Day 2

We started off the day with a delicious breakfast of french toast, oatmeal, eggs, fruit, and  N utella. After breakfast we had morning devotionals and then it was off on the tap-tap. Our plan was to split the team in half and send one half to the Home for Sick and Dying Babies and the other to Gertrude's Orphanage for Disabled Children, but when we reached the Home we found that it was too crowded so they sent us away. The entire team ended up going to Gertrude's, which was an eye-opening experience. We came across kids with many disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and other extreme physical deformities. We hugged and carried the kids and gave them massages to try to loosen their muscles. We all grew so attached to the kids that none of us wanted to leave when it was time to go. One particular kid kept taking his shirt off and then asking us to put it back on, and when we did, he would promptly take it off again and make us put it on again :) In the afternoon, we went to Rebuild Globally, a business that employs the mothers of kids on the street and teaches them to make sandals out of old car tires. They have already made a difference in tons of Haitian lives, and plan to expand and make Rebuild Globally successful in many other countries. After that stop, we went to the Apparent Project, which has a similar goal as Rebuild Globally, but makes jewelry instead of sandals. They use many different materials to make their beads that they use, including cereal boxes. The visit to Apparent Project concluded our day of service, and we journeyed back to the guest house in the tap-tap. We spent our evening at the pool and playing soccer with the Haitians. We had a fantastic day and are super excited to see what tomorrow will bring.

Written by: Emily and Tiana <3