Day 2: Meredith Beavers

After spending most of our first nights in Haiti and some's first night out of the United States. We had our breakfast at Matthew 25 which was delicious: pancakes, mangos and hard boiled eggs. Our plans of shopping were delayed because today is a feast day, the Haitians are celebrating God's birthday. More than twenty people gathered outside Matthew 25 to have a morning service celebrating this special  day.

By 9:25 we were seated in the truck with our driver Thimothee. The drive to Cerca Carvajal was a strenuous four hours without AC and with tons of windy roads. To get to Cerca we drove through Port Au Prince , Haiti's capital, which was full of people selling food/goods and Tap Tap busses (Haiti's "bus systems"). On the way to Cerca we had to travel past "Goat Mountain" where there is always at least one goat in sight.

Half way through our journey to Cerca we made a pit stop in Hinche, and then continued the last hour of our ride. Upon our arrival in Cerca we were welcomed by Father Keke and Clara, Morgan and I soon became the highlights of some young Haitians day. From when we arrived until supper the kids did not want us out of their sight.

  After some of our group took a nap we went on a walk to visit Kathy's God Child, some of our new friends tagged along. The walk there was really a workout because all the kids kept saying "Porta" meaning carry.  After arriving at her God Child's house we all sat and chatted with her mother then moved outside to have cold beverages. While we chilled outside the kids looked through all our pictures and were quick to volunteer to be in one.

After returning from our visit the evening calmed down and everyone hung out around the dinner table.  The trip has been amazing so far and I can't wait to see what God has in store for the rest of our pilgrimage!