Day Five
Woke up this morning after another great sleep. It was a frigid 24 degrees celcius. Went down to the mess hall and one of the night crew had a toque on. Went into Chambrun after breakfast with my friend Cooper. It’s about a 20 minute walk along a gravel road that often gets washed out. It was a very interesting trip. Lots of livestock like cows, goats and mules just grazing at the side of the road. Went into the village and we met a lot of different people, many running up yelling “Cooper Cooper” Cooper speaks pretty good Creole so it was a real bonus having him there to interpret. I shot about 30 minutes of video there of an orphanage and just a bunch of families hanging out. A lot of the kids in the school live in Chambrun and walk this every day. We met some of the older kids who will come to the scool in the afternoon. Some of the houses had voodoo crosses in front of them. Voodoo is a recognized religion in Haiti. Its funny but they take the photo’s of the Catholic saints and put the name of an African God to it. I really want to go back and look at the cross a little more closely. They had liquor bottles and cigarettes and all kinds of stuff they think there God might like. On the way home we met a man who had just purchased a cow. He wants to get some more and start a small herd. The nice thing about the livestock here is that they roam around eating and behaving like animals should and one day ends up as the evening meal. They really are happy critters for the most part. We served Homemade minestrone soup with homemade cornmeal bread and homemade brownies as well as the beans and rice which I am becoming quite fond of. I hope everyone is praying that Gayle is able to keep going and keeps doing the great job that she is doing at the restaurant. I might have a little more competition than I bargained for. We are having meat loaf, with roast potatoes and green peas and butter tart and almond squares for dinner. All made on the premises I might add. Talk to you soon. God Bless
The Rev. here, It sounds like you are settling in well. Did you get my questions from yesterdays blog in the comments section? Keep your prayer wits about you re the voodoo. More on that later, but keep covered. In Him, Jim
ReplyDeleteHi Brian - Sounds like you are enjoying the life down there. Don't forget to come back as we want to hear you at the next breakfast meeting. God bless. btw - Gayle really looks the part with her white chefs coat and the new glasses. haha
ReplyDeleteI bet everyone is very happy with the yummy meals you are preparing!
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