Today was our first full day in Port-au-Prince and in our tradition we used the day to staff the water truck as we delivered 3 loads of fresh water to the people of Cite Soleil It was very satisfying to go back into a neighborhood we visited last summer when I was here. I recognized some of the kids and they remembered me. One little buddy named Ruben was the first to find me. He’s the sweetest kid and it breaks my heart every time I see him. Ruben has a deformity of his left foot. I can’t really tell what had happened. I know that it’s very small, cramped up and he walks on the side of his foot.
Does it slow him down—not on your life. It’s amazing how adaptable many humans really are. Ruben is one of them.
He’s probably 7 years old. I’d love to find a way for him to be seen by a surgeon to discover what might be done to help correct his foot.
One a good note, it seems there’s been a lot of changes since I was here last July. There’s definitely more signs of reconstruction. Roads are less cluttered with debris. Buildings are showing signs of being rebuilt. On the water truck we only ran out of water at 1 stop of the 3 from the day. Not sure why though my theory is things are improving. The people of Cite Soleil are getting water more often and thus the demand isn’t as high as it was in the summer. It was so much more fulfilling to not have to tell a number of people in line that we are out of water.
It was also interesting to watch the team members who were new to Haiti this trip. It seems so long ago that was me and yet it was only 6 months ago. The overwhelm of emotion, the overwhelm of the people, the wonderfulness of the beautiful Haitian kids who love to be held, hugged and played with.
Does it slow him down—not on your life. It’s amazing how adaptable many humans really are. Ruben is one of them.
He’s probably 7 years old. I’d love to find a way for him to be seen by a surgeon to discover what might be done to help correct his foot.
One a good note, it seems there’s been a lot of changes since I was here last July. There’s definitely more signs of reconstruction. Roads are less cluttered with debris. Buildings are showing signs of being rebuilt. On the water truck we only ran out of water at 1 stop of the 3 from the day. Not sure why though my theory is things are improving. The people of Cite Soleil are getting water more often and thus the demand isn’t as high as it was in the summer. It was so much more fulfilling to not have to tell a number of people in line that we are out of water.
It was also interesting to watch the team members who were new to Haiti this trip. It seems so long ago that was me and yet it was only 6 months ago. The overwhelm of emotion, the overwhelm of the people, the wonderfulness of the beautiful Haitian kids who love to be held, hugged and played with.
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