Good Afternoon! or as they say in Haiti, Bon Swa!
Day’s 1-3,
Jason and I made it to Haiti safely Sunday afternoon.
Mission of Hope sent a ride to pick us up at the airport, but we almost jumped
into the wrong vehicle. The jeep would have taken us to the opposite side of
the Island….Pa Bon. (Not Good) Luckily, Ricardo, our Haitian friend recognized
my bald-head from our last trip and flagged us down before we motored off into
the dust.
In Haiti, most Haitians normally refer to American’s as
Bla’s or blanc’s…This means “white” or a white person. However, when riding
down the road I normally hear someone in the distance shout “Tet Kale!” This
means The Bald Guy. My bald head is recognized by the Haitians very fondly.
Their president, Martelly, is referred to as Tet Kale. Anyway, just thought I’d
pass on that interesting tidbit.
On Monday we began helping with the new school they are
building at MOH. Jason and I hammered wooden cages that will be used as forms
for main support columns. Cement will be poured into these forms later in the
week and will take about 7 days to cure. Once they cure, the forms will be
removed and used for the next section of the column.
Later in the afternoon we headed back to the beach house
where we are staying. After showering I laid down on the bed not realizing how
tired I really was. The sun down here is very intense, it beats you up. I put a random picture below from out breakfast. Gotta love fresh fruit and homemade bread!
Today, we got up early, had a refreshing breakfast, and
headed back to the school. As we walked through the gates, Pastor Lex pulled me
into the office immediately. I was a bit nervous as to why, but it was to do
some mechanical & technical work. I was in heaven… I started off on the
phone with a Mitsubishi dealerships back in the States trying to locate a
crankshaft for a blown engine on their Montero…For those out there who know me,
you know that I love fixing things. While bouncing back and forth on phone
calls, I was replacing a power supply on a desktop computer, looking over some
laptops, and fixing whatever else I could get my hands on!
Well that’s about all I have for ya…I hope to grab the
internet sometime later in the week, but until then I’m sending my Love from
Haiti. Miss everyone.
Bon Swa,
--Benny!
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