Five Days Report: Thursday 14 – Tuesday 19, 2019

Due to cities demonstrations, roads blockages, tires burning, Christian Hand initial schedule was modified and changed according to the will of God as followed:
Thursday February 14: Medical Fair at Eglise Baptiste Morija of Acul-Samedi
Sunday February 17: Worship at Eglise Bethanie of Cite Saint Michel
Monday February 18: Medical Fair at Eglise Bethanie of Cite Saint Michel
Tuesday February 19: Medical Fair at Eglise Baptiste Morija of Acul-Samedi

Evangelical (Counseling) Station:
Worship with the attendants.  Because of lack of volunteers, Pastor Duval Denis biblically counseled the patients while translating for the lone nurse in the group.

Saturday evening, February 16: spontaneous worship at the hotel and 2 employees received the Lord as their personal Savior.
Sunday Morning, February 17: Worship with the Christians of Eglise Bethanie and around 100 toilet-kits  (soap, tooth-paste, tooth-brush, wash-cloth, deodorant, Bible verse) were given to congregants after the service.

Medical Station: 1 medical doctor, 2 nurses, 1 pharmacist
Thursday February 14: 110 patients seen at Acul-Samedi
Monday February 18: 150 patients seen at Cite Saint Michel
Tuesday February 19: 175 patients seen at Acul-Samedi
Friday & Saturday 15, 16: 2 patients seen at the Auberge Villa Cana
Total: 437 patients seen during the 2019 Christian Hand Winter Mission

Education Station:
Thursday February 14: 100 kids registered at Acul-Samedi
Monday February 18: 200 kids registered at Cite Saint Michel
Tuesday February 19: 200 kids registered at Acul-Samedi
Total: 500 kids registered at both locations
Bible teaching, prizes, games, distribution of toys to children

Feeding Station:
Over 500 children were fed without counting adults during three days.  And over 100 bags of food containing rice, dry beans, oil, spaghetti, flour, carnation milk, sugar were distributed to people during the three days.

Clothing Station:
Clothes and shoes were distributed: no count was made

Volunteers Testimonies:
Each morning at 6:30 AM the volunteers met for prayer. Each night, before going to bed they met also to share their workday experiences.  Here are some testimonies of the volunteers:

John J.: Every time I come in mission with Christian I learned something new.  The registration process was a challenge. We will never be able to satisfy the needs of the people whatever we have.  May the Lord grant us wisdom and strategies! I hoped everyone would be able to come. I was not afraid, but God spoke differently to each of us.  I was happy to go to Pappy Pierre hometown. God gave him the desire of his heart. The kids here are better than the kids of my hometown. They listen and sit down.  I feel a kind of connection with them.

Francoise Jusma Pierre: The seed is planted.  The main focus is not the material things, but the gospel.  Medical Mission is different than Medical Treatment. We really are not relying on the medicine that we provide to treat the sick, but we rely on God himself to do the healing, and we witness that fact trip after trip.  It is amazing how God brings peace among us in spite of the turmoil surrounding us..

Rev. Lawrence Pitta: I had a nice experience with the kids.  I enjoyed working with them. They are sweet children.  They touched the hairs of my arms. They recited verses and I gave them some toys.  I stop worrying. My job is to sow the seeds.

Jeanette Gibbs: This is my first mission trip.  It is also my first experience with the Haitian people and the language barrier.  It was difficult at first, but God is so good. We came to claim the land in the name of Jesus.  I thank you for letting me come to this mission trip.

Kyra Pierre: Everything was fine for me.  My main concern was the control of the crowd.

Therese Wiley: God picked the right people for this trip.  I am glad that I was able to teach and play volleyball with the kids.

Marie-May Denis: I learned new things from this trip, such as dealing with stress and anxiety.  The blood sugar level and the high blood pressure of the people got my attention.  God had a reason to send us here at this specific time. Humanly speaking, we had more than we could handle, but God in his grace had sustained us and made everything went well.

Alceus Pierre: I am happy and satisfied.  I want to thank first the Great Master of the Universe and all of you, members of Christian Hand, for this great experience.