A New Culture

Here are a couple pictures of me learning some basic Haitian lifestyles. The first one is of me getting a lesson on how to wash my clothes by hand and the second is of me getting water from the well. I thought you might enjoy these pictures... lol










As a side note it appears that I’ll always be a celebrity in the eyes of the Haitian people. It’s kindof funny how it works here. When I walk down the road, I am constantly greeted by choruses of ‘blanc, blanc!’ At some houses, little half-naked boys will run out of their homes to greet me, and stare at me with open mouths, as I walk by. Several of the children, in the area, have already learned my name and I will often hear it being called by people I don’t even remember seeing before. Sometimes, when I am walking, I will hear quick footsteps behind me, only to turn around and discover a little boy or girl running to catch up to me and join me for my walk. I enjoy being known in the neighbourhood. By now, I can recognize several of my students and people from the church, when I go walking around Grand Goave. It still amazes me how relational the people are. They truly value relationships and they love to learn English!

I’ve really enjoyed this past week of English classes. I really didn’t know what to expect at first, but it was a good week of getting to know the students, how they learn and what they already know. It’s been a week of assessing their oral and written English abilities, as well as working on some basic pronounciation tactics. There is yet to be an established English curriculum, here at Haiti ARISE, and so I am currently writing my own lesson plans. Each class, that I teach, runs twice a week for two hours. I would really appreciate your prayers as I tackle this somewhat overwhelming task. I’d also like to thank you all for the prayers you prayed for me this past week. I’ve had a real inward peace this whole week and I truly thank God for that!