Last Sunday Mizak, Haiti celebrated International Peace Day! It was a huge success. The new pavilion started by the Canadian team this summer was getting finishing touches the morning of the party. At about 8:00 people were cleaning and decorating. I had helped the children make color Peace Flags to hang with the Peace Flags that the children in Vermillion, South Dakota had made this summer at VBS. It was a beautiful thing to see them hanging together blowing in the breeze. The day had several speakers including Paul, the pastor of the church, Pastor Frank, a Haitian American who is down in Haiti for a month doing Communities of Shalom Trainings, Valerie, the American director of HAPI, Depute Valentine, (I think the equivalent to our mayor), and I spoke about what the Peace Flags were and shared the love and prayers of the people in the United States. There were many, many different types of music. Several singing groups shared their talents. One group of young girls sang and danced to "Lord I Lift your name on High". There was also theatrical interpretation of the Earthquake. It was a moving day. In the middle we share food and drink with the over 1000 people who were there. Thank you for being a part of this day with the people of Haiti.
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