Day 4 in Haiti

Short update before the day begins Yesterday Tina took April, Megan and I on a tour through downtown Jacmel and through 2 of the camps. I hadn't seen anything until today! I felt bad looking at everyone like they were part of a show or something. The kids just stared at you as you drove by with hopeful smiles. I smiled and waved but inside I felt like crying. It was so crowded with piles of trash laying around. In the states we have so many luxuries, one being privacy, here everything is out in the open for all to see- showering, using the restroom, sleeping- nothing is hidden.
We will go back later this week and help out at the camps. I really felt guilty that we couldn't this time because I know that by being there some of the Haitians were hopeful that that was what we were there to do. I pray for God's strength and wisdom to get through it. Just being a bystander was hard enough today. Children run around without clothes, they use the restroom in buckets by the side of the road, and all the children beg for your help.

Yesterday evening was better. We went to the village of hope and cleaned up the rooms. Tina was able to fix most of them with the money from the next group coming in. They have been out of use since the hurricane. While we were there we saw the biggest tarantula! Of course all of us were screaming and running. One of the men there went in and got it out with a two by four. I am sure he was getting a kick out of us! Of course the evening was not over without a refreshing dip in the ocean :) Its the only thing that really cools you off.