A Look at Haiti

I am in my third day of my trip to Haiti. We have been in the country two and it has been a learning experience. Destruction is everywhere I look it seems like even the standing buildings have cracks in them. Tents seem to fill every park and the dust is everywhere. People are making progress and the micro businesses are up and running and people are everywhere.

The traffic is congested I never thought I would say this but it is worse than Los Angeles. Every car seems to have at least one dent. We were in an accident yesterday at a roundabout someone cut right in front of us and hit glanced the front of the SUV we are riding. windows rolled down some words were exchanged nicely and we went on. In the US there would have been a fight and screaming but we just went on.

Today we met with the board of directors at the Ecumenical organization we are visiting. They showed us plans to rebuild and they are hopeful. One thing they told us is they do not want us to do their work but they have the plans to rebuild but not the money. The do not want to ask for money but we need to find a way for the people of Haiti to keep their dignity are develop the things they need in order to move forward.

Will write more when I have time