Report by Mikael Odum & Stephanie Hooker
Cannot believe it’s already day 2! Time is going by so quickly, but we are having an amazing time. Today we woke around 7:30 a.m. and ate Ginette’s eggs for breakfast, then we played with the kids by the mission house. After an hour or so, we came back inside and packed crafts and dresses for the kids in the orphanage. Then we hiked up to the orphanage where we played games, made crafts, sang songs, delivered clothes, and did a puppet show. It was the kids’ first time experiencing a puppet show, and they thoroughly enjoyed it. The little girls and boys were very excited to receive the clothes and be able to spend time with us. We taught them some new games, which brought a ton of laughter to them.
The past two days this group has bonded and made relationships that we will be able to cherish forever. Every morning we have been doing a devotion, then singing as a group, which has been amazing! Last night after we finished playing with the kids, we came inside and some of us shared our highs and lows, and what has changed from the first day. Many people who were new to this trip said that they did not know how to communicate with the kids since we cannot understand them, but after spending only an hour or so with them they soon realized that the children just wanted our attention and to be loved on. The children are impacting our lives just as much as–if not more than–we are impacting theirs, and we know that God is going to do amazing things throughout these next few days.
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Breakfast
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Hiking up to the orphanage
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Walking to orphanage
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Going to orphanage
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Taking a rest on the trail to the orphanage
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Jim, Pastor Philip and Tami at orphanage
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Tami & Caroline giving dresses to the girls
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Team sizing the girls with dresses
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Thanks to Betty & her friends with Betty Wiggins Sewing Center for the dresses !
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The children loved their new dresses
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Giving dresses to the girls
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Playing with kids at orphanage
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Cal & Callie watching kids play at orphange
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The kids love to play with the parachute
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Kids at the orphanage
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Puppet show
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Gracie waiting puppet show
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Watching puppet show
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Watching puppet show
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Watching puppet show
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Caroline & Stephanie with 2 little friends
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Team singing with kids
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Kids at orphanage
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Little boy at orphanage
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Little girl at orphanage
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Callie & Gabriel being protected by little Haitian boy
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Stephanie with little boy
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Group at orphanage
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Hiking back from orphanage
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Hiking back from orphanage
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Mountains of Haiti
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Typical Haitian house
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Walkabout in the Valley of Z'Orange
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Walkabout
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Cal with friend
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Walkabout
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Bull getting a cool drink
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Cow getting some shade
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Chicken in a basket
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This way!!
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Walkabout
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Convenience store
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Cal
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Visiting the neighbors
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Tami with child as they walk through the valley
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Stephanie on Haitian porch
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Walkabout in the Valley of Z'Orange
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Jim & Caroline visiting neighbors
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Walkabout in the Valley of Z'Orange
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Cal , Tami & Jim with our neighbors
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Callie with kids
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Jim with lady on the walkabout
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Tami embracing elderly lady
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Callie with kids
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Neighbors in the Valley of Z'Orange
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Getting water at the well is a daily chore
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Tami pumping water for Haitians
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Getting water at the well
