Day 14 | Kenton Morlan

I am blessed and given more than i ever deserve. God gives strength to those who pray, God gives peace to those who pray, God shows grace to those who pray. God has opened my eyes in ways i couldn't have dreamed. Debbie you are right there will be a fire and i will shout it to the mountains. The holy spirit is real and he is moving. God has my heart its time for us to show the world that.

Day 13 | Kenton Morlan

Kenton Morlan signing in tonight and the day was a beautiful one. We finished the house today and i learned how to level a floor Haitian style. All i did today was start out mixing concrete and thats what i did most of the day mixing and handing it out. It wasn't too bad but after that my father and i swept the floor and got it cleaned up to level and fill. It was very fun and a very skilled trait, i did not master it at all. But the Haitian boss told me i done pretty good of course he didn't speak much english and was a nice man but hey i took it as a compliment. Every time i did something he would go back over it haha but hey i was learning and had a great time doing so. Im so blessed to be on this trip and be a part of this team of great people. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts, Ive been praying for you all as well. Miss my church and youth group, cant wait to see them soon, and my dog as well. Continue to pray for me and the team as i will continue to pray for you all. God bless you and l love you.

Day 12 | Kenton Morlan

Today was a great day. I got to go to the house again today and we finished the inside of the house. I didn't get to spend my whole day on the inside so i also got to sift some sand. Well the roof and carpenter crew showed up and started putting the doors windows and roof on. So they got about half the roof on and the main boss of the cement and brick called me outside and i had to go and hand him blocks, so i got to move blocks yet again. Well just handing him bricks wasn't enough haha. He then began to teach me how to take the blocks and a chipping hammer and break the blocks so they would fit in between the roof and the wall. That started off pretty tricky but i soon mastered the technique and finished it. The work wasn't super hard or straining but i got to meet the mother and two kids of the house we are building, such an amazing and inspiring woman. The story she told me about how her husband is a middle school teacher here in a public school and he doesn't get paid. But they both work hard to send their daughter to private school so she can have a good education. They plan to do the exact same for the baby boy when the time comes. My heart goes out to that family. This is why i love my Lord, the people you meet the inspiring stories and the opportunity to comfort those in need. 1 Cor 1:4 says, “Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” God is God of all and has my life and wherever he calls me is where i shall go. My god is great and with him nothing is impossible. Keep us in your prayers for strength and to keep our hearts and minds in the right place. I continue to pray for everyone back home i miss everyone and thank you Debbie and Preston for the messages of encouragement. I love you all and thank God for the people in my life. God bless you all and i love you.

Day 11 | Kenton Morlan

I am so sorry that I didn’t get to write yesterday but I plan on making up for that tonight. Yesterday was a crazy hard but good day for me. I worked at the church location with team one. Our job was to finish laying the rebar down and pouring concrete. Doesn’t sound too bad but trust me it was hard work. We used forty bags of crete mix and mixed it all with shovels. We moved it all with buckets in a line. Tyler Morlan, Logan Morlan, Russell Nuckles, and I did most of the shoveling we had a rotation going when someone got tired or arms died we switched. It was a very tough day took a lot of muscle and water. Just imagine jumping into a pool with all your clothes on and boots. That’s what we looked like except it wasn’t water. We got home took our showers ate and laid down. I personally fell asleep and that’s why I didn’t get to blog yesterday and for that I am sorry. But today was an awesome service and an awesome time playing soccer with the kids at the arc. Yes I played soccer, crazy right, but it was fun it was a very good relaxing day and dinner was good. Keep us all in your prayers and I’m keeping you in my I love you all and hope your having a good week. God bless you all and I love you

Day 9 | Kenton Morlan

First day completed!! Today i got to go help build a house which included hand moving cinderblocks by hand, sifting sand, shoveling sand, and building walls. Needless to say i did not lay the block, not in my skills, but i did do the rest and sweated very much doing so. It was hard and hot work but i would do it again. I mostly carried blocks today so my arms are quite exhausted and worn out. We moved around 650 blocks today to the location. I also spent a lot of time in the sifting pile shoveling and sifting. Its humbling to know and have the chance to help them make sand. Yes i said make sand. As my dad says, “they live on an island how can they not sell sand.” Well its a lot of work but it can be fun too. I enjoyed every minute of today and I'm blessed to be a part of it. I wanna thank and continue to ask for prayers for me and the crew just to keep our minds and hearts in the right place. I will continue to pray and think of all of you back home and my church. I miss my teens and my dog but I'm happy to be here. I love you all and will be thinking and praying for you. God bless you all.

Day 8 | Kenton Morlan

First of all i would like to thank all the people who made this trip possible for me. My church back home, “sandfork baptist”, and all the other donations from fellow church members. So far on this trip to Haiti i have spent most of my time traveling, whether in a van or in a plane. As soon as we touched down in Haiti i could already feel the difference in the culture. One of the first things i noticed was the trash floating in the bay and laying in the streets. It was an eye opener to me just in its own way. Another thing i noticed was all the people living here. There are so many people living amongst each other with not a lot of room or space. The way these people drive is a miracle all in its own haha. We take a lot of things for granted where we live, and all we focus on is the bad news or reports. Already i am feeling more thankful for the life given to me and i have but God to thank for that. This isn't the first time for me out of the country but this is my first time in Haiti. I know God is gonna work through me on my journey here and i cant wait to share all the new experiences that God puts in my life. The people i meet the things i see or the blessings im given. God will work through us if we let him. This week while we are in Haiti i challenge everyone back home reading this to do something for God that they normally wouldn't do. I love you all and ill continue to pray for everyone and keep this mission team in your prayers as well. God bless you all.

sleepy

This week has been a pretty good week. All the projects we have worked on have all been a good time. The only bad part of the week is the early morning get up. I am used to sleeping in, but this week is important and i feel it is all for a good cause. God has a plan for all of us and will put us where he needs us. He knows what he is doing even in the times where you have no idea what is going on he is always there for you. God loves you and will never put you somewhere you shouldn't be.

sincerely
Kenton Morlan