Weekend in Jacmel

I've just come back from an amazing weekend in Jacmel. When I get a chance to put some pictures on my blog you will understand why I had a such a great time, it is absolutely beautiful there. So I went with a bunch of people from my church (45 to be exact). A variety of people came, families, people my age and a couple of older couples without their children. We had a GREAT time of fellowship. The chaplain of Calvin College was flown in for the weekend to be our speaker. He spoke about trumpets (blesings), ashes (difficulties), tears (sadness) and finally Hope. He had a ton of really great stories that really caught my attention and gave me a lot to think about it.
After the morning sessions we had the afternoons off to do whatever we wanted. One afternoon we went for a hike and swam in a sort of lake in the rocks. The other times, I read a book, swam in the ocean and the pool and spent time meeting some really neat people. Everyone who has ended up in Haiti has a cool story and many of them have been here for a long time. Most of the people came from Port-au-prince but there was a bunch of people from a small northern village. It's crazy that although they live in the same country they have a totally different experience.
The weekend was very relaxing and I'm really glad I had the opportunity to go. We spent a lot of time in prayer for Haiti (for the upcoming elections) and each other as we work here. We took turns during devotions and it was neat to hear everyone share their thoughts at one point. Now it's back to work.