Friday

Yesterday was another good day. We got a lot accomplished on the clinic footer - close to half. We met with the school principal and gave her a bag full of puppets to give to the kids who didn't get one earlier this week. We also gave her a bottle of nail polish - she really lit up with that!

We took a walk with Elijah and Lumere, and had lots of fun. A pretty young lady came by to visit Elijah earlier in the day, and we asked him if that was his girlfriend. Elijah evaded an answer like Michigan avoids beating OSU in football, so Lumere began teasing him. It was priceless. A little later, a young girl with Down's syndrome came out to greet us; Elijah loved on her with the love of Jesus - it was beautiful. Elijah later told us that his younger sister also had Down's, and died very young because of the lack of care in Haiti. He is such a gentle young man. Lumere shared additional stories about daily life in Duplan. I can't say enough about how strong of a people the Haitians are.

Yesterday evening a handful of "big wigs" arrived: bishops, heads of GBGM and UMCOR, and higher-ups with UMVIM. Pastor Gesner Paul (essentially the bishop of Haiti) hosted a dinner for everyone, and we had a spread of delicious Haitian food: goat, chicken, salmon, shrimp, potatoes, corn, green beans, plantains, rice, beans, mushrooms, beets, carrots, and a tasty fruity drink. We felt spoiled, and a tad overwhelmed. Our Irish brothers and sisters kept things lively with jokes and giggles; everyone in our group was appropriately reverent and respectful :-)

This morning we are planning on buying supplies for the medical clinic. Pastor Edzaire Paul is joining us, Jhonny is our driver, and we plan to have a rootin'-tootin' good time. Later this afternoon we'll get to do a little sight-seeing around the city. Its a beautiful day to be in Haiti!

Jesu vous aime!
Haiti Team 6
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