Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Our First Day in Haiti

Our First Day in Haiti

Today it was water truck day in Haiti. We went into Cite Soleil with our water truck and made three stops delivering water to the locals. The first thing you notice when you get off the tap-tap, besides the smiling, yelling kids, is the horrendous odor. In the words of Wally, it smells like, "Dying hogs and garbage combined." Once you get past the smell however, you are truly able to appreciate the beautiful people of Haiti. You see partially clothed, filthy children giving you the biggest grin. You see teenage boys helping an elderly man fill his bucket with water. You see mothers laughing as we play with their babies. You see older siblings pushing their little brothers and sisters in our arms so they can get held and loved for a little while.  It amazed us time and time again today how the Haitians are some of the kindest, most joyful people despite their lack of material items. You can see through their  huge smiles that they are rich in spirit!


Once we returned to the guesthouse, we played soccer with the neighborhood boys. It was great to see them again and to see how much they have grown since the time Janell was here. I let in a lot of goals and was relieved by a Haitian, but it was still a blast. The weather was nice today, but it is pretty hot. All and all our first day in Haiti is something we will never forget.


- Wally and Janell

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