The Journey

I have been home for over a week now from Haiti, and it was a hectic week! But it has calmed down now and I can't wait to share my wonderful experiences with you in God's beautiful country of Haiti. I'm going to do a little series of our journey, highlighting all of the different elements of our trip. Specifically the city of Jacmel, our construction work, our work with the adorable children, our fun adventures to see some of the wonders of this Caribbean island, my adventure as a nurse for a day, and the work that God is doing through CCH.

The gang!

Saturday morning eighteen of us got up bright and early to catch a 6am flight to Newark then to Port-au-Prince. In Port-au-Prince we went through customs, which is nothing compared to the United States, then fought to find 18 suitcases. We made our way out through the crowd were we met Nadar, he drove us to a little missionary airport that would fly 15 of us to Jacmel. He would then drive the other three the four hours over the mountains to Jamel.

Baby plane

The planes we took to Jacmel were tiny! One held 5 people and the other held 9 people. They weighed each of us and our luggage to make sure we would max-out the plane! (Made me a little nervous.) But the view from the plane was stunning. I could see just how tiny the houses were, how crowded Port-au-Prince was, and how beautiful the mountains were.

Port-au-Prince

We arrived in Jacmel were Eddy and Steven picked us up and took us to the Isaiah 61 house where we would stay for the week. The staff was so welcoming to us, they served us lunch, showed us to our rooms, and gave us a tour of the town. The guys and our bags finally made it around dinner time! After dinner we sorted all the donations; soccer balls, medicines, toys, nail polish, peanut butter and jelly, and so much more! We were finally in Haiti, and excited for what God had for us in the rest of the week!

Isaiah 61 House

Home Sweet Home!

*Joy of the day: Getting to Haiti safely and not loosing bags or people!