Take a journey to Haiti with the 11 youth and 3 adult leaders who traveled to Pignon July 10-18, 2014. The following are e-mail updates and photos from youth director Sarah Bane. More photos can be found on Facebook.
We've made it to Port Au Prince! After a long day of travel and encountering very long lines at immigration we were treated to a delicious dinner at our hotel and have all turned in for the night.
Tomorrow, we board our propellor plane and head north to Pignon. We have so far been in awe of how different life is here, but equally amazed by God's beauty and grace at work and in abundance among the Haitian people. Thank you for your continued prayers for our group as well as for those whom we encounter -- you are in our prayers, too!
Today was our first day traveling to visit community wells built through Haiti Outreach. It was a long (1.5 hr, one-way) & bumpy ride! Saturday is market day in Pignon. After a bite of lunch we'll go check it out!
Today was church day and a visit to the orphanage in Pignon.
Monday, July 14Today we visited the well near Hinche again and worked alongside the community to make finish in touches. We stopped in Hinche for ice cream and enjoyed practicing our Creole
Tuesday, July 15
Today was a scorcher! No work to help with, but we got to see a well drilling rig in action, tour a dam, as well as a dairy factory. Oh, and we also got to shop from some local vendors. Watch out MN -- we're coming home bearing souvenirs!
Wednesday, July 16
The well is done and we've made some dear friends. It will be hard to say goodbye tomorrow when we participate in the well commissioning service with the village of Kabayi.
Bonswa! (Good evening)~
All is well here in Pignon. We've had a hot week full of
many adventures and many new friends. Most notably, we've all come to love our
trusty translator -- a Pignon resident -- Ben. Today we helped a community in
between Hinche and Thomasique, called Kabayi, put the finishing touches on
their brand new well. Tomorrow, we'll go back to celebrate with the community for
their well inauguration. It's hard to believe tomorrow is our last full day in
Haiti!
If you'd like to see some more pictures, please check out Facebook! I've been posting everyday and have put everything on my
personal page, and tagging "Shepherd O.T. Valley." Feel free to
friend me (Sarah Bane) if you're having trouble finding posts.
All appears to be on schedule thus far for our travel on
Friday. Students will have access to their phones again once we reach Miami
around 3pm Central Time, so I'll make sure everyone checks in with home! :)
Hope that you are all well and we'll see you soon!
Mon dye va beniou (God bless you)
~Sarah
