August 15, 2008
Hi Everyone,
I’m sorry I’ve been out of the loop for a few weeks. I realize I have to keep my posts current, if I expect you to read them. Our last trip to Haiti in July was wonderful, but both Lynn Ann and I returned sick and have struggled to get well since mid-July. We had a great group of 20 people in July. Twelve (four adults and 8 teenagers) came from Sanibel Community Church ~ a great supporter of Aslan’s work in Haiti. One friend came from Illinois, and a fine young man named Adam (whose family we’re very close to) came all the way from Montana. Accompanying Lynn Ann and myself from New Jersey were Anna and Pam (both veteran Haiti travelers).
The most exciting thing we did on this trip was have our first ever day camp for 130 children on our land in Lacajou. Remember that Lacajou is not even a village. It’s just an area that’s named Lacajou (which means mahogany). So kids were literally walking out of the bush from all directions to come to our camp. I’ve included some pictures to give you an idea of how things went. You’ll get a kick out of the picture of the group meeting under the cashew tree. Yup, we’ve got cashew, mango, orange and avocado trees on our land. And we even have a small banana tree (or plant).
Some of the children walked several miles to come to camp each day. They were treated to music class, arts & crafts, sports and Bible class, and they loved each and every minute of it! Enjoy the pictures, and I’ll try to write another post the second I get back on August 26. Please keep our current group going in prayer. We have 5 Aslan teens from our programs here in New Jersey going with us this trip. It’s always a wonderful and eye-opening experience for these young people.
Till next time, na we pita (“see you later” in Creole)!
