Day 3: Team Restore

Ummmm...to say that today was awesome is the understatement of the year. We woke up to the rooster (again) but it was less annoying today. Maybe the little guy is growing on me? We could also hear the congregation of the nearby church singing and worshipping. It was such a beautiful sound to hear and made us really excited to go check out the church! We got up and had spaghetti for breakfast. Random but delicious! June took us to the church which is just a five minute walk from the MTI house. We stopped at a booth in the market along the way and purchased bibles in Creole. We wanted them for keepsakes as well as to assist us in (hopefully) learning Creole before coming back to Haiti next time. When we got to the church, it was packed. I mean filled to the brim and overflowing. It was so moving to see these people so dressed up and so happy to be singing and praising the Lord, despite the extreme poverty that they come from. Everyone was smiling and singing and clapping. As we made our way through the church crowd to find a place to stand, we were greeted by both smiles and glares. I swear, about ten kids must have grabbed my arm or hand as we walked through. Ashley said that they were grabbing for me because I am so pale that they probably thought I was an angel haha. I don't know about that. But I do know that these people may be monetarily poor but that they are far richer than most in their faith and family and sense of community. After church, we headed back to the house for lunch and to relax. June took us to Port Salut later in the afternoon for a "beach day" before the work week begins. It was amaaazing! This hotel where we played on the beach and swam and later ate dinner was gorgeous! Don't worry, we took a ton of pictures! We even got to jump from a pretttyyy high rock into the ocean. Callie was a little nervous but after a pep talk from Coach Braun, that little meatball jumped right off that cliff! It was so much fun! June has been wonderful so far, answering all of our questions about Haitian culture and such. She is doing such inspiring and life-changing work down here and it is obvious that the people of Les Cayes are beyond grateful for "Doctor June". We leave at 6:30am to drive up into the mountains to the hospital where we will work and the new guest house that we will be staying in. We aren't sure if we will have wireless so if the blog posts stop abruptly, then that is why! Time to pack and head to bed. We will write more tomorrow, we hope! -Hannah