Today was Church day. Church starts at 8:00 am with prayer, then some worship songs, then some more worhsip songs and pray. Then we introduced ourselves to the Haitian congregation. Keith spoke on behalf of the Crossroads team and I spoke for my family. After this there was a baby dedication, the father was a real trooper, as he wore a two piece suit and tie. We were all sweating with short sleeves. Out of respect for the local folks the men have the privaledge of wear long pants, socks and dress shoes. After the sermon and message Church was finished at 11:30. No that is not a typo. It was a great test of patience for the kids and for us as we sweat the whole way through. Overall though is was a great service. The Haitians have a passion for worship and are very enthusiastic.
After service we had lunch and then had the afternoon to ourselves. We found a nice spot at the back of the compound in the shade and plaayed some games and just talked. It was nice to get a break and spend some time just as a family.
Some of you have been asking what the food has been like. Actually it has been rather good considering. As an example tonight we had lasagna, bbq beef, boiled potatoes and carrots and rice. We have juice to drink at each meal. Breakfast is Haitian bread which is like bagels but not round and sometimes porridge. Noah has been living on rice, and bagels with Nutella and bananas. The black bean sauce for the rice is quite good. Nothing is wasted here as the refridgeration is just OK, so what ever we have for supper left over goes into soup for lunch the next day. Try having hot soup when it is already 90 degrees. I put extra hot sauce in mine since I cannot sweat anymore than I do already.
I must sign off so the kids can what a movie. There are 8 kids running around wild and need to settle down. Thank God for mobile technology.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. Love all of us!!
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