After a very bumpy, adventurous roadtrip (Junior was our driver,who I nicknamed Mario), we arrived safely at Reiser Heights in the village of Les Pinneasse. It was fun to see the school, which in the summer becomes a community center, where our church has sent donations for many years. We enjoyed a crazyFun day of nail painting, games, cookie decorating,coloring & jumproping with the kids and many happy kids walked awy with new shoes. At the end of the day when families came to pick up their children, we were able to give some families their new goat or donkey which was purchased with donations from the Reiser Foundation of Epiphany Church. The smiles were priceless as the children walked their new animal home or in one case where the goat ran the little boy down the road in a chase!
My word for the day was CONTRAST.
Chaos,Overcrowded,Noise,Transition,Rough roads,AIR,Steep,Tranquility..... I never imagined using the words Haiti & Beautiful in the same sentence, but the scenery of rolling hills, lush green, terraced farms & flowering hibiscus along the road was nothing less than stunning!

written by: Michelle Schroeder
June 30,2011