Hi
everyone!!
Wow…what
a great day. It started EARLY to get to
the airport. We sure wish every one of
you could have been with us!!
We
had a great travel day even with getting up early. I think the excitement kept each of us
going. Some had been here before and
some of us, including myself, are here for the first time.
Amy
and Marcia, our awesome leaders, kept us on track and moving through different
stages of the day in superb beehive fashion.
My
first impression of the country is Mountainous and very green. The flowers are beautiful and the air is
humid. Today I think I heard it was 27
degrees …Celsius that is…which translates to 92 hot, sunny, humid degrees! I say WooHoo!!! Any of you who know me, know I LOVE
this!! So to say that I am in Heaven is
an understatement!!
The
team of 15 we have is so great!! 4 are
not from Minnesota so that is a lot of fun too.
We were able to really bond when we made our way through the airport
here in Port-au-Prince and piled into the “Tap-Tap”. There were 13 of us with all of our luggage,
backpacks, and suitcases full of gifts many of you so generously donated,
(maybe 24 big bags). We were sitting on
luggage and holding onto whatever was available as our driver made his way
through the not so smooth streets of Port-au-Prince.
Speaking
of the people here…They, too, are wonderful.
Many of them like to yell and honk and have fun. I think they were probably just welcoming us
to their country and saying hello in their own way!!
We
are now in the Guest House for Healing Haiti and going through things like the
itinerary for the week and rules and what Healing Haiti the organization does. The staff are very excited and passionate
about their work and loving the people of Haiti. I love the concept that they have of not done
for the people what the people can do for themselves. They are about sharing the love of God in a
very scriptural way by upholding families, creating jobs and Loving them with
the love of the Lord Jesus.
I
wasn’t able to talk about the great food and great people but I’ll leave that
for another day and another person so I can get to the meeting.
I
truly wish each and every one of you could be here with us…Hopefully this has
brought you a little of the “heaven” we are experiencing.
God’s
richest blessings to you all!
Lori
N-P
