Mountain Top Experience

What a delightful day we had all around!
We left today for our school in Le Pleine to do our health care presentation on handwashing and spreading germs with the children there. The first class I walked into I spotted my little sponsorship child, Julicane sitting in the back row. It was so cute to see her eyes widen with recognition when I started to shake each child's hand. When I got to her I kissed both cheeks and said "bonjou ti fi." Good morning little girl. Lots of smiles on both sides.
After completing our presentations in all the classrooms I was able to spend more time with her. It was so different this time because all the shyness was gone. She sat with me for some time, my translation book in one arm, and her hand in the other. We communicated as much as we could. I told her that I had something for her tomorrow as we will hand out all our sponsorship gifts at that time. I was told that Haitian little girls love dolls and was overjoyed to hear that she was wondering if I had one for her. Of course my suitcase had a black version of Barbie in it for her. Lots of smiles. Tomorrow should be a joy giving it to her.
As we left we found some new riders on our bus. Three delightful little children who gave us all kisses and wanted to leave with us. They rode for awhile in their neighborhood and left with some coins, toothpaste and brush, and three bars of soap.
The afternoon was spent riding up into the mountains to the Baptist Mission. Spectacular views that I do not think a picture could do justice. The temperatures must of dropped at least 15 degrees and very little humidity. Rain of course is a daily occurence up there, but cleared enough that we could walk around the area and barter with the vendors. We enjoyed real American type pizza, coke, and ice cream. What a treat! As we left the rains started to fall even harder and when we got into the city the roads looked like rivers in many places.
Tomorrow we head back to the school in Le Pleine to hand out gifts. Mallery and I will go over to the Les Bours school to meet up with Doctor Michael Page from Holland, Michigan and also a parent from Eagle Crest Charter Academy. He is down with a team working in Petionville. He wants to visit the school. We also need to organize the meds at the clinic and finish up the filtration units.
Pray for our team members as three of them have been experiencing Haitian Happiness. Hmmm do you get my drift???? I am so thankful that I have experienced relatively good health, but as careful as you are, you can still drop. Good rest, lots of water, and frequent handwashing is the ticket.
I tried very hard last night to upload pictures, but kept experiencing satellite issues. I will try again after I make this post. All for now.
Kim