Day 3... another ADVENTURE: 1st day in Dumay
08/20/07
It is the end of a long day of working in the Haitian heat... most of the youth group are in bed... 1/2 hour before quiet time. This is merely the result of a busy and productive day. Everyone is too tired to think in cohesive sentences, including me... so I'm going to let the pics here show the story of the day.
First off, here are some shots from our visit to an orphanage nearby that Willem and Beth look after for HFL/Cranbrook Community Team:
Today began early headed for Dumay... 6am up... 6:30 devos... 7 breakfast... 7:30 on the road... we were unsure on what the road would look like after the hurricane... this is what it did to the river we needed to cross to get to Dumay:
The road entering the river... not quite what it's supposed to look like!?!?
Though the river was swollen, villagers were making it over on foot and we decided to attempt to cross through the raging waters... Here is the beginning... with our audience of Haitians thinking... "Look at those crazy 'blancs.'" ('whites')
You can see our guides helping us across the river:
We decided to play some soccer in the morning... which basically meant getting 'schooled' by the elite Dumay-Haitian team. Though there were a few incidents where the Haitians were surprised... such as when Kelly schooled two players in a row, footworking the ball around them and leaving them on the ground doing the splits.
The man in yellow is Guy... he's on our side and is one of the translators...
Construction began on the school... footings being dug and foundations being laid...
Chad brought in the North American style of 'go-get-em' work ethic... The Haitians were content to sit and watch until a couple hours later the heat made us all realize that we couldn't keep up this pace all day.
Everyone pitched in.... literally... we pitched rocks into the feeding centers cafeteria in an effort to backfill in preparation for the concrete floor slab that needs to be poured... Picture shows rocks caught in midair...
That's it for now... it is 10:15pm... 15 minutes past my bedtime... and Aaron and I are the last ones to hit the sack...
Please continue to keep us in your prayers.
Paul DenHaan
HFL Team Leader
1 Comments:
Hey Jeremy, Chantel and Paul. It is so cool to see your pics and hear all about what is going on. I can't believe the river into Dumay...looks a lot different that when I was there. I'm so jealous you get to hang out with the Kids from the Laboule home. Say hi to them for me and tell them I love them!
Praying for you guys every day. Keep up the awesome work!
Ang
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