Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Canez
The phrase "it takes a village to raise a child" is certainly true here. The children run wild and everyone looks after each other. People aren't afraid to spank each other's kids. They share what they have with each other. They don't feel sorry for themselves. They don't know any different. To them, this is how life is lived.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Hope
Children know laughter; They know tears
Children know peace; They know chaos
Children know acceptance; They know rejection
Children know joy; They know pain
Children know abundance; They know lack
Children know health; They know illness
Children know fulfillment; They know emptiness
Children know hope; They know dismay
Children know love; They know hatred
What they don’t know is WHY!
At the bottom of the Guest House is where I've spent most of my free time.
One of the girls getting her hair done 
The little girl that I wanted to hide in my suitcase and bring home with me: 
Their rendition of Jesus Loves Me:
Children know peace; They know chaos
Children know acceptance; They know rejection
Children know joy; They know pain
Children know abundance; They know lack
Children know health; They know illness
Children know fulfillment; They know emptiness
Children know hope; They know dismay
Children know love; They know hatred
What they don’t know is WHY!
At the bottom of the Guest House is where I've spent most of my free time.
One of the girls getting her hair done 
The little girl that I wanted to hide in my suitcase and bring home with me: 
Their rendition of Jesus Loves Me:
Friday, June 11, 2010
Shopping in Haiti
Shopping is set up a little differently. But, you still can buy pretty much anything you can buy in the states.
You don't have to go to a gallery for art, just walk down the street.
Hungry? Stop for a snack
Need auto supplies?
There's the "variety" shops
There's the bedding stores
The shoe shops have more shoes than DSW
This has to be a one-stop-shop
No price is ever set in stone. They will haggle with you and make you a deal. Whatever it takes to make the sale, they will do. Even if it includes following you as you walk away. Most items you end up getting for half price or less. Can you imagine walking into DSW and telling the clerk you really don't want to pay $50 for that pair of shoes and they reply with "ok, how about $30?"... then you start to walk away and they yell out "OK, $25!"....
You don't have to go to a gallery for art, just walk down the street.
Hungry? Stop for a snack
Need auto supplies?
There's the "variety" shops
There's the bedding stores
The shoe shops have more shoes than DSW
This has to be a one-stop-shop
No price is ever set in stone. They will haggle with you and make you a deal. Whatever it takes to make the sale, they will do. Even if it includes following you as you walk away. Most items you end up getting for half price or less. Can you imagine walking into DSW and telling the clerk you really don't want to pay $50 for that pair of shoes and they reply with "ok, how about $30?"... then you start to walk away and they yell out "OK, $25!"....
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Port-au-Prince
Never in my life have I seen such a beautiful place with such destruction. The backdrop is something you would imagine in your wildest dreams. Gorgeous, lush landscape. Huge palm trees. Mountains stuck in the clouds floating by. Colorful plants and tall trees with vibrant buds on them. In front of the beauty is the reality of Haiti. Rubble. Chaos. Poverty. Broken buildings. Broken spirits. Tragedy.
VBS- Haiti Stlye
We went to a school to do VBS. Their school is slightly different from one you might see here in the states!
The scenery is a little different, too. It is gorgeous!! I wouldn't mind looking at these beautiful mountains everyday!
The kids were in class when we arrived.
They had a great time making crafts and hearing the Bible stories.
The kids who did not get tickets lined the fence to watch. Me, being me, wanted to find a way to sneak them in.
Earlier in the week, a group went and finished building this covered structure for the kids to have a place to convene. It sure came in handy and was nice to have a place to get out from the sun.
The kids got to make salvation bracelets
The scenery is a little different, too. It is gorgeous!! I wouldn't mind looking at these beautiful mountains everyday!
The kids were in class when we arrived.
They had a great time making crafts and hearing the Bible stories.
The kids who did not get tickets lined the fence to watch. Me, being me, wanted to find a way to sneak them in.
Earlier in the week, a group went and finished building this covered structure for the kids to have a place to convene. It sure came in handy and was nice to have a place to get out from the sun.
The kids got to make salvation bracelets
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