Friday morning was pretty relaxing (for me)...the team headed for the airport at 5AM for a 7AM flight...only to find out that the plane would take off without them...or any other passengers for that matter! They ended up camping out at the airport for almost 13 hours! The last few members of the group just arrived home THIS afternoon (Sunday). Ugh. I'm hoping their time in Haiti helped them a bit with flexibility! :)
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| Twoubadou Band |
My favorite food item was definitely the nan tout sos (passion fruit and ginger sauce) on a piece of smashed/fried breadfruit (see pictures below). So delicious!!
SATURDAY
Saturday morning I slept in a little, ate a little, painted [some book shelves] a little, and napped a little all before the new team came in! Then it was back to the hustle of welcoming a new team and helping them to get situated. After dinner & devotion time I was exhausted and was in bed before 9! I guess this was my day of catching up on sleep!
SUNDAY
Today we went back to Valley of Hope church in the village of Chambon. It's so neat getting to see the kids again and having some recognize me! We went to the "White River" as usual and played soccer with the kids. We got to spend some time after lunch asking questions and chatting with the Principal of the school, Evans (who filled in as pastor today). The school has grown from an original 30 kids to 250 now! Their teachers make $3,500 per YEAR (harsh perspective check). And after a group member asked about books for kids, Evans was super excited to tell us about his library that he stored in his new office. We got to visit his new office and when I saw the "library" my heart just sank. This "library" that he was so excited about was literally two shelves on a tall book shelf with picture books on it. All of the books were in English or French, but had been "translated"...AKA someone had gone through and typed the Creole translation and taped it on each page of the book, either above or below the English/French words. As a teacher this killed me. It really hit home...and to think that I was bummed about only having 4-6 book bins with me each week while teaching at Elevation this past fall/winter...those were ALL the books they had. He even told us that he shares them with other teachers/schools in the village. He has so little, but yet he is still willing to share. Wow.
VIDEO
Here is an amazing video from last Thursday at the orphanage we visited: https://youtu.be/quenceXdWxw (thank you Veronica!)
These are some of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard!! The area they are singing in was a nice little outdoor classroom area at one time, but within the past month or so the tarps have been damaged by strong winds. :(
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