Yesterday we started up youth group again. Of course, not many of the 150 kids who used to come are still around. Some are in other countries, some are out in the provinces. And yesterday, some were at other prayer and fasting services as part of the 3-day fast called for by the country of Haiti.
We started out with 3 leaders and 6 young men. A little later, 3 girls and 2 more guys came. But I was so excited by our little group. One of my greatest frustrations with most of the kids in our group is that they don't share anything. Many of these kids are not used to people listening to their thoughts or ideas. Many of them don't speak English very well.
But....yesterday was great. Marc Williams first asked each person to share one word that comes to mind when they hear "earthquake." They shared words like : scared, destruction, afraid, etc. Then he asked each one to tell their story of where they were when it happened and what it was like for them.
One of the boy who is about 13 was there for the first time because his mother and grandmother who were raising him both died in the earthquake and he was taken in to a family with two teenagers who come to youthgroup regularly. He doesn't speak English but he told us in Creole how he was playing, didn't know what it was, but just went on playing. We found out from his new "brother" that the house collapsed on him and he had to be pulled out. We asked a few more questions and he answered. He hasn't shared much, but I think he sees that everyone cared and could understand a little of what he went through.
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