El Rancho Hotel
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Pétion-Ville
We stayed overnight in Pétion-Ville, a town in the mountains up from Port-au-Prince. Our hotel, El Rancho, was a very nice accommodation, where ex-pats often stay. Just down the road are street vendors selling various metal artwork and Vodon religion icons (where I bought a few!). The trucks used for locals as taxis are called "Tap-Taps" - One was …
What's yours is mine, and everyone elses
... teeth checked so I went out to give them free toothbrushes, I then became a tooth brush king pin and had everyone and their mother(literally) demanding a toothbrush. It got on my nerves having all these people that were my friends simply ask, ask, ask then when they got what they wanted just leave and then the foreigners taking pictures of people in less than flattering situations or emotional states but it is what it is, I hope I helped. Of course playing ball ...
Merci Bondye - Thank You God!
... and interpretation that a true believer cant fall out of God’s grace, there always be sin, but its whether our life is defined by it, I don’t believe mine is. The real problem was faith, faith in Jesus to be that liberator from the curse of the law. See I was doing even more wrong by continuing to think that by my own actions I could win favor or make myself right with God, it’s not possible, an uphill battle that would have you dead on your back ...
Shoutouts and Elections within; All for the Kids
... that their prayers worked, never doubt the power of prayer.
Days after we made the journey back to Port Au Prince, with a side trip to pick up a MCC’er in Desarmes which gave me a chance to see all my friends there and watch movies, again lol. We came back to Port au Prince to house/dog sit for a MCC couple who were going to the D.R. for a couple days. We thought it would be a nice break from living inside the bubble that is our lives in Mawouj, and a ...
Fanmi Mwen
... to and play with the kids.
Before leaving, I talked to Jr and to Adeline about the best way to help contribute some money of my own to helping with school fees and costs of basic supplies like notebooks and pens. Not sure I've mentioned this before, but Adeline's husband, the boys' father, passed away a few years ago so there is no extra income aside from the side jobs Adeline can find day to day.
We decided that buying another goat for ...