Day Four for the Holiday Hill and Wood Run Mission Teams in Bercy, Haiti
August 5, 2010
Mike and Nick had to leave bright and early at 6 a.m., driving both vehicles to take part of Dan’s group (CPR3, who work on disaster relief and are staying with Shasta’s group) to the airport and then wait in Port Au Prince for two different arriving flights, an all day task. We all thought Mike would be discouraged spending all day at the airport, when actually he was able to lead a previous acquaintance to Christ! Willben is a Haitian man Mike met a while back at the airport and Willben shared at that time that he is a teacher who hasn’t been able to find work since the earthquake. He is working at the airport for tips by carrying baggage for people. Instead of asking Mike for money, he offered to buy water for Mike. Mike arrived home at 6:30 p.m. He also was able to pick up a few supplies for the orphanage while he was in town.
We settled some issues with staff and nursed some of our coworkers back to health and are carefully monitoring children with fevers. We were able to exchange a few pairs of new shoes for some that were broken. Jacob and Dada were very happy!
35 New Mommy bags were put together and 100 bags of vitamins were distributed to families in the tent city and 25 bags of rice and beans were handed out by our team in the village.
One Samaratin’s Purse house was started and completed today, another was started, lacking completion because the tarp nails from the kit were misplaced.
Bonnie and Sony, our head nanny, went to visit Susana, one of the nannies, and prayed for her sick mother. Momma was laying on a mattress in the yard outside her home. They described her as “sick in the booty.” Susana is unable to work because of this and she is expecting a baby in the next few weeks. We took a new mommy bag to her along with a few diapers and a receiving blanket for the baby.
Sony taught me the names of four animals in creole: poul/chicken; kochon/pig; bourik/donkey; and bef/cow.
We had heard that tonight was going to be a meteor shower so a group climbed the hill and sat on top of a cistern for an excellent view. The stars were beautiful as well as the lightening in the distance! Who needs TV? We have Discovery Channel and National Geographic firsthand!
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