After breakfast, we were blessed to begin our day with another water truck day. We originally only had one water truck day scheduled but I was delighted when our team voted to do another day. The first water truck day is always a very hectic day and hard to be able to see what is really happening because you are trying to just figure out what you are suppose to be doing. There are so many people waiting in line with buckets that are very desperate for water, so it was an honor to be able to deliver clean water to other areas in Cite Soliel. We were able to make two more water truck stops which was a total of 5,000 gallons of water. It is true blessing to know that our team was part of such a great cause today. It was great to see the children in Haiti bathing in the clean water with smiles on their faces and laughter in the air. It is also very heart breaking to see so many people in line with their 5 gallon buckets waiting and hoping the water does not run out before their buckets are filled. As one of our team members said it, it was a very "conflicting" day. You have so many emotions that hit you all in a very short period of time. It is difficult to process that these beautiful people do not have an option of having clean water every day. But we had to remind ourselves that it is amazing to be a part of an organization that makes it
possible to deliver clean water.
We also visited a few different orphanages today. First, we went to visit Lapherre's where there are about 22 kids. The conditions were not what you would expect but I was so happy to see the great changes that have been made since my last trip which was in December 2013. Their school house/church was rebuilt with new concrete walls and a new roof. It was wonderful to see they now had a well lit and safe place to teach their children and have an area to worship. We played parachute and soccer with the kids which they just loved. The kids sang several songs for us and there was a little girl who was about 3 years old that came up and put her hands on me and said a prayer for me. It was an honor to have this sweet child hold my hand and say a prayer for ME! I am always in awe when I come to Haiti and they are saying prayers for us. I also said several prayers for this sweet child, asking God keep her healthy, provide good schooling and to always have someone in her life that will show her love.
After Lapherre's we visited Gertrude's orphanage which is for children with special needs. It is a tough place to visit because of the special needs of the children but also because of the conditions. So, for some of our team members it was difficult to get past the conditions and for other's that have been there before it was easier to focus on the needs of the children and not just the condition. Amber said that even though the conditions were tough to witness, it was nice to know that someone was caring for them. She said she felt that if they were not there they may not be alive or being treated fairly.
After our long day, we took about a 30 minute drive to a pizza parlor. It was the perfect way to end the day. We are all very tired and looking forward to an amazing day we have planned tomorrow. We will be taking an orphanage to the beach tomorrow. We are all very excited for a nice fun in the sun kind of day. This team has worked so hard this week, not only physically but emotionally and they deserve to just soak in the beauty of Haiti tomorrow.Blessings,
Tiffany
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