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| Along the road to Camp Perrin |
Prayer Partners of the Day - Diana Grace & Allison Fleig
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| House at MP3K |
Happy Leap Day! Did I mention the loud dogs yesterday? The ones that bark all night long? The ones that howl and bark and bark and bark? Maybe I did. Same story, different day?
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| Sitting around a table for a good long chat |
We were able to have a leisurely morning and left this morning at 9:30am for an adventure to Camp-Perrin. Living Waters For the World had given me contact information of a group from George Washington University working in Camp-Perrin, and their urgent request for a clean water system. We have had numerous chats, and I was really looking forward to visiting the site. First, however, we had to find gas. This was the second time on this trip we were running on empty. Usually Ancy & I both keep an eye on the gas needle, but had neglected to do so these weeks. Finally, we found a pump with diesel. Five dollars a gallon...woo!
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| The hike DOWN the mountain |
The drive out to Camp-Perrin was beautiful. The land was lush with crops and green trees. It was as if we had entered the Dominican Republic, but were, of course, no where near there. Because none of us had been to Camp-Perrin before, a man on a motorcycle agreed to show us the way. We came to a turn in the road, where we awaited Chavannes, the director of MP3K.
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| Best shirt ever, "I do my own stunts!" |
We loaded in his truck, knowing the Kia would not take us to the top, and rode up, up and up! Thankfully the river is dry this time of year, and we crossed the riverbed with ease. Once we arrived at the site, it was beautiful. After sitting to chat for a few minutes, we hiked down a mountain to see where the water pipe has been broken. This pipe brings water down from the mountains to the village. We hiked back up to the truck and rode up the road more to the water source. The team tested the water and gained a better idea of how the water flows to the site. We continued to chat back at the site, where Haitian coffee and fresh coconut awaited us. Meeting this group completely warmed my heart and renewed my cause to be in Haiti. What an extraordinary group of people Chavannes and his team are, and how lucky the team who takes on this site will be! (I'm hopeful they'll have me along!)
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| Fresh coconut! |
As we left Camp-Perrin, I was still in search for a site for a group scheduled to come down in mid-March. Last week, the site they had poured money into and had already begun pre-set-up had decided against having a water system. The team, from various parts of the US, had plane tickets and supplies ready. Our last stop of the day was to Pere Colbert Estil's church in Les Cayes. Surely, they would be ready to go with a building already built...but they weren't. Though we stopped by many sites, there just was not one ready to go by next week. I finally made the phone call to my friend, Bill, and told him to cancel. It was the hardest phone call I have ever made, knowing there is so much need in Haiti, but no site was ready to go with a building built and security in place.
On the road back to Hosanna House, we passed my friends Jocelin and Pierre! It really is a small world in Haiti! After a fantastic meal of "chili mac & cheese," it was again time to call it an early night. Bon nuit, my friends, and peace be with you!
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| The PA group & the Camp-Perrin MP3K leaders |
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| Carefully look at his hat! It's a UNC hat! |
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