On February 8, eight Presbyterians will head to Haiti to install a water system to purify water. Those traveling on this trip include Danny and Karen from Gilliam, La; Edith (me) from Ruston, La; Clyde, Pat, and Ed from Monroe, La; John from Winnsboro, La; and Tom from Maryland.
Our Living Waters (www.livingwatersfortheworld.org) installation will be in the Les Cayes area
of Haiti at a place called Pwoje
Espwa (translated: Project Hope) which is associated with Free the
Kids (www.freethekids.org). As I have read about this place, it seems that over
750 children are served by this organization with many of them living at the
compound. There is a medical clinic, a school, and job skills training – all in
an attempt to give hope to children in the southern part of Haiti.
Our itinerary includes flying into Port au Prince on
Saturday, Feb. 8 and spending the night outside of the city in a Catholic
guesthouse. Sunday we will travel to Les Cayes, a seaport town in
southwestern Haiti. We will install the system and teach hygiene, proper use of
the purified water, and Biblical stories. The plan is to leave Les Cayes on
Thursday for Port au Prince so we can fly home Friday.
We will install the system but also teach health/hygiene and Biblical stories related to water. We have 4 suitcases packed with most of the system. The process of gathering supplies for teaching is still going on. Posters of how to use this clean water and when to wash hands are created and left for them. Paints, crayons, coloring sheets, skit props are all carried along to reinforce the lessons.
Pray for us as we finish our preparations.
My hope is to blog from Haiti but that will depend on wi-fi.
Please know, Edith, that my thought, prayers, and heart will be with you all on your trip. New Covenant Parish will be following your blog. Hug some kids for me too!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to following your blog. You will all be in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteCarol and Franklin