Haiti Mission Trip: Day 4

Tuesday

 

This is the part where I get a little confused about what happened on which day because I got behind on my journaling in Haiti. So, team, help me out if I've left something out or mixed something up!

 

We were up early and had toast and eggs for breakfast while doing our devotionals. We learned that the children at this orphanage were rescued from another orphanage where they were mistreated. Their previous situation caused them all to get very behind in school. The kids went to church for lessons in the mornings to help them catch up, so we had some time to work before they returned. We had several painting projects to get to work on.

 

 

 

We were able to get several buildings almost completely painted.

 We took a lunch break and enjoyed rice and beans and fried chicken. After, we were able to split the kids up into two groups for some lessons. Katie is a fabulous artist and she was able to head up one group with beautiful fleur-de-lis paintings.

 

 

 

 

Leslie was in charge of teaching first aid and CPR to the other group. All of the kids and some of the adults were able to learn CPR and practice on dummies. We were even able to leave a dummy there with them to use in the future!

 

 

 

Mrs. Michelle receiving some first aid- haha!

 

It began raining really hard towards the end of our sessions, so we retreated inside when we were done and took the opportunity to relax. We rested and enjoyed reading our missionary books that Josh brought for us during the trip.

Once the rain stopped we were able to go on a ride in one of the vans to see more of Grand Goave. We got to see some of the market and residential areas, and we ended up in a beautiful spot with a view of the mountains and the ocean. We were even able to get out and take pictures!

 

 

 

When we got back it was time for dinner, which was very tasty roast.

Leslie and I noticed some of the ladies and Emmanuel playing Mancala. They called the game Kay (house) and played a little differently than we did. They let us watch and taught us the rules then Leslie played a round against Emmanuel. Leslie apparently needed some help, and the ladies grabbed the stones before he could make his move several times to help him out. We all laughed when it made Emmanuel mad that they were helping Leslie to win. All of the people at the orphanage were so kind, and we had a lot of fun with them!