Haiti Trip -- Day 1 -- Sept 9, 09

Hi Everyone,

I made it to Haiti and we have had a great first day. Claudy picked me
up at the airport with auddy and everything went fine. I even have a
new haitian phone. If you ever think our phones are cheap, you should
see them here. For $14 you can have a phone that you buy minutes for.
It’s definitely a third world country when it comes to electricity.
It’s amazing how much time they spend just getting the electricity to
work without blowing something out. The boys are being very nice to
me here and trying to make us all feel at home. Everytime I sit down
somewhere, they quick go and get a fan to blow on me. I must look hot
all the time. haha They love the IPOD music, they know so many praise
and worship songs.movies that I brought and the little computer.
Today we met Islande, the little girl that Barb has in mind for us.
She will be spending the day and night with us. Auddy and Islande get
along very well and are talking all the time. The girls and I have
covered a lot of ground today including both of them getting a new
hair style at Barb’s village today while we worked on ppw . The girls
love to sing along to the IPOD and make up dance steps to the songs
as they are singing, it's a good way for them to learn how to pronouce
some english words.

Tomorrow we go back to the US Embassy and wait in line. We pray that
the ppw will fly thru the offices. Barb and Vera are soooo organized
and have every process charted out so we are finally filing something
that will move us closer to adoption. Pray that they will accept our
paperwork and that make sure nothing is forgotten.

Talk to you soon and thank you for all of the prayers.

Blessings from Haiti,
Tamela