Hiawatha Team Report 1

Bonswa! (Haiti's afternoon greeting)

First off, for you worriers (my wife included) we are all doing great! No sickness, injury, sunburns, or exhaustion. Praise God for that.

Here at the Christianville compound, we are united by the love of Jesus. It's great to see teams/people from Iowa, New York, Kansas, Michigan, and Florida just to name a few all working hard for the glory of Christ. We pray, eat, and work together. What a great example of the body of Christ.

The Haitians are extraordinarily friendly. Even though there is an obvious language barrier, (Haitians speak a language similar to French called Creole) a smile and a "Bonjure!" goes a long way. We work alongside them and they always outwork us. It's amazing their endurance, determination, and work ethic.

After a long day of digging trenches, hauling/sifting dirt, and/or creating cinder blocks, food has never tasted sooo good. Rice is a staple at every meal, but they've also had some gumbo soup we couldn't get enough of, chicken, bread, and mango juice. It's great!

At the end of the day, we enjoy some devotions followed by some card games or cribbage. We are soon ready for bed (if we even make it though the games without falling asleep) and enjoy a bunkhouse with our fellow short-term missionary friends. The limited water and electricity have hardly been noticed. We are constantly reminded and amazed at God's provision.

I'll have to end it here as internet time is a valuable commodity and I don't want to take advantage of our hosts.

Thanks for your prayers and it's been fun to talk up Hiawatha church!

-Bernt and the rest of the Hiawatha gang.

P.S. Heidi 'Stephens' Munson will be posting pictures on her Facebook account. Please be on the lookout for those. (Hopefully it works as uploading pictures down here on a limited bandwidth is frustrating and very time consuming.)