Haiti Day 1

By Mama’s Minute - 7:40 PM
 We met Solomon and other deaf leaders in the community training shelter after our walk. He had us practice by signing the alphabet and our name. We also heard their stories about why they were here. More tears were shed. 
Once the clock hit 3:45, we had to leave. It is a bit dangerous to stay out too late after dark, and our ride home to the guest house was about an hour. I fell asleep over and over again. I definitely needed my SPARK! I think it was a mix of the heat, getting too little of sleep, and a drain of emotions. 

When we arrived home we ate dinner cooked by some wonderful ladies! We were super impressed by the meal we received.  We ate rice and pea-like beans, chicken legs, sauteed onions and carrots, fried plantains, and a sweet potato cake like bread. 

We made our way outside after dinner and started our debrief time. This was one of my favorite times of the day. We were lucky to have one of our talented worship leaders on the trip. Brit Jones led us in worship with awesome music. We even had guests come and stand outside the gate to hear the songs of praise. Their shoes and feet were visible under the gate. After worship it started to rain, so we went inside to share what happened today at La Piste and our thoughts on how God was working on us.
This was our theme song for the entire trip and really got us in the right frame of mind. Listen to the lyrics. 



After worship, we headed to the showers. Another story all together. Did I mention there was RARELY AC in Haiti. You do NOT flush toilet paper in any toilet. And their power is a bit spotty. So, the showers (the ladies had three choices and guys had one upstairs), one was inside that all 12 of the girls could share, or there were 2 additional outside. The first night I used the one inside. We weren't aware of any light in there since the switch didn't do anything. We found out on the last night that there was an additional one in another room that turned the bathroom power on. That was a good discovery, but a bit late. On a scale from 1-10 the shower pressure was a 2.5. Let's just say that this thick mane of mine took a lot longer to rinse out, BUT the shower was cold and it felt nice to rinse away the dirt and sweat for those 4 minutes. As soon as you turn it off, sweat begins again. 

I layed in bed talking to my bunkmate Sara, and roomies: Terri, Kathy, Chris, and Kat. I learned lots from these mothers and am grateful I got to room with them! It was a great first day to say the very least. 

We were asleep by ten and sleeping sound until 4 am. I will pick up there in the next post. 
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