Contradictions - Haiti Mission Trip Journal Jan 10 2013
Contradictions - Haiti Mission Trip Journal Jan 10 2013 By Ann Brau - President of Reiser Relief It’s hard to imagine a larger contrast between what our Reiser Relief team experienced yesterday to …More
Contradictions - Haiti Mission Trip Journal Jan 10 2013
By Ann Brau - President of Reiser Relief
It’s hard to imagine a larger contrast between what our Reiser Relief team experienced yesterday to what we saw today. Yesterday was the most brutal side of Haiti—the deepest poverty, the most dismal living conditions, and the smell of hopelessness in the air.
Today we drove up the mountain to Reiser Heights, a school only 20 miles outside of Port au Prince, but, because of the lack of good roads, it was a two-hour drive in our tap-tap. The view from our vehicle was probably as breathtaking as you could see anywhere in the world. Lush greenery, fresh air, tiny hand-tilled plots of farmland, and homes nestled into the side of the mountains. Throughout our drive, we went through small Haitian-style villages with dilapidated buildings, goats, pigs and cattle along the sides of the roads, and people selling their wares along the way. But behind each of these villages, there was a most …More
By Ann Brau - President of Reiser Relief
It’s hard to imagine a larger contrast between what our Reiser Relief team experienced yesterday to what we saw today. Yesterday was the most brutal side of Haiti—the deepest poverty, the most dismal living conditions, and the smell of hopelessness in the air.
Today we drove up the mountain to Reiser Heights, a school only 20 miles outside of Port au Prince, but, because of the lack of good roads, it was a two-hour drive in our tap-tap. The view from our vehicle was probably as breathtaking as you could see anywhere in the world. Lush greenery, fresh air, tiny hand-tilled plots of farmland, and homes nestled into the side of the mountains. Throughout our drive, we went through small Haitian-style villages with dilapidated buildings, goats, pigs and cattle along the sides of the roads, and people selling their wares along the way. But behind each of these villages, there was a most …More
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