Greg and Avery’s Story
We’re wrapping up a busy
week here in Haiti. Our first venture of the day, we went to the Baptist Haiti
Mission high in the mountains above Port au Prince. It took forever to get
there. High above the clouds and boy did it get cold in the tap-tap.
I guess it was nice to
have a break from the heat. Once we got up to the Baptist Haiti Mission we
walked over to a tiny little zoo with a hawk, some other birds, goats, snakes,
rabbits, and an alligator. Then we walked over to the museum but it wasn’t open
yet. As we walked over to the gift shop all the street vendors were trying to
push us into buying their goods. We gave in….
On the way down the
mountain, our driver took a little detour to an overlook. At the overlook we
were able to see some of the places we have visited during the week including
Cite Soliel. The overlook gave us a better idea of how vast and densely
populated the area is. What was most striking was seeing one of the most
poverty stricken slums in the world pushed right up to the shores of the Caribbean.
Our next stop was at Lalau
Orphanage. The children swarmed the tap-tap when we pulled in. The enthusiasm
and energy was infectious. The younger ones did basket weaving (organized entirely
by our teammate, Carolyn) and the older ones played a mean game of futbol (organized
by our resident soccer fanatic, Carlos).
The Healing
Haiti team came away bruised but happy
to have been able to bring some pure fun to these youngsters.
We have enjoyed the entire
week. It has been challenging, thought provoking, emotional and most of all, TOTALLY
WORTH IT!
~Greg & Avery
