7 AM we woke up to a full church baptism in our pool. It was beautiful. Breakfast at the Villa was biscuits and gravy. Pastor was a little late today but they had already picked up most of our other riders prior to us. The drive gets better and better as we see familiar sites and visit with our new friends.
We were told that today would be a short day- but it ended up being another full day of band and art.
The art stations consisted of drawing, nail paint painting and friendship bracelets. We set up our classroom first and had Evens explain the stations to the kids. Bracelets were a hit. Tracie was drawing up pictures for the kids to color- and the kids liked getting their nails painted SOO much that they would wipe it off and come back for more.
David is a church teen that has been assisting us all week. He translates, takes photos and constantly offers us cokes. He frequently says,"I am stressed," in response to the chaotic kids. Tracie brought her lavender oil today... and he felt ,"much better already." Ask Sharon about the flash story.
Rob and Heather visited with Hollywood and held his baby boy. They also saw one of those solar power panels... it powered a radio. Awesome.
Piano lessons and band practice continued. Sharon and Sarah are playing in the band tomorrow. They were exhausted after hours and hours of practice today. There are several special surprises for tomorrow.
During the beautiful choir practice I say outside to admire the ocean view. The light was perfect and the view is so gorgeous. Cameras cannot capture the beauty of this place. Portraits cannot capture the kind, loving spirit of the people. I already know I will miss Haiti.
Traffic was HORRIBLE today. At dinner Sarah asked us if we saw the tap tap that almost hit us. Rob said,"which one?" We laughed and then Std added," the red one with Jesus painted on it." We all died laughing. Come to Haiti and you know.
Sydney and Rob really wanted to stop at the Deli Mart on the way home. With traffic it took forever and "always hungry" Syd was growing impatient. We started joking around with her and Pastor Widelson jumped right in. He knows growing teenagers and just laughed. I said she might run across the street when we stopped, so Widelson grabbed her hand to cross. It seemed like he chose a Haitian friend to chaperone us. One of the kids grabbed Darlene and Evens guided Sarah across the road. The team loaded up with snacks and Haitian sodas. We bought the kiddies peanut butter and bread- their favorite. As we went to cross the road again, I could see that they were chaperoning the Blancs.
We got back to the villa just in time for dinner. I was exhausted and everyone else looked pretty tired, too. A new mission. Group in matching shirts had arrived.
After dinner we jumped in the pool and it turned into a giggle fest. We are all becoming friends in this experience. There is so much going on everyday and we all have different stories to tell. The new group probably think we are crazy with laughing so much.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. Church in the morning, lunch at the orphanage and then back to the church for the special concert.
Reflections
Syd: Highlight of the day- Deli mart.
Darlene: Jean's piano playing skills are amaxing.
Lori: Choir practice and the fact that Evens made a photo slide show of our trip and gave each of us a photo collage.
Tracie; the lavender oil. Sydney saying," I could never be a Kardashian. " (all the boys say she is very beautiful.)
Adam: learning "Lord I lift your name on High" in Creole.
Syd: Highlight of the day- Deli mart.
Darlene: Jean's piano playing skills are amaxing.
Lori: Choir practice and the fact that Evens made a photo slide show of our trip and gave each of us a photo collage.
Tracie; the lavender oil. Sydney saying," I could never be a Kardashian. " (all the boys say she is very beautiful.)
Adam: learning "Lord I lift your name on High" in Creole.
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