Omgoshhh best day ever! We have arrived in Haiti and I am LUVING every minute of it!
Our flights felt like they dragged on and on because we were all just itching to get to the orphanage. We were pushed from plane to plane (almost getting on to the wrong one oops), san antonio to dallas to Fort Lauderdale to Port Au Prince. Finally we were in HAITI! While waiting in a huge line for baggage amongest several other church groups and thousands of people (I felt so embarrassed because i was the only one wearing shorts) the nerves were growing larger every minute. Outside the airport people were shouting for our bags, thousands of cars and gas smells covered the streets, and millions of eyes peered through the fences. Through a long archway, we walked in the midst of complete chaos. But for some reason I was at complete peace smiling all the more bigger on every step. A kind haitian man helped me with me bags because something told me I should trust him. I saw elisabeth at the end of the line and gave her the biggest hug ever. We piled our stuff on top of cars a complete OVERLOAD and we squished together no room what so ever in the back. The streets of Haiti were like a rundown circus. No traffic rules at all. If your bigger you got the right away. It seemed like all the crazy drivers were in the streets of Haiti. As we peered through the windows people walked the streets some with hige bowls and luggage balanced skillfully on their heads, rummage broken down buildings and shacks lined the curbs, people hanging out of colorfully painted haitian taxis (tap taps) swereved every where, tent cities covered the fields and grasses. I was in awe but again totally at peace because I could feel that God was in the works. Our drivers were long term missionaries in Haiti (Herreras) who were in the process of creating an awesome ministry for the girls and women of Haiti. They were seeking to further the kingdom of God and to give hope to Haiti which is what I sought to do as well. They are Truly my heros. Our ride was a long bumpy one and we drove up through the mountains to reach the orphanage. At nightfall we had reached our destination. The lights of the orphanage flickered and the several bodies of kids ran across the patio. When we drove in we were welcomed with shouts of "Sac Pase!" and "Nam boule!". Elisabeth and Eric held their beautiful girls close and millions of kids swarmed us asking for our names, touching our hair and skin. They were truly adorable! I was so engulfed in the kids that I forgot that I was starving! The food was amazing spaghetti meatsauce, rice beans, and fresh fruit. Yum it hit the spot :) I was exhausted my head hit the pillow and I passed out to tired to worry about tomorrow, to tired to get anxious, but absolutly not to tired to thank God for the day and to pray for his leading for the nex.t
