Haiti Journal, March 2, 2012

Relaxing on top of the roof in Croix Des Bouquets

Prayer Partners of the Day - Rollin & Linda Wycoff

Dale Caswell & a small garden in L'Acul

It's been very nice to sleep in the same bed for four nights after sleeping in so many different beds and rooms. After a long day of travel, we have made it to Jumecourt Inn in Croix Des Bouquets. This is where Global Orphan Project is headquartered in Haiti, and it puts us right by the airport for tomorrow's departure.

On the long drive in today, we stopped by L'Acul and visited friends of the group from California. (Goodness, it feels like it's been years since I've seen that group, when, in fact, they just left a few days ago!) Ingram & Dale Caswell are responsible for running CODEP (COmprehensive DEvelopment Project) of the Haiti Fund, Inc. They are doing amazing work - replanting forests, introducing fish breeding, water projects - in Haiti, all while putting Haitians to work, resulting in points gathering to go toward buying a house. Visit their website! We toured their project in L'Acul and began thinking of joint projects.

LOTS of fish in those water holes

The drive from there to Croix Des Bouquets took a lifetime. Thankfully, we broke up the drive by meeting Lorna, Hans & Kerry, Ancy's family, as they were coming home from Port-Au-Prince. You have never seen two little boys so excited to see their father. I, too, was elated to see my second family! (Note to self, buy video games to take with me to the boys!)

At Jumecourt, we met a group from Texas and Tennessee. Their projects focus mainly on Haiti and Costa Rica, my two personal favorite countries. What always amazes me about Haiti is the connections one can make on a single trip. It further presses the point upon me to continue making these connections, as the more the right hand knows what the left hand is doing, the more work can be accomplished.

Lorna, Kerry & Hans
stoked to see Ancy!

And so comes an end to another trip to Haiti. Between a fantastic two couples from Portola Valley, CA and an amazing two couples from Pennsylvania, this has been a wonderful, memorable survey trip. Above all, relationships have strengthened, optimism is seen on every corner, and the work we are doing is increasing daily. God has certainly blessed our teams and their missions. How lucky am I to be a small part of it?!