A taste of life outside of PAP

Yesterday was spent on the beach. It was a HOT day, the pool felt like a giant bathtub and the ocean wasn't much cooler. Despite the heat we had a great time. When we arrived I realized that I forgot to bring a book so I borrowed one from Heather and didn't open it once all day. It was great to meet the Hopp family who I had heard so much about. We had a lovely picnic by the water and just hung out all day. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures since the battery was dead on my camera.
Today (Sunday) I went with a work team (working with another organization) to Badyo which is a small region up on the mountain side. It's past Kenscoff for anyone familiar with Haiti. The roads were rough and a bit scary at times but we arrived safely. I have been in this area before but forgot how cold it could get. I was so cold all day! I never thought I'd say that in Haiti in September. We visited two church services. At the second service the group had a washing feet

ceremony. The members of the church really seemed to enjoy it and every last one of them had their feet washed. When the service ended and we were about to leave there was a massive rainstorm, we had to stay in the church for another 30 minutes while it died down. We had been invited to a Haitian home for a delicious Haitian meal consisting of rice and beans, fried plaintain, french fries, beet salad, potato salad and tomatoes, all my favourite food. The rain stopped completely and we were able to go for a quick walk in the area, we were so high up the mountain that it felt like we were in the clouds and since it was so foggy most of the time it was believable. I think the area is so incredibly beautiful. The pictures I took just don't do it justice. On the way home we stopped at a look out point to take pictures of the entire city. In the evening we were all invited to another missionary's home for dinner. Overall a great day, now I'm tired and ready to get some sleep as I have a busy week coming up!