Saturday

Our time here is ending soon, and I feel sad.  We have one full day left.  It has been wonderful immersing into the Haitian culture.  This morning we delivered water again to Cite Soleil.  These people need it for drinking, cooking, and laundry.  They don't have plumbing or a well to be able to access clean water.  This is a very dirty slum with small children running around naked or without shorts.  The children are happy to see us and shout out "Hey you!"..  They take our hands, want to be held, and just love to be loved up.  I learned how to say I love you in Creole today (Mwen renment ou)  and Jesus loves you (Jezi renment ou). The kids seemed to melt when they hear this.
I have to say the children are SO cute.  Joe and I could adopt them.

 One little boy about 6 gave Janel a ring today.  She put it on but then before leaving she asked if she could give it back to him.  He wanted her to keep it.  It was inscribed "It's OK".  She got on the truck, and I could tell it really moved her.
This afternoon we drove up to the top of the nearby mountain and saw a different and beautiful side of Haiti.  More trees, nicer homes, and wonderfully cooler breezes. Our team had a chance to shop from local Haitians and found out that they are quite determined and persistent in trying to sell us things.  They also set the prices high, probably hoping we won't try to bargain them down to a reasonable price. I actually bought several things after much negotiation.  There was a nice restaurant with a terrace with a beautiful overlook of the valley below and so the team took advantage of it and relaxed for a bit.  This week has been a great experience for me, a first timer here.  I want to come back!  Healing Haiti is truly benefiting the people here and giving them hope, one day at a time.

Tammy