Prepping for this trip has been fun because of so many first time Haiti team members. We spent a little extra time preparing for Haiti a little differently so we could focus on cultural aspects of Haiti to bring greater understanding for what we encounter.
Today we arrived after a long day of travel that started with a 1:20 am flight out of Denver. Even with a delay on the tarmac in Miami, our team was determined to get up to Desire to see the kids before the close of the day. We stopped for one short restroom break before pushing on for another half hour drive on the backroads of Haiti to reach our destination in Desire at the literal end of the road. The payoff was worth the effort to get to Desire. From several hundred yards away from the Desire project kids started to follow the white bus that can mean only one thing- the team from Colorado has arrived!
One team member expressed her surprise tonight in our debrief that from three rows back in the bus the children at the door were already claiming her for their very own. She just had to step outside to be mauled (in a good way) by the anxious children.
Everyone is healthy and tired. Tomorrow we go for a full day of programming with the kids. There are many stories to share, games to be played, crafts to build (and eat), and love to pour out on the kids at the end of the road in Desire.
I thank God for this privilege to play a small part in the lives of these kids - all of whom I've watched grow and mature over the span of 4 years. Please pray for our team's health, strength, safety, and that we would fully seek God in the moments we spend in Desire.
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