Living out James 1:27 in Haiti

When I went on my first international mission trip to Haiti I was so ecstatic, It was a dream come true. God was working wonders in me at a young age. He taught me the importance of life, and every second should be done to the glory of God. James 1:27-Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Haiti was a door opening in my eyes showing me the changes I needed to make in my life. When I went to Haiti, with my church, our mission was to teach at a school and do a short bible study. My group had the high school boys, those boys were flying through all the worksheets we gave them. There was one game we played where they separated them into two teams and would take turns answering questions and if they got it right they would put a tic, tac, toe piece down and try to get three in a row. We had a recess before bible study so the kids could have a break after learning new things. One recess me and my mom played "keep away" with one of the boys I taught. They are super fast, and we were worn out after the game! Another recess we played soccer with them, but I don't know who won. Teaching older boys was a new experience for me, because I'm used to teaching younger kids, but I had a wonderful time.

We also visited an orphanage next door to play with the kids. When we got there all the kids came and pick the people they wanted to play with. We played jump rope, they did my hair, and Had a lot of fun. In Haiti they play jump rope a little different: when you swing rope you do it hard and fast and try to hit the jumper. Luckily they don't normally do that to us. Me and another boy did swung the jump rope for the younger kids and tried to trip them. It may sound mean to you, but they enjoy. The kids there are used to seeing "white" people coming so they know most of them have phones and cameras. One little girl did may hair and it is so PAINFUL and looks funny too. Haiti was an adventure of my life I will never forget and I hope to hear some of your encounters with Christ too.