Camping, but not the way you hoped

Yesterday we went with Tina to one of the tent camps in Jacmel. She checks on some of the kids and helps the parents. First we went to a communal area where Jojo and Christna's mom was. Tina had promised to bring pictures. The older people with her insisted we sit down and they gave us their seats. I wasn't expecting that but was custom for them and they were showing respect.
It was so sad because you could tell that Jojo's mom she loved her children but knew it was best. Before the earthquake she wasn't 'rich' but they were making it because her husband had a job. During the earthquake, she lost her husband and everything else she had. Now she is living in a very small tent with 3 of her other children. After we showed her the pictures she insisted we come to her 'home.' She told Tina that it wasn't much, but it was all she had. It was so hot under the canapy and the ground was not just muddy dirt but very rocky and hard. They had just recieved cots to sleep on but had been sleeping on the ground.
The whole time we walked through the camp we were flocked by children just wanting to hold your hand. Some weren't dressed, most were very dirty, and some had lice and gnats biting their sores. It was awful! One little boy was playing with a condom he found on the floor, using it as a balloon.
Before we left we took food to another tent that Tina checks on. A little girl named Kenya lives there that loves Ms. Tina. I held her baby brother that was just a month old. What a way to enter the world. He was so adorable with bright blue eyes! I was ready to leave emotionally but wanted to stay forever to help them. It was a hard day. Especially after we'd spent he morning scrubbing walls, floors, and tiles. Today we will finish up cleaning and paint he walls.