We're Going to Haiti
March 18 finally came! It seemed so far away and yet arrived so quickly. We were up at 3 am to catch the 5am ferry. After picking Rhonda up at the border we drove to Seattle to catch our flight. Poor Robert had to endure 2 days of travelling with no other men. We teased him endlessly.
Travel went so smoothly! Praise GOD! It was amazing how everything came together including first class tickets on the way down. Only God can provide first class cheaper then economy! All our flights were great but we arrived about an hour late in Miami, which ment a little less sleep Friday night.Sarurday morning we caught up with the Saskatewan group. It has been terrific to see how our team is blending together so well. We left for Haiti at 9:30 and within 3 hours we were at base camp. We were all plesantly surprised at how smoothly customs and the airport stuff was, then we were ecstatic when we saw our accomodations. Rhonda had done a good job of preparing us for the worse and then we discovered it wasn't so bad. The team here graciously let us nap in the afternoon before our orienation.
This morning we attended church. What a great experience. The base camp is just down the road from the church so it was an easy tut tut ride. (open back pickup where some of us rode.) The service was fantastic, we only understood about a tenth of it but it didn't matter. Many of us made quick friends with the kids, who could not fall in love with those faces!
Tomorrow we start to work earnestly. We may make a trip to a tent city and hand out "Manna" packs. As well as helping with the promise gardens.
There are two other teams here, one from California and one from Oregon. So we will see what projects we can work on together and what we do just as Canadians.
The staff and team member here are terrific and we feel so welcomed.
It is going to be an amazing 13 days!
Travel went so smoothly! Praise GOD! It was amazing how everything came together including first class tickets on the way down. Only God can provide first class cheaper then economy! All our flights were great but we arrived about an hour late in Miami, which ment a little less sleep Friday night.Sarurday morning we caught up with the Saskatewan group. It has been terrific to see how our team is blending together so well. We left for Haiti at 9:30 and within 3 hours we were at base camp. We were all plesantly surprised at how smoothly customs and the airport stuff was, then we were ecstatic when we saw our accomodations. Rhonda had done a good job of preparing us for the worse and then we discovered it wasn't so bad. The team here graciously let us nap in the afternoon before our orienation.
This morning we attended church. What a great experience. The base camp is just down the road from the church so it was an easy tut tut ride. (open back pickup where some of us rode.) The service was fantastic, we only understood about a tenth of it but it didn't matter. Many of us made quick friends with the kids, who could not fall in love with those faces!
Tomorrow we start to work earnestly. We may make a trip to a tent city and hand out "Manna" packs. As well as helping with the promise gardens.
There are two other teams here, one from California and one from Oregon. So we will see what projects we can work on together and what we do just as Canadians.
The staff and team member here are terrific and we feel so welcomed.
It is going to be an amazing 13 days!
posted by Jana | 11:05 AM
3 Comments:
So happy to get the news of God's many blessings poured out to you, team! Thank you for blogging. We are praying and looking forward to reading more news about your experiences as you have the opportunity to share. :) Love and blessings! Michael and Deborah
God is Good. Very glad that you are there safely and that everything is going so well. You are in our prayers, as usual, and I look forward to more news as you post it. A
Glad to hear you guys made it safe and sound. Thanks for the pictures and update. You are in our prayers. Love Brett and Mandy
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