Gateway (Saturday)

It is hard to believe that we will be traveling back later today. Yesterday morning we split into three teams and working on school registrations, hanging cabinets, and finishing up the desks/benches. Then in the afternoon we traveled to Lahatte, one of the poorest schools up in the mountains. To get there we had to travel up a riverbed with cliffs upwards of 50 feet on each side. The truck couldn’t make it all the way to Lahatte so we hiked the last 1.5 mile to the small village. The school at Lahatte is the only buildings other than the huts that serve as homes. The people of Lahatte do not have much of anything except for a few pigs, goats, and cattle. The rain water collected from the roofs of the school run into a cistern and provides water for the community. This is important since water is scarce in this arid territory. It is also about 15 to 20 degrees warmer in Lahatte (makes sense based on its name being close to hot). In the evening we were able to hear Pastor Herve’s testimony and his vision to see Haitians rise up as leaders and go out to other countries as missionaries. Then we packed up and started weighing our bags for the trip home. Most of us are very tired and will sleep most of the way home. Thank you for your continued prayers and pray that we all make it back safely.