They are all very good at soccer! They play on the concrete basketball court and when they fall they bounce right back up. Some have tennis shoes and some wear crocs by they still play just fine. It would be great to see them play on grass! Today some of the boys were playing marbles in the dirt and just having a great time. Kendall said they will dig holes and play mancala with rocks. One of the boys even came up with this contraption today. A rope tied and wrapped around a stick inside a soda bottle and a small fan blade on top of the stick. And when u pull the rope fast it makes the blade spin and fly. I have seen plastic toys like that before. But he just totally made this up. Soooo smart.
We walked down the road just outside of Canaan property today and it's a whole different world. There were about ten kids kicking a ball around on a concrete slab. The little girls run up and introduce themselves. Its very hard to communicate for me because i have not learned any of their language yet. None of them had shoes. The boys only wore shirts most of them oversized just enough to come below their bottom. No pants and no underwear. One of the girls she looked maybe 3 was only wearing underwear and no clothes. They rub their bellies and say "grangou" which means hungry. But we have no food for them.
Kendall said one of he boys invited her and Carolyn to his house one day, so they went. Just one small room and five children. He tried very hard to make the place nice for them and got them chairs to sit on. He asked if they wanted water but they said no thank you, since he water isn't really safe to drink. He then ran outside and down the road and came back with water he had gone to the little market to buy. It's so sad they have nothing but they take great pride in the few things they have and will do so much to make us happy.
One of the missionaries who is here for two months brought a gift from his neighbor. His neighbors daughter who is 7 years old called to meet with him before he left. She met him and handed him her piggy bank and said "here is my life savings I want you to give it to the kids in Haiti" she had 162.50$ and she sent it all here for he kids. Too precious!
Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2 comments:
Hope you are doing fine. Love reading you comments on here. You are in my prayers and I have asked several of my customers to put you on their church prayer list or to ask for you to be included in their prayers. You take care of yourself and I say a prayer for you every day.
luv Ya,
Jo Gladden
It just continues to amaze me how little the Haitians have, but how happy they are and what a proud people they are. Americans have so much and are still unhappy. I am so proud of you. Keep compassion in your heart and give all the love you can. We miss you very much, but we know that you are away from us for a very important reason. Love, MM
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