Today was a long day of traveling. I left my house at 7am and got to orphanage before 11pm est. We definitely did not expect the 2 hour flight delay in Miami. And I was not expecting a 4 hour drive from Port au Prince to Jacmel. But we are here safe and I'm thankful for that.
My initial reaction to Port au Prince was heart breaking and depressing. I was asking "God how can you allow people to live in this filth?!" It is astounding what people call home here. Plywood walls and tarp ceilings for miles lined the major roads of the city. It seems it would take several lifetimes to clean this up. But I realized we all live in our own type of filth and most times it's of our own choice. God can and does clean it up if we allow Him too. I pray He will do the same here.
My initial reaction to Port au Prince was heart breaking and depressing. I was asking "God how can you allow people to live in this filth?!" It is astounding what people call home here. Plywood walls and tarp ceilings for miles lined the major roads of the city. It seems it would take several lifetimes to clean this up. But I realized we all live in our own type of filth and most times it's of our own choice. God can and does clean it up if we allow Him too. I pray He will do the same here.
Once we drove over the 3000 ft mountain to Jacmel, things started looking a little more like I expected. Very similar to the streets of small towns in Mexico. Even had a feel of Kathmandu, Nepal. I think I can get used to this.
Google Maps location - HAF Orphanage Jacmel
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