The Journey to Bohoc

Breakfast in Haiti was quite the experience. The peanut butter is HOT …and delicious! The main activity Saturday was the drive from Port au Prince to Bohoc. Did I say drive? It was more like an obstacle course at top speed and countless hairpin turns along the mountain’s edge. Exciting, for sure! We dodged boulders the size of cows, potholes that looked like ponds and even crossed a creek coming into Bohoc. Along the way we saw entire families, heads piled high with their wares, walking miles to the market.

We arrived in Bohoc around lunch time and were treated to delicious sandwiches and a little bit of downtime. Saturday afternoon was an experience we will never forget (and I personally will forever cherish). The committee here arranged seats outside of the church under the shade of the trees for a brief meeting. They sang Psalm 92 in Creole and thanked us for coming. It was touching and there weren’t many dry eyes among our group. One of the men spoke about us sitting outside…like Jesus did with his disciples. Talk about putting our purpose here into perspective!

In the evening we toured the medical clinic where we will be working and spent some time getting to know everyone. We walked along the street waving to children and exchanging ‘bon swas’. Haitian children are so beautiful, their smiles light their whole face! We are excited to spend time with them this week. We wrapped up the evening with a delicious dinner of chicken, rice and beans, and fresh tomatoes. We are all doing well and are very excited about heading to church here Sunday morning. We rehearsed our song after dinner. We’ll be singing ‘This Little Light of Mine’ for the locals at church and it’s going to be awesome!

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  1. Thank you so much for this post ! I hope that the performance of the “This Little Light of Mine” went truly amazing last Sunday and the people of Bohoc were blessed and encouraged by your presence at such devastating times. We continually pray for all of you, for your protection, health, your families and let our Lord keep using each one of you as the instruments of His glory.

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