Life in Haiti is still amazing. There are so many houses to build here. We are only limited in our work by how much we can do before the sun and humidity sap all our energy. It seems like a never ending stream, but the thankfulness of the people whose houses we are building makes it much easier to push on.
Over the past two weeks, we have had the pleasure of sharing the beach we are staying at with other missionary and humanitarian teams. It has been such a blessing to get to spend time with so many amazing people. Far too many great people to name, but there have been groups from New Hampshire, Canada, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, and even some Haitian doctors stayed with us while they were hosting a free clinic at the orphanage. They have been such a blessing to us all with their great personalities, willingness to serve, and fantastic attitudes. The next two weeks the beach will be much quieter and should be home to just be us and the Haitians that work there. All of the people who have left us will be greatly missed, but it will be great to have some time with just our team for the first time in a month and a half.
One night this week, there was a fantastic lightning storm over the bay and there was probably a crowd of 30 or so that sat and watched it on the beach for around 2 hours. It started with oos and ahhs but ended with worship and praise after we realized that God had made something so fantastic for us to enjoy. It was truly a spectacular sight and will be one of those moments I will never forget.
The crew from Philadelphia had a huge carnival for the kids at the school and orphanage yesterday and it was amazing how much fun the kids had playing silly games and winning prizes. The whole thing was thrown together in less than 24 hours, but was absolutely amazing and was truly the work of Gods hands. I am so thankful for being able to be a part of it. They even left most of the balls and we have been asked to keep playing soccer with the kids at the orphanage each afternoon to help them have some structure, as school has just let out for the summer here. Their schedule is a little off due to the large amount of time the school was closed after the earthquake.
Over the next couple of weeks, we hope to keep building houses, playing with the orphans, and teaching English. We are also going to try to teach the ladies that have been cooking for us how to make bread. I think I am looking forward to that the most.
