Internet has been a little spotty so we are now finally able to get the blog up!
Day 1 - Progress
This is my second trip to Haiti and my first time blogging.
After everyday we are tasked with coming up with a word that
describes our day. My word of the day
was progress. As I return to this
wonderful country, I am excited to see
progress at the Apparent project which started with one person and 4 Haitian
people who did not want to surrender their children.
On our tour today, I was thrilled to learn about their
expansion to another building across the street, that they currently employ
over 400 people, and the roof top restaurant hoping to open in August. Picture below. ;-)
Our tour guide was bubbling over with excitement as she gave
us the tour of the current gift shops, café, work areas, nursery and computer
training lab. I saw so many people that
took pride in their work, were perfecting their crafts and loving this
opportunity to be a part of an organization that is putting some much hope and
love into the Haitian people and Haiti.
I am also filled with this love and hope as I write this. I will take the impact of this experience
back to Minnesota and hope to rub it off to everyone I come in contact with so
they can maybe keep this “pay it forward” feeling in motion.
Undeserving
Love language
Today we started our day at Haitian Initiative. We rode the
top-top there and as soon as we arrived kids greeted us at the door. After they
finish eating lunch, we jumped right in and started playing lots of hand games
and danced. A little awhile later Jeff brought out his guitar and we joined
hands with the kids and worshiped together. It was cool to see the kids quickly
pick up the words and actions and let loose and have fun! As we left the kids
waved to us from outside the top-top.
Our next stop was City Soliel where we were delivering fresh
water and loving on kids. As the truck pulled up tons of kids ran as fast as
they could with smiles as big as the sunshine to get to the top-top. Stepping
down many kids were reaching up waiting to be held. The line for the water was
already very long with mainly woman and children waiting to fill their
buckets. While some of the team helped
hold the water hose others played games and held children. Once the truck ran
out of water on the first stop, we walked through the slums to the second stop.
People were just as eager to receive water. We moved onto stop three. After
people got water we had the opportunity to go with the children out on to the
pier to see the ocean. As we left our final water truck stop for the day and
the kids ran behind the top-top it was hard to leave.
Once we got back to the compound we had the chance to rest a
bit and play games as a team. For dinner we were joined by the families from
Grace Village. We all ate and conversed. As soon as dinner was finished the
children sang songs played with the parachute and threw the football with us.
It was fun to get to know the children that Healing Haiti has so greatly
impacted.
The day was physically and emotionally draining but very
rewarding.
-Abby & Kelly
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