Well, we’ve ended our first full day in Jeremie with nothing but smiles! After a good nights rest, we woke up excited to get back to see the kids. We got to the orphanage around 9 (after walking up the hill since Dou-Dou just couldn’t make it all the way up!) and were welcomed by familiar faces and lots of hugs! Gerald started things off with about 30 minutes of worship and taught the kids a new song that will hopefully be picked up within a few days. After that, we all dispersed and hung out with the kids until noon, and then we headed back to the guesthouse for lunch. We were able to make a second trip back after lunch to spend more time with those sweet faces! A parachute (one of those colored ones used for games) was found and was taken to the orphanage and the kids loved it! They all sat underneath while we waved it above them. As Robyn puts it “hiding and fighting” because every time we raised it up the kids just had to punch someone before it fell down again! A game of duck duck goose was also miraculously put together and worked out for a good ten minutes before the kids decided they all wanted to be the duck. A memorable moment was when Tyler put a camera on Pegi’s head and let him walk around getting footage! Hilarious. We had dinner at Dony’s house again tonight, and of course, it was delicious. Absolutely loving this Haitian food! Group time tonight was great, lots was shared and brings our team together even more!! God has done it again; put a team of wonderful people together with amazing talents and a love for these kids like no other! So excited for church in the morning, and what He has in store for the rest of the week.
-Caroline Bateman
