This morning we drove all over the city visiting different churches and schools, passing out gospels of John (and Dum-Dums because everyone loves lollipops:). They were printed in Creole and for a lot of these people it was the first time they have ever had any part of the Bible printed in their own language.
When we finished visiting churches, we went to the Transition Home. Eleven girls live at this house along with the 'house moms'. All of these girls used to be child slaves, living in horrible conditions and often times abused. Once taken from these homes and moved to the Trans House, they get to go to school, learn to sew and make beautiful jewelry, and just be girls. Soon after we got there, Mom, Dad and Joan had to leave to go to a dinner. Mariah, Kate, Nate, and I stay and played with the girls. We played legos and Jenga, and did puzzles. We also played Uno. Let me tell you, I was not expecting such enthusiastic players. These girls would get so into the game, squealing, laughing, and yelling. It was quite a scene. At one point I think all the rules went out the window as the game turned from 'one person takes a turn at a time' to 'get rid of your cards as fast as you can, even if it's not your turn'. The skip and reverse cards held no meaning as they were just slammed down as a regular card. It was so much fun to see the girls having such a great time and really warming up to us.
After we spent a couple hours at the Trans House, Kelo came by and picked us up and took us back to the Conn's house. Mom, Dad and Joan were still at the dinner, so katia (the cook) just heated up some left over breakfast for our dinner. In case you're wondering why we're eating left over breakfast for dinner, let me explain. In Haiti, people often eat spaghetti for breakfast. So that is what we found waiting on the table for us that morning; loaded spaghetti. Peppers, onions, meat, mushroom, sauce, the works. As breakfast, it was actually not as gross as I was expecting it to be, but I still think I'd rather just eat my cereal:)
Day 2-
Today we went and visited our friends Franceli and Julie at their orphanage. We brought lots of crafts with us to do with the kids. We took toy wooden trucks, boats, and planes for the boys to build and paint. For the girls we had beads, string, and wire and made bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and rings. And for everyone we had foam visors and little tote bags that they could decorate with markers, stickers, and glitter glue. We also handed out lollipops, fruit snacks, cracker packs, and stickers. After all the crafts were completed we headed out to the yard for awesomely fun and sweltering hot game of soccer. But hey its soccer, I'll play in any weather:)
Day 3-
My parents friend is the pastor of a church here, so that's where we went Sunday morning. After church we headed out to another orphanage called Love a Child. It is such a beautiful facility and run by an amazing couple who really love the children. I had so much fun playing with the kids there. I partly what made it so fun was that most of the older kids spoke pretty good english, which always makes things easier.
The night we were there just happened to be movie night, and guess what movie we watched? The amazing, awesome, super hilarious, Shrek!
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| lunch time! |
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| f utbol! |
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| how many people can you fit around an iPhone screen? |
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| Temple Run the universal game :) |
