(Ecuze’ this posting is tardy, but “We are in Haiti, Yes?”) Pastor Francois woke us at 3am this morning because when Haitians do an Easter Sunrise service, they do the service first, then greet the sunrise! I discovered a HUGE advantage to 3am in Haiti – it’s cool outside! There was an almost full moon as Pastor, Mark and I left the compound. Music filled the air from every direction it seemed: singing, organ, drums. […]
Haiti is horn happy. There’s a honk for everything. One honk if you want to pass by. One honk to warn others you are coming around a corner. There is another honk to see if anyone is coming around the corner. A series of 3 honks for when there are people or livestock on the road. Driving is just as complex. The roads are horrible—some of the worst I’ve ever seen. There are large potholes, […]
I have so many experiences I want to share with you…and I’ve started on writing a dozen of them. But something happened today that I need to tell you about. Sista Este’ (Esther) and I were out under the trees, showing the kids how to braid bracelets and I noticed Pastor sitting and talking with two women. After a long conversation he called me over, “Please, Gramma Lynn, what do you think? She wants to live with us.” […]
Here is a 15min video from our trip, for best results make full screen and turn volume up:
DAY 5 Good Friday I’ve told you about the background of praise we’ve been going to sleep to each night. Pastor invited us to join them tonight for service. The church is white-washed stone like everything else in the Philadelphia compound. Simple wooden benches, seating for perhaps 300, also white-washed. Simple podium. Raised platform in front for choir. No decorations, pictures, crosses, stained glass, tapestries or banners. Only a bouquet of flowers on a […]
Day 5-written by Esther Life in Haiti is hard. Everything takes immense effort. I’m not complaining rather want to portray how much of the world lives in comparison to American’s abundance. Life in Haiti is vastly different than life in America. The cooking here is done in a cement hut about 5 by 10 feet over hot coals. The coals are brought in on top of women’s heads in bags weighing around […]
DAY 1 Hello All -Esther and I arrived safely yesterday afternoon. Flying to Port au Prince was uneventful (except for zero sleep Sunday nite)…trying to get though customs and out the front door of the airport was an adventure. We had been pre-warned to not let ANYONE help us with our bags, but to get out to the sidewalk where Johnson, our pre-arranged taxi driver would be waiting with our name sign. At the luggage carousel […]
DAY 3 Wednesday – I have started to write at the end of each day but I am having Internet problems, battery problems, and more importantly writer’s overload – the opposite of writer’s block. I have written pages and pages. There is SO much to say but no words to adequately describe what’s going on here. But I plan to push through with this one today and get it sent to Denny […]
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
