First Morning

Good morning friends!

I got in around 3:00 Haiti time (4:00 US time) but didn't get out of the airport until after 4:30! I was worried my bags weren't coming, but they finally showed up! The airport was MUCH calmer than the last two times I went. They actually had two luggage belts running! I got to the Guest House and walked upstairs to find NICK!

Nick was the Guest House driver when I was here last year. We spent a lot of time together at the OK Corral, driving around (sometimes getting in accidents...oops!), at the Guest House, at home church, or other Heartline gatherings. He is down for the week with a group from his church in Colorado.

The team got back around 5:45 or 6 and we all sat down for dinner...lasagna! After dinner we had a devotion time and were prompted by the question, "How can you carry out Jesus' vision?" Some deep conversations came from that! We talked about his vision and how it was not to build up churches, but to make disciples of all people! We talked about how it seems so much easier to hop on a plane and come to a place like Haiti to share Jesus' love, but we can't talk to our neighbors or coworkers about it. It seems easier to be forced out of our comfort zone in a third world country than it does to get off of our couches. We are always afraid of judgment from others. Here, no one really knows us or how we live our lives! Good stuff...still processing those thoughts!

After dinner I went on the balcony and read for a bit while the others were taking turns showering and getting ready for bed. I finished the book Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott. That sure was a different kind of read, but I loved it! After showering and lathering up with essential oils, I laid down for bed. Here's the room I'm staying in...
There are 12 bunk beds and each one has a fan and a mosquito net. Last year I never had a mosquito net, so that took a little getting used to! It doesn't seem to be as hot here as it was last year, but it also rained a bit and cooled off (so thankful for that!). I woke up around 5 this morning to the change in fan speeds...something I totally forgot about! When the power switches from EDH (the electric of Haiti) to a generator, the fan speeds and sounds change.
I'm currently having a cup of coffee sitting beside this guy...do any of you recognize him?? He read us a book called Verdi (his last name!). It's FRANK! (I told him to smile and this is the face I got...no wonder he fit right in when he visited my classroom!)

Before I go out for the day, I must introduce you to Jack and Nelson...the Guest House dogs...I know how much my students will love that there are dogs here! They were regular visitors in our classroom during Friend of the Week celebrations!

The black one is Jack and the brown one is Nelson. They are a little lazy/tired this morning, hanging out in the shade!



Have a MARVELOUS Monday!
Love always,
Sarah/Ms. Poling