We made it!  We got here with all of the luggage, and with the chance to meet with La Revenda Milguella who gave us the schedule for La Biblia Escuela.  We hit the ground running and made it through the first day.

As we go through the week, I cannot help but be aware of two things.  The reassurance of prayers from Christ Church.  We started our trip early (2:45am) and started the Bible school the next day which is a lot on a little bit of sleep.  When you have so much happening at one time, it can be overwhelming.  However, knowing of prayers offered from Winchester and working with a good group, it is amazing what we find we can do.

The other is the gift of community at home and in Bani. We caught up with the staff at the diocesan office in Bani, and we also have two additional people helping here – Ashley from Haiti and Emily Gibson (not kin) who is an intern here.  This helps with he music and the Spanish speakers.  We are also seeing friends, old and new who help to make the Bible school run smoothly. This is a community event in so many ways.

We will share more reflections and stories through the week which I hope will give people a flavor of our experience.  Sharing our stories is our way of helping the greater community know how Christ’s love is being shared in this mission which a community helped to make possible.

Webster