Day 2 of our Haiti Distribution Trip proved to be busy and definitely eye-opening! We arrived last night to our mission hostel in Terre Noire and after a great dinner and a time to get to know each other as a group, off to bed we went!
This morning we set up the shoes we brought for the distribution at the School located on our Mission Compound. This school has a student body of over 500 students, and we were able to distribute shoes to every class. As the children came in this morning for school, I could definitely sense everyone's excitement about the day ahead. We spent the next 5-6 hours washing their sweet little feet and fitting them in brand new pairs of shoes, making them laugh and telling them how wonderful their new shoes were. I heard "Merci" 10,000 times and I will never tire of hearing it! While we were fitting the older elementary school classes, I think we hit the jackpot with the soccer cleats we had. The size range was perfect for them, and the boys and girls(!)wanted them (soccer is a pretty big deal in Haiti)! It was awesome to see the little girls with their gingham school dresses on, bows in their hair and cleats on their feet!
We took our group down to the Presidential Palace afterwards to see the distribution left from the earthquake nearly one year ago. There is still SO much to be done, and so much heartbreak...but the spirit of this country and of the Haitian people is so strong and so full of joy, it is absolutely amazing!
And Soles4Souls will continue to be here and make a sustainable difference here...it was awesome to pull up yesterday and have the children and teachers recognize you and call out your name. And that's because we are in it for the long haul.
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