Going to Goniave today - Goodbye to the Blesh’s!
6 September 2007Well, we are getting ready to leave early this morning for the Airport, Byron and Shelley are picking us up and we’ll meet up with MAF’s Will White. Once we arrive at our destination city, Claire will make sure we have someone to pick us up. We have been unable to talk personally with CFNE orphanage, but are praying that our contacts with be able to communicate with them before we arrive. God’s will be done!
We went to the Market yesterday, with Byron. I got some needed under garments for the girls at CFNE, but boy did we haggle for them! First they said sure to our 30 for $20 American, but they changed their minds. In the end we got 19 for $28 American. It was a good price, but I honestly think we could have done better if I knew my creole numbers better. I only know 1-10 really so Byron did the negociating. He looks more like a rich American tourist, so they firgured they’d get more out of him.
I spent some time at the Baby house and the Toddler house where Shelley and Byron volunteer. That couple is amazing! They just give give give, and always have what they need and more. God has really blessed us through them and we are just humbled to see the work God is doing with their lives, and the lives of their children. Shelley allowed me to help in their Women’s clinic yesterday. They had about 12 women who were pregnant or nursing mothers, whom they do a class for every week. Once a month they take everyones blood pressure, measure their bellies and check their weight. This was especially interesting to me, and I was able to assist enough to learn something. They give each of these women 3 eggs, a glass of milk and enough vitamins to last them a week. It was neat, I’d do it again if I got a chance.
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