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| So cool! |
This is Day 3 in Haiti, and we have definitely had an adventure so far. We still don’t have our luggage. Maybe our hosts could smell us, because today Jasmine gave us guys some fresh clothes to wear. Keep in mind, this is an orphanage, and the oldest male child is around 11, so guess what size clothes we wore! It’s a good thing we’re all pretty skinny. It was funny to see Josh wearing short shorts, a sweat band, and a sleeveless muscle shirt while walking a goat. Classic. These are some of the tightest clothes I’ve ever worn, but we are definitely blessed to have them! God continues to provide for us.
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| The boys helping us dig |
For breakfast we had bread with honey and hardboiled eggs. The eggs provided us some much-needed protein which helped us dig trenches today in Haiti’s blazing heat. We hit rocks, so we had to break out the pickaxes. The little boys helped us out some, but Jasmine didn’t think that was such a good idea. We didn’t get as much done today as I would have liked. I think the heat kind of slowed us down. Tomorrow I want to wait until after the rain when it’s cooler outside so we can get a whole lot done all at once.
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| Sarah and Hannah painting |
While we did that, the girls did a great job painting the classroom. Jasmine said they did such a good job that she wants them to paint her house too.
Thank God for the Canadians who brought OLTCH so many palates of water! The guys and I went through quite a few bottles of water today; it’s easy to get dehydrated here. Jasmine gave us a whole box of electrolyte drink packets in different flavors. I think I tried all the flavors today. The lemon-lime is my favorite.
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| Lizard on the water palates |
MREs for lunch. The ones with “chicken” in them kind of frighten me. They’re well-seasoned, but the texture… hmm… not exactly natural. I poured mine over some rice and it was pretty good.
The girls were so kind as to do our laundry for us today. Unfortunately, a heavy rain came around 3pm and soaked all of the clothes just when they were starting to get dry. After that, the humidity pretty much kept them wet through the evening. Hopefully they will dry by tomorrow morning.
We had rice and beans for dinner. It was really well seasoned! I hope we have it again soon.
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| Gideon, Wilby, and me |
After dinner, we sang worship songs with the kids. We all gathered in front of the girls’ building. Jasmine and some of the ladies who work there led the group in several songs, mostly in Creole. Some of it was in English. It’s really neat to worship with a group of people who don’t speak your language but still worship the same God with all their heart. It’s especially encouraging to hear the children sing and worship God. I’m not sure how much they really understand, but I pray that they will all be saved someday.
Later, we met as a team in the classroom and had our Bible study on John and the upper room discourse. We talked about the day and prayed that our luggage would come. I really hope it does. These clothes are quite tight. But God still provides, and I, for one, am really blessed to be here!
Donnie
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