Bishop Elaine called in to report that the team made it in good shape to Mellier. Much of the way their road took them along the shore of Port-au-Prince Bay (Baie de Port-au-Prince). They spent their last hour of daylight setting up cots and nets in temporary classrooms that have walls open to the breezes. Dinner is cooking le cuisine thanks to four women led by Deena, while the team plans children's activities for tomorrow.
The choir master at Duplan EMH, Emile Desamouris, is also a composer. Several of his pieces, written in traditional Haitian style, have been performed in the U.S.
Those in worship with Bishop Elaine this morning shared fellowship and a rich buffet with the congregation that included fresh local vegetables, braised pork, chicken, red beans and rice and sweet potato pudding for dessert, and they dedicated the reception hall.
At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Frederick Douglass declared, "Until Haiti struck for freedom, the conscience of the Christian worl slept profoundly over slavery."
Gras Adieu,
Bishop Elaine
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