In June our VOH staff took a team to facilitate our 4th annual summer camp and medical clinic! This year was uniquely special because we were able to also facilitate a teacher training for our partner school! VOH is continuing to raise the funds needed to rebuild the school but in the meantime we are pouring out various resources to the teachers and students. With five teachers on our summer team, we provided a teacher training for the staff at Ecole Communautaire 2eme Plaine. The collaboration between our American teachers and Haitian teachers was a joy to see! They all had such a good time and the Haitian teachers learned so many new strategies to make learning more engaging and tangible for students! “Can you come back next year?! and We are learning so much!,” among other excited statements, was heard from the Haitian teachers. Our American team was able to relate to the Haitian teachers in ways that were unexpected- both groups understanding the difficulty of meeting government requirements with so many other factors inhibiting students ability to learning thrive. This year the training was focused on different math manipulatives and brain breaks. We hope to continue investing into these teachers!
Our not only pulled off a teacher training, but a camp for approximately 350 children. This summer we focused on the how Jesus rescues us from our sin, worry, and when we are lost. Our main songs were "Our Redeemer Lives", and "Million Reasons". They made different crafts, danced, laughed, practiced English, and had bible lessons everyday!
Our team was also able to experience some of Haiti’s natural beauty. We know that over the last year a lot of publicity in regards to Haiti has not been what you would call beautiful. But we want everyone to experience Haiti in a way that allows them to see the beauty in the chaos. We were able to go to Bassin Bleu, a natural spring that has the bluest water you may ever see! Big thanks to our Haitian partners who helped make this trip happen!
We LOVE seeing God put together the perfect team for our needs. With this specific team we were also able to have a men’s bible study throughout our entire week. Our Haitian staff of translators, security, and volunteers were able to go through the book of James and have the opportunity to discuss the word with one another. We are always talking to one another about the importance of community- so we love when these opportunities happen! Another incredible testimony is that of many of our team members who, for the first time, led people to Christ. They faced anxiety and fear and because of that multiple people are now our brothers and sisters in Christ! Our staff will be heading to Haiti at the end of September to continue our outreaches and planning for this upcoming year! Thank you for your partnership and prayer!
