Today was probably our best day yet. When we arrived at Arniquet, which is a smaller home, the kids were at school. Brad and Candace went to the school to provide medical care. This gave the rest of us time to get started cleaning the beds and mattresses and hanging the nets. What a great surprise for the kids when they got home!
I got a surprise of my own when I was trying to communicate with one of the mamas and she knew how to speak English! All of the mamas were thrilled to be helping. Even the cooks wanted to make us a special meal, which unfortunately we did not have time for.
We also got to distribute the 12 blankets we brought. I wish I could convey the mama’s feeling of joy when she received them.
From Arniquet we went to Cayes to leave the remaining nets and other supplies. Candace and Brad treated 20-30 kids during our brief stop, then off to Cavillon where they quickly treated another group of kids before we had to leave for Port au Prince.
Tomorrow morning we head home, but tonight I pause to think about the past week and all the hard work put in by Candace, Cynthia, Emily, Gerardo, Brian and Brad. I feel so thankful for the opportunity to work with them.