A Day at the Beach

Hi!  This is Sydney and Megan!  Today, we brought the neighborhood boys to the public beach just north of Titanyen, Haiti.  We took three tap-taps and intermixed with the other Healing Haiti team staying in the guest house next door.  When we arrived, we handed out orange swim shorts to the boys because most of them did not own swim shorts.  As soon as we were allowed, everyone jumped into the ocean.  We played with footballs, floaties, and other swim toys, which was a ton of fun for all the boys.  After swimming for an hour or so, we prayed and treated the boys with snack packs.  We gathered all the boys together to read from a Haitian Bible that was translated in English as well.  Shortly after lunch, some people took water taxi boat rides along the shoreline, while others painted rocks.  We used acrylic paint and everyone looked for rocks to paint, which was not a problem considering the beach was totally covered with rocks.  Everyone loved painting the rocks and the view from the boat was breathtaking.  The ride home consisted of people sleeping on each other's shoulders and very bumpy roads.  This was a fun day and relaxing, which was a change from the emotional serving that we have been doing all week.

Written by Sydney and Megan (both 15 years old)