Wow. It sure is great to be back! Ever since my first visit to Haiti in 2013, I knew I had to make it back ASAP. I left a piece of my heart here for sure.
As you’ve been reading, we’re all having a great time here so far. Though it has been HOT. And I am not the greatest in the heat. Last night I became quite ill with heat exhaustion. It was a pretty rough night! Thankfully Karen is the sweetest woman on the planet and gave up her room so that I could sleep in the AC for awhile. This morning I woke up feeling much better!
The heat was quite brutal today so we all took it pretty easy. We started it with devotions with all of the staff, so the newcomers had a chance to introduce themselves to the workers. After breakfast Patricia and Jenny went over to the school to teach English to the grade 7 class. Apparently it went pretty well!
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| Teacher Patricia with assistant Jenny teaching a class in English for Luckner |
We drove into Verettes so that Mariah could buy some new hair, and the group got to experience the meat market briefly. It wasn’t as crazy as it would be on a Saturday, but there were definitely some interesting sights and smells on the go.
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| Off to Verrettes |
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| Verrettes – waiting for Mariah to shop |
When we got home a few school kids came by to pick up some food donations for their families.
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| Students picking up rice, beans, cornmeal & oil |
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| Student with food items for her family |
Mariah is teaching a group of local girls a couple dance routines to perform on Flag Day, and Karen even joined in for a bit. You should have seen her shaking her hips!
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| Dance class with Mariah |
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| Old lady trying to follow the young lady |
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| Trying to follow Mariah’s dance moves was funny |
We spent a lot of time playing with the kids. Crystal had the idea to teach them some worship tunes in English, though it seemed as though they already knew them all! It was fun to sing them together nonetheless.
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| Late afternoon fun time singing with the children |
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| Jofky only interested in messing up Erika’s hair |
While I’m here I’ve been given the special task of taking video and photos of the kids for the website. It has been going pretty well– getting lots of great shots that will be shared on my Facebook sometime next week for sure!
Anyways, that’s all for now! I made myself drink lots of water today and avoided spending too much time in the hot sun, so I’m sure I’ll sleep better tonight!
God bless!
~Jess
