Children of All Nations sent me and 11 other team members to Haiti this past April for our Spring Orphan Care trip. As always, the trip was amazing and the kiddos never cease to amaze me! Every time I go to Haiti I find myself having a different experience. It was so wonderful to see some familiar faces in the orphanages, but disheartening at the same time because I know many of those children still do not have a family. I absolutely love having the opportunity to bring visitors to the orphanages because it truly makes the kiddos happy. The children just want to play, be silly, and be loved on. There is always one particular child that seems to 'fully surrender' to me each time I go to an orphanage. What I mean by 'fully surrender' is that the child will actually relax after running around all afternoon, and they will allow you to quietly hold them. It's a very special experience for the child and the adult because I think that both individuals can truly take a mo...
Let us now delve into my first trip to Haiti a little deeper. I visited in December 2018 to lead CAN's Haiti Orphan Care Trip. I was very excited to meet the sweet kiddos that I had heard so much about! Traveling to Haiti from the United States makes you realize just how small the world really is. Living in Texas makes my journey to Port-au-Prince pretty quick and painless, but you also see how underdeveloped a country can be that's located so close to one of the richest nations on earth. (Overlooking Haiti) When I arrived in Haiti, I was greeted by several friendly Haitian faces, as well as a blast of humid and tropical air. The PAP airport is interesting to me because the pickup area is extremely chaotic. It's not like American airports where cars systematically pickup and drop off passengers as quickly as possible. In PAP hundreds of people stand around to greet their arriving guest or family member. This makes my experience of waiting for Orphan Care partici...