Haiti Feb. 26, 2012

I connected with a couple of women at the guest house and we went to a Creole speaking church down the street.  I enjoyed singing and praising in Creole.  The service lasted for a few hours with a few different pastors giving sermons.  One of the main Pastors, Pastor Luc noticed us sitting up front which was welcoming as he had us stand up and introduce ourselves.  He translated and we received an applause from the audience.  It felt good to be welcomed.    After the service the Pastor came to talk with me and I was so excited to learn that he has done work with mobile clinics and he has 43 churches in the mountain areas.  I feel like God has laid it on my heart to do mobile clinics so it was perfect timing to have an affirmation of this idea from a well known man so connected in the Haitian communities.  We exchanged information with plans to connect.  After walking back to the guest house, I walked around the neighborhood with a friend Bernard to try and get something to eat.  I changed my mind after the food spot we went to didn’t have the food ready yet and it did not look to clean or safe to eat.  We headed back and I connected with a friend John who arranged a ride for us on a motorcycle (my first time riding since I was a kid), a main mode of transportation in Haiti.  We headed to Petionville, stopped by some shops to look at shoes and then over his Dads.  I hung out with his sister and her friend and enjoyed some Mango juice and hospitality.  His friend came by and we all headed out to a real nice outdoor gospel concert.   It was at Place Boyer a mayoral center on large grounds with a concert stage.  The place was clean and spacious. We enjoyed an array of Haitian gospel music and my friend surprised me with snacks and a tasty Haitian meal as they were serving food in the back.  It was the perfect refreshing way to get rejuvenated and start the week off right.  We walked around the grounds and stayed until evening.   That night we headed back to the guest house.  We made plans for the next day for folks to meet me at 7a to get the day started for mobile clinics, it was so motivating to have such love and support.