Sunday, March 15, 2009 - Day 10

Church with the boys and the other guests in the home this morning. The service included liturgical dances by the boys, readings, prayers, and hymns in both Kreyol and English. The service was so welcoming of all of its english speakers - another of the various signs of hospitality offered at the house. At the conclusion of the service we all took Communion together - yet another very present sign that regardless of our backgrounds we are all united in the Body of Christ. After the service we gathered to eat lunch on the balcony and one of the guys is playing guitar and sang us a song he had written himself. He has a beautiful voice.

After lunch we drove out to Croix de Bouquets. There we found a low-income neighborhood full of metal artists. They make metal work out of old oil drums and this is the only place in Haiti that you can find this type of artwork. It is beautiful and what irony for artwork to be made out of oil durms when oils is considered such a high commodity in this world. The creation of these peices of art is counter-intuitive to their purpose.

After dinner we were asked to spend time with our prayer partners but as my prayer partner was out, I helped the younger boys doe their evening chore of doing dishes for all the guests. It felt so good just to wash tables, just to return the spiritual gift of hospitality that I had been a recipient of.

That night we had bravos as a mission team group to close out our time together. We gave "awards" to one another and I was given the "I AM WHO I AM" award for asking the most deep theological questions throughout the trip. What can I say? This trip was thought provoking. We took turns complimenting each other and laughing. Afterwards, we climbed up on the roof to sit under the stars one last time...