Haiti - Day 7

Day 7 (July 10) was a turning point.   The riots had started to die down and the violence started to decrease.   We could hear vehicles moving around on our street, and we knew that the roads were starting to improve.    Tires were no longer burning, but now the debris was an issue.    The smell of smoke had cleared as the remaining winds from what had been a hurricane began to sweep the country.

We got word early in the day that passenger flights were resuming and we confirmed that our flight was on time and that we all still had seats on our flight scheduled for July 11.   Even though we were still ordered to shelter in place by the State Department, we made plans to go to the airport the following day.

After breakfast and morning team devotions we decided to sort our supplies so that we could send things on to the two orphanages with our interpreter after we left Haiti.   This project took maybe an hour possibly longer.   While we were working, we got word that the boys from Revelator were coming to us on foot to spend our last day in Haiti with us.   This really got everyone excited and spirits soared.

The boys arrived late morning and we took them all to the pool for a day of fun and fellowship.   Our interpreter went out to a street vendor and bought lunch (rice, greens and chicken) and we all shared containers of food by the pool.  While everyone was swimming, a couple of people snuck off to bake and decorate the birthday cake.   The surprised look on Lakin's face was priceless.  Unfortunately, all my photos are on Olivia's camera and we can't download to the computer.

The aftenoon was one of smiles, games and fellowship with the two missions teams, and the boys who brought us so much joy.   After they left, we had dinner, showered, packed and prepared for departure the following day.