Monday, June 14, 2010

Day 7

Today was the first day of our 3 day basketball clinic. We were out in the hot sun from about 8am - 11am. It was good to connect again with the basketball guys and build on the relationships we have with them.

After the basketball we came back to the compound and got to work bagging rice. We distributed enough rice for about 500 families to eat for 3-4 days from what I understand. It is a real blessing to the community when we do this. Thank you to everyone who came to my mom's fundraiser. Your donations went to this rice distribution. Thank you.

We went on a walk after all that and had a good time interacting with the community and even seeing the market for awhile. Tamara saw some white people and then started yelling "Blanc, Blanc, Blanc." It was quite funny and we all laughed because that is what the kids always say when they see white people.

We are all doing well and could quite easily stay longer, but will be out of Haiti on Thursday. This feels quite soon as we have built many relationships and will be sad to say good-bye.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't imagine doing VBS with 600 kids, wow !

What at great ministry! God Bless you all.

Loretta

Anonymous said...

Jon - I love reading your blog - thanks for the updates! You are all constantly in my prayers, as I am often talking to God about you and your team throughout the day. Blessings!

Renee D.