Water fights...fun at home. Scary in Haiti....no water balloons...or squirt guns. Just rocks thrown at each other as they argued over water...or water buckets.
Delivering water to desperate people is very rewarding. We filled up three big trucks...the people lined up. A fire hose fills them...the women and kids haul them to their shanty in Cite Soleil...the poorest slum in Haiti...which is now the poorest country in the world. I can't help but think of the 7 places in my house where I have both cold and hot water instantly. How is that fair? Wish we could make life easier for these sweet families. Fighting over a bucket doesn't seem so unreasonable anymore. It is one of her few possessions.
Our team cleaned up by going to the nearby hotel to swim in their pool. Refreshing...after a busy day. Again...a real contrast to the slum we just came from.
Pizza for dinner tonight...and cold Coke. Refreshing!
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