Another Feeding

I went on another feeding yesterday, this time with three other volunteers, although there was only two of us in each truck. There were two trucks that went on the feeding and each truck probably had about twenty or more people, sitting on the rice in the back. It was a really good day. It was very hot and very tiring, but a really good experience. It was a two and a half hour drive there, but we stopped about halfway for some pop and chips. This is a picture of me and Beth, one of my roommates, enjoying the break.
When we arrived at our destination, we were once again greeted by lots of people very excited at our arrival. All the kids wanted their pictures taken so we spent a few minutes just having fun with our cameras! Then it was time to get to work. Everyone was seated in rows and we did some singing and someone gave a short sermon and then we gave out the rice as fast as we could. We gave two bags of rice to every adult and one to every child. As soon as we finished giving out the rice, we literally ran back to the truck... yes, we were being chased by all the Haitians who wanted more rice. As soon as I reached the truck, a couple people who were already on the truck grabbed my hands and yanked me up on the truck before we drove away from the mob to our next stop and completed the process all over again. It was actually quite exciting and I was really glad that I could be a part of bringing these people their food!

I'm not exactly sure when I'll be able to post next. Our generator died and I'm using my laptop battery to make this post. Tomorrow is a holiday here, so we're not sure when we'll be able to get the generator fixed. Just thought I'd let you know in advance. Thanks for all your prayers!!!