are firm in their belief that whatever God provides is good and abundant.

Hunkering down under the tarps

Downpour par excellence

When rain pours down our lives, do we wait for the rain to stop or do we continue in joy and trust as the Haitians did?

"The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against the house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock". Matthew 7:25

Aside from rain, our other barrier was language as Creole is the spoken language in Haiti and is the mother tongue used in every home of immigrants in the Dominican Republic. Pastor Hector, his staff of teachers and helpers kept with enthusiasm while all of us participated without knowing what was really being said. Regardless, there is a universal language no matter where we are in the world, and is the language of "love", taught by the one who knows it best: Christ.