Today a much earlier wake up call for 6am was in place to attend Sunday mass. Together the group travelled by bus to a local church with
hundreds of others to experience a Haitian mass first hand. The girls fancied up
in their skirts and dresses, and the men put on their finest dress pants. With
the ending of mass, the group arrived back at Walls guest house and quickly ate
their breakfast in order to have more time for our next adventure. After we were
done eating, we hopped in the van and began our way to Kenscoff. An hour was
spent winding through the Mountains till we reached our destination of Nous
Petites Frere et Soureurs orphanage, home of over 340 children. As we entered
through the gates, the immediate reaction of the group was pure amazement. Everyone
before- hand had it in their minds that a trip to an orphanage in Haiti would be
incredibly devastating. To our surprise, the orphanage was very great in size
with many resources for the children. We all were touched by the fact that these
children didn't act as if we assumed them too. They didn't act as a family, they
were a family. They shared so much love with the group and within themselves.
The group had the choice of areas to visit. Within our tour, we all visited
the building that provided education and health care to over 20 special need
individuals. After many hugs the group separated to interact with the kids. We
danced, sang, skipped rope, blew bubbles and loved with each other. Touching
moments were shared with the children and group that brought many to very
emotional states. The group as well had the chance to purchase bracelets and art
from some of the children to go towards the art program. Sadly our visit came to
an end, and our goodbyes were said.
We piled back into the vehicle, where we all
shared a moment. A moment that involved a lot of tissues and support from one
another. We discussed our respect for all the workers, and how content all the
children were just being in each others company. We allowed
ourselves to become open with one another and accept and share love. Once again
we drove down the windy roads of the mountains back to
Port-Au-prince.
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