Alo everybody!
Sorry it's been a while since i've blogged, but the internet on the compound has been a little funny for the past few days. Last week we went into Port-au-Prince with the team for dinner after we knocked off early from working in Titanyen. Here are a few pictures from the city. As you can see, the presidential palace is still in ruins, and I think demonstrates the state of Haiti as a nation: even the presidential palace hasn't even begun to be rebuilt. The other building is a large Catholic church that was also reduced to rubble after the earthquake. A lot of tent cities have popped up around the city. For example, the public parks around the palace now house several thousand people living in tents and improvised shelters. The poverty you see breaks your heart, and you wish you could snap your fingers and it all be fixed for these people who have to live everyday in very humble (understatment!) conditions.
Scott, here at the compound has told us several times, "Haiti will do two things to you: it'll break your heart, but then it'll bless you." I've definitely had my heart broken for Haiti, and now working with the people in Titanyen, I'm starting to see how it blessses people too. I've had to privilege to work with several men and teenagers from the village building the houses, and I enjoy working with each one of them. Sure, there's a lot of things we do that the other culture doesn't understand, but in the end we're able to laugh (and even sing!) while we work.
anyways, the other picture is just a p icture I took at sunset here on the compound; the sky was gorgeous.
Well, stay tuned, and I hope to have more pics soon!
Matthew ;^)
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