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Tuesday, August 31st

We are in Port au Prince now. We got here by tap tap last night from L'estere about a 4 hour drive. We have phone, internet, hydro and air conditioning! What a difference from the rural area where you might get hydro for a few hours every 3 or 4 days. When we were leaving L'estere yesterday, the whole family walked us up to get the tap tap and it was a tearful goodbye. Everyone was teary eyed and asked when we would return to see them again.

When we were there we had a movie night. We put a big sheet up on a line and used the projector to show movies like Spider-man and Batman and the kids were loving it and they came from all around to watch. We also had a concert night and had singing and dancing. We handed out popcorn and soda to about 60 kids. The joy on their faces were priceless. I was the only "white" person in L'estere and as we walked around the town, the kids would yell "blanc, blanc" and they would giggle and run away. One little girl about 4 years old, was so scared of me she started to cry. I gently talked to her and gave her a hairband to put in her hair and a little bracelet. Her eyes lit up and she smiled at me and told her mother that she felt beautiful. A special moment indeed.

The food was always prepared with much care and love, the children were kept as clean as possible considering there is a lot of mud and dirt everywhere, the houses are clean inside and there is a lot of laughter and singing. On Sunday everyone got dressed up for church and prepared a big Sunday dinner.


Today we are going to Dr. Joey's hospital to film some of the training with the telemedicine agents. We are also going to see the lawyer to finalize the details and registration of LifePaths in Haiti. I am having problems uploading pictures right now but will try in a few hours. Love Elaine, talk soon xoxoxo