Day one! We were up and out of Midland at 2:30 am and off to Petitionville Haiti. We were greeted with a big hug from “Big” at the airport. Jack and Marsha were ready to whisk us away to The Juniper Tree guest house. Traveling went very smoothly with no delays except the extra special pat down that Deb received because of her bionic knees. Of course she would have to get someone on pat down orientation- yes seriously orientation!
There was hustle and bustle in the streets of Port Au Prince. Joan was impressed with the improved conditions and the progress of the cleanup since the earthquake. We passed quite a few goats and healthy looking pigs eating greedily along the way. Kelly is a newbie to Haiti and was fascinated of the activity and reality of Haitian life. Deb gave the devotion about how God gives you the seeds but it is up to you to sow the fields.
Kelly has won the packing award. She had a back pack and hiking bag filled with supplies as her carry-on. They were way bigger that she is. She unpacked once and spread out her goods which included many care bears, picks, toothpaste and tried to compress them into a smaller bag. She even packed a skirt into her water bottle. Somehow she made it through both check ins in spite of her large bags.
Tomorrow will be a great morning at Port Au Prince Fellowship church, unpacking and hopefully we can whittle away on Marsha’s honey do list. We enjoyed looking at the new wall murals that the Woodstock Baptist Church from Canada painted. It looks wonderful and it was very creative with how they included the children’s hands in their artistic work. We had a relaxing evening, wonderful dinner and discussed our temporary plans for the week. But we know nothing goes as planned in Haiti. We will see what God has in store for us.
There was hustle and bustle in the streets of Port Au Prince. Joan was impressed with the improved conditions and the progress of the cleanup since the earthquake. We passed quite a few goats and healthy looking pigs eating greedily along the way. Kelly is a newbie to Haiti and was fascinated of the activity and reality of Haitian life. Deb gave the devotion about how God gives you the seeds but it is up to you to sow the fields.
Kelly has won the packing award. She had a back pack and hiking bag filled with supplies as her carry-on. They were way bigger that she is. She unpacked once and spread out her goods which included many care bears, picks, toothpaste and tried to compress them into a smaller bag. She even packed a skirt into her water bottle. Somehow she made it through both check ins in spite of her large bags.
Tomorrow will be a great morning at Port Au Prince Fellowship church, unpacking and hopefully we can whittle away on Marsha’s honey do list. We enjoyed looking at the new wall murals that the Woodstock Baptist Church from Canada painted. It looks wonderful and it was very creative with how they included the children’s hands in their artistic work. We had a relaxing evening, wonderful dinner and discussed our temporary plans for the week. But we know nothing goes as planned in Haiti. We will see what God has in store for us.
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Happy Mother's Day Ladies! Many blessings today. Thanks for the update and the picture of the mural;I'm guessing it's on the side of the medical building? Love it. Lori P
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