Christ the Foundation

1 Corinthians 3:5-11
"What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe-as the Lord ahas assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ."

Today is the last day in Haiti and I can honestly say that I will miss my time in Haiti and the amazing people here. It has been a blessing to be a part of the project we are working on. Tonight we will be presenting the design for school/church/health clinic compound. The scripture from 1 Corinthians 3 came up for our devotions last night and perfectly sums up our work here. Interestingly the project involved uses existing foundations on the site put in place by the founding pastor who had a vision for a cathedral that could seat 2000 people. After his death the construction stopped and now the needs of the church have changed. Our design incorporates the existing foundation and builds upon it to house a health clinic, school and church sanctuary. In Corinthians Paul discusses the work we do with Christ as we build on the foundation He has built. Each of us play an important role whether we plant, or water. It was St. Hillaire who planted the church and the vision of a new facility and now it is people like Deni an elder of the church who continue to water it along with his good friend Pierre from Canada who serves the community on health missions, as well as the EMI team which I am a part of who are here to water and create the vision St. Hillaire planted. As I near the end of my trip I am excited to see the small role Jesus has allowed me to play in the work of his kingdom. It is Christ who built the foundation and his followers who work along side him to build on it.