December 5th 2016
Day 1
Travel Day
Hello friends and family.
Brian and Samantha blogging here today.
Yesterday there was no internet, but we are up and running now. So yesterday was travel day. All went good. Just kidding.
There were plane problems, family accidents, lost luggage. You name it and it happened. But hey Brian said it perfect yesterday. The enemies try to stop us when God has
something good planned. So getting here
was an adventure on its own. But as soon as we got here, I’m sure it’s safe to
say that everyone felt like this is where we belong. It was a long exhausting day, but we had a
wonderful dinner and slept like babies.
December 6th 2016
Day 2
Water truck day
Early morning. Got up
got ready and sat down to a wonderful breakfast with our family here in
Haiti. You couldn’t ask for a better
homemade breakfast. We packed up our
lunch and filled all of our water bottles.
Excited to get our day started.
And parents who are reading this don’t worry. The kids are lathered up
in sunscreen and bug spray. We hopped on
the tap tap (truck) and went to meet the water truck. We had 3 stops today.
Now (Samantha) as a return goer I knew what to expect. It is hard and sad and yet very fulfilling
knowing what we are doing. Yet it still
hits you. When holding a baby in your
arms and they are looking up at you or you have a swarm of kids around you
yelling hey you and they all want you to pick them up. Lifting very heavy buckets onto their heads
when you can barely hold them in your arms.
It is an experience that I can live over and over again and I will
always feel prepared and yet never be once I get there.
Now (Brian) as a newcomer. After hearing stories about water
truck day from Samantha, I thought I was prepared. I now know that you can’t
explain what you experience on a water truck day. There are so many emotions
you go through. The kids touch your heart more than you touch theirs. After the
first stop, I was overwhelmed with the emotions I felt. It was so hard saying
goodbye to those kids and seeing the sadness in their eyes. No matter how much
you prepare, you’re never going to be ready for a water truck day.
But we made it threw.
Why? Because we had our family
there with us. We had God in our hands
and feet and we had love in our hearts.
So we came home. We went to the
pool relaxed as a family and then came in to have dinner. Another wonderful meal prepared for us by our
great staff.
Needless to say we had a good day! We miss our friends and family. Cotroneos there is an extra prayer coming
your way.
