Just Another Day in Haiti
This is Cherlie leading 8 Rwandan UN troops up our driveway and out the gate after berating them for trespassing in our yard. They were looking for a killer on the loose who had fled on foot.
Chips & Guac Pleeeease
I was super hungry tonight (probably because we ate lunch/supper/lupper around 3 o’clock today, which is pretty standard), and I was really in the mood for some chips & guac. It got me thinking about which American foods I miss the most, so here they are in no particular order…
- Chips & Guac
- Cheddar Cheese
- Pizza
- Deli Meats
- Sliced White Bread (I would even take wheat! You can’t find sliced bread of any kind in Jeremie.)
- Jimmy Johns subs
- Fuddruckers burgers
- Apples
- Strawberries
Lest I appear ungrateful, let me just say that I am more than happy with the food I eat on a typical day in Haiti. I could eat rice & beans every day for the rest of my life. My favorite Haitian selections are:
- Banan peze (fried plantain)
- Ji corasol (soursop juice)
- Mayi moulen ak sospwa (cornmeal with bean sauce)
- Veritab (“breadfruit”)
- Soup Joumou (squash soup, traditionally eaten January 1st every year to celebrate Haitian independence)
- Militon (squash)
- Mango fransik (big ol’ mangos)
- Coconut water (always drunk from a machete-cut coconut)
The great thing is, almost all of these foods grow in our yard in Jeremie or at the clinic property in Gatineau. Bon apetit!
Uh-oh.
We poured the floor of the clinic yesterday!!
These are my new work boots, my first pair ever, given to me by Pete from the Elmbrook Church team that was here last week. Never has my footwear instilled so much confidence in me.
This is the slideshow I put together for Friends for Health in Haiti’s annual fundraiser back in April. It summarizes the past year of construction on the site, which includes the road & bridge (finished before I came down), the storage depot, and the clinic. Shout-out to Bono & crew for the epic music.
IT’S MANGO SEASON!!!
The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a reflection of the gospel, which is painful and wonderful at once. The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
—Timothy Keller in The Meaning of Marriage
