Getting Comfortable

I have been at Coram Deo for just over one week now and it's starting to feel like home. And the inhabitants are starting to feel like family. One BIG family mind you.
I'm getting used to the sounds and smells and confusion that is Haiti. I'm sure it all makes sense at some point.
Sunday was relaxing. I went to church with Ysmaille to a pentacostal church that is mostly Creole but the sermon was preached in English and translated into Creole. The church was packed and it has three morning services and an afternoon service. In fact, there are Christian churches everywhere here. I was quite surprised. After church I had lunch at Ysmaille's house with his friend. In the evening Sarah called and made my day. It was great to talk to her despite the bad phone connection.
This morning we will have our first staff meeting with the staff of Coram Deo. Nothing too formal just to talk about the plans and expectations for the year. Samuel will be my translator as my Creole is still very basic.
There are a few areas of concern that I would like to mention for prayer. First, that I will learn the language quickly as I get very frustrated at times and I occasionally create friction with other people because of misunderstandings due to the language barrier. Secondly, for safety for the people of Haiti. There have been a lot of murders lately. In four days, 35 gang members where killed in one slum because the people are sick of living in fear of them. We are safe where we are but every night on the news we see the chaos that exists in the slums. Also, a priest that Karen knows was kidnapped and held for ransom. The organization that he works for paid the ransom money and now they have to close their hospital because they gave all their money for the ransom. I still feel safe but we are being extra cautious.
That's all for now. My days are becoming quite routine. I spend several hours learning the language and preparing for the workshops that I will be giving for the teachers in late August.