Greetings from the wonderful land of Haiti! What a day for our team....  We started bright and early by gathering, cutting, and loading all our materials for the day.  Plywood, concrete blocks, 25+ pieces of 2x4, sheet metal, and tools.  By the time the trucks were loaded for our trip to the work site, it already felt like we had put in a full day!

The village of Montreal has already received 75 homes though the efforts of SIF, with another 12 or so planned.  This is one of two tent cities where they have active sites at this time.  Although we had seen pictures and videos of the homes and people, nothing could really do justice to this amazing place.  Our Haitian work team is unbelievable!  Each of them has received a home from SIF and now they work along side Greg and his teams to make these homes a reality for other families.  All kinds of people from the village came out to watch...young and old, big and small, and many willing to lend a helping hand.  Our first task was to remove the contents and then demolish the tent that the family was living in.  Then immediately, the work of building their new home began.  

God is so alive here. His blessings are great and we see him everywhere! In the families we are serving, in the Haitians we are serving with, in the faces of the village children......  Only God could take a situation that might seem so bleak at a glance and reflect it in such a heavenly light.

Though we still have a few finishing touches to put on, we are proud that today before we left we were able to turn over a new, safe, dry, clean, and secure home.  Despite the fact that none of us knew what we were doing, we all jumped in.  Hammering, cutting tin, hauling supplies, meausuring, watching, learning, and loving the whole way through.  What a blessing to be a part of this mission.  

We had an incredible dinner followed by meaningful devotion time this evening, and now, it's time to rest!  We thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers....keep it coming!  We also hope you are sharing our story.  Who knows who you could inspire. :)  As for us, we continue to be inspired by the miracles of Haiti.  It is a honor to be serving here.

Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow!

With His love and blessings,

Dave, Elizabeth, Jenny, and Melissa