We loaded the previously assembled sides of a house, siding, tools, coolers, and 18 people into a truck and took off for Cabaret to build a home.
Carl Eric is a student with JIHM who needed a better home situation so he could focus on his school work. He lives with his grandmother and two younger boys. This morning they were living in a tent that has a crazy green house effect going on. Tonight.....it's a bit better.
Ok, so we loaded everything up and started to drive. We made a pit stop in a small village to ask for directions and turned off into a dirt road that took us up into the hills. Needless to say, this got a little sketchy.
Once we arrived we got straight to work. I was told later that day that the grandma could see us coming up the hill and was so excited she started to thank God and cry. In reality, she could have been praying for safety because a bunch of Americans were trying to drive a house up a mountain and could have easily flipped it all over. But.... That didn't happen so we shouldn't dwell on it!
Grandma kept saying how she was not in a position to ask anyone for help and just kept praying. Again, another demonstration of un-wavering faith.
The house went together pretty easy all things considering!
It was an emotional project for all of us, I think, as we got to meet the family and see how much they needed this place.
Everyday I've been here I have learned something from the Haitian culture. Today, it was cherish your family. This grandmother gave everything for the kids she was raising and you can tell she worked as hard as she could for them. Possessions come and go but it's the people in your lives to cherish.
I pray that this small house will only be able to help her be a better and stronger support to the boys she is raising.
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