Full Day and a Trip to Marmelade

Today was a great day full of ministry and new experiences.  This morning we headed up to an orphan project in the town of Marmelade.  I visited there almost two years ago before children's homes were built.  Pastor Isaac is the head of that project and a good friend of Pastor Jeannot.  The project currently has 38 children who come from around the mountainous region and the city of Gonaives.

Marmelade sits atop the mountain range that separates Gonaives from Cap Haitien on the north coast of Haiti.  It is very lush and green because of the rainfall that happens often allowing multiple growing seasons in one year.  Marmelade is also the hometown of Haiti's most recent past president Preval.  This unique mountain community is supported by its rich agricultural roots- it used to be the coffee capital of Haiti in terms of production.  Coffee production is back on the rise but the most common crops we saw were cabbage and beans. There was something cool about smelling coffee roasting where it's naturally from.

We had fun meeting new friends and spending time with kids who appreciated having new visitors come to them.  It was worth the 2+ hour drive in the winding narrow mountains the resemble a drive on top of trail ridge road in Colorado.

During team time tonight we had great discussions about the work The Lord has called Faith to do in Haiti and reflecting on our day.