Three women from The Sanctuary are on a missions trip to Haiti this week. Their team, which includes 14 people from Illinois and Virginia, will be sending an e-mail update each day on what is happening during the trip. A different member of the team writes the e-mail each day.

Monday (from Liz at The Sanctuary)

Hello loved ones!

Today was our first day of Enrichment Classes. We taught First Aid, Music, and Paper Mache, and everything went very well. We were amazed to see how God worked through us to be our strength when many of us felt weak or unsure in what we were doing. God is so good!

After the classes we headed over to Little Children Of Jesus, which is an orphanage for physically disabled children. There we truly saw the provision of the Lord. As we fed children who could not walk, see, hear, or communicate we realized that God is so much bigger than we could possibly imagine. To us, these children look alone and in need of so much, but through Jesus they are never truly alone. When no one is there to hold them, God scoops them into his arms and carries them. When they can’t be understood by us, God hears them clearly. When they can’t see colors, I am almost positive God shows them things we can only imagine. He knows exactly what they need, and he cares for them no matter what. I am truly overwhelmed by the love of our Savior tonight… In the midst of despair, he brings hope to others and glory to Himself.

We also danced for Jesus today with the children that were able! It was a glorious sight to behold. I can only imagine how big of a party we will have in Heaven someday when all of God’s children will be able to stand and dance before the throne.

Well, that’s what we experienced today. It was another day to learn more about our wonderful Lord, and we are truly thankful.

We love and miss all of you at home. Please continue to lift us, as well as the Haitian people, up in prayer.