Haiti Day 2

Made it to Haiti yesterday. The plane we flew on to get to Haiti was just a two prop. But it was an enjoyable flight. we did make a stop in Exuma, Bahamas, it was only for about ten minutes, but we did get to walk around.

The pilots were nice and allowed some of us to sit in the cockpit with them.
When we arrived in Haiti we had to go through customs, that was not bad, and did not take long at all. We rode in the back of a truck, it was only about a 5 minute ride to the orphanage. Upon arrival the kids greeted us with excitement. It was non stop fun with the kids after that. The men did assess the bathrooms and shower houses to see what supplies we were going to be needing. After that we got to spend plenty of time with the kids. We played checkers and sorry, with Haitian rules of course.  The kids even played a soccer game, and we all watched from the roof of one of the buildings. The kids are all very friendly and love to hold hands and sit on laps. A few have taken a liking to me, and that is awesome!

This morning we began work on the projects. Some of the group went into town to buy supplies while a few of us began to tear down an old would playground that was unsafe for the kids to play on. Instead of throwing away the lumber, we have saved it to give to people who come to the gate to ask for lumber. Some work was done on the shower house. Shower heads were added, and hands were added to allow them to easily turn on the water.

We put some swings up too!




The food has been great so far. Last night it was rice and beans, and chicken, it was delicious!

While I type this there are five kids sitting around watching me type. I don't think they can read it though. But they look at me and smile. They are swatting some of the mosquitoes too. Now its time to go play with the kids some more. Then we will have a devotional with the kids, and then one as a mission team.

This is just a quick update for you all, more to come later. Thank you all again for giving me this opportunity!!

Trevor