Journal Entry – Monday January 30, 2012
One of the really great things about being in Haiti is that every day is a “Ferris Buehler” day – a day in which you’ve had an impossible number of incredible experiences, one right after another after another after another…and at the end of the day you think about when you got up this morning and it seems like at least two days ago.
Today was a hot, hectic, strenuous day of non-stop activity from a logistics standpoint, and we got to see a lot of things I’d never seen before (like the HFHC Earthquake Relocation Center at Mission Cross).
Since we didn’t have as much interaction with the children today there aren’t as many “favorite moments,” but I do have four “highlights of the day.”
Highlight #1: Getting to see Yol-Dericka again, and seeing the smile on her face when I pull out the doll my family has sent for her.
Highlight #2: Getting to visit the children in Cite Soleil when school is actually in session – an extremely rare event, even for HFHC teams.
Highlight #3: After we get to Thomazeau and unload all the supplies, the PAs, nurses, and pharmacists start counting pills and organizing pharmaceuticals for tomorrow’s clinic. More or less by default, I once again end up with the absolute BEST job of all: The two little girls – Melinda and Nyika, the first arrivals at the new orphanage – both want me to pick them up and hold them, so I walk around with them in my arms for awhile and then sit and rock them while they cuddle on my lap.
Highlight #4: Team devotional under the stars, up on the roof of the TTC. Breathtaking (as was the sunset). You can literally see for miles and miles in every direction.
Ok. Big, long, crazy day tomorrow. Brain’s shutting down for tonight.
