Mission Trip

Today I went on a hike with Enoch, Clark, Laura. We left at 6 a.m. We went to the mountain of Soufriere. This was the area Enoch was born in. The hike took us about 2 hours. The land was beautiful green and lush. We saw a lot of gardens. They were growing corn, rice, squash, pwa kongo and tayo. We saw yams growing cocoa and coffee beans. We hiked through many rivers. We had to get help crossing the rivers. We gave our friends a lot to laugh and giggle about. Clark who is Ms. Pat's husband, has studied the island of Haiti for over 40 years. He has found many artifacts over the years. This December he will be in the magazine "Smithonian". During our trip, we found colonial pillars that dated back to the 1700's. Clark was excited about this. This was his first trip to Soufriere. We took lots of pictures and actually had fun with the GPS Clark had. We all were surprised with the beauty of the country side. There has been lots of rain this month and we enjoyed avacado. October is the season for them. We passed many kids in school uniforms that had to walk for miles to go to school. Laura and I both agreed our kids probably wouldn't believe this. This has been my first trip here in October and have enjoyed this time here. It has still been very hot. We have not had power very much. Each trip I learn more about the Haitian Culture and the beautiful people that have to endure so much misery at times in this land. The hardships they go through each day can be very sad. But their smiles are beautiful and faith remarkable. We can learn a lot from our sisters and brothers here.