Sightseeing!

Last Saturday the team from Canada arrived. This team consists of 12 people- 9 guys and 3 ladies. Sunday was the first day that I spent time with them. Jenny picked me up in the morning to attend church with her and the team. We went to a local Haitian church. The church met in the top of a building, in one small room. It reminded me of Bible times when Jesus met with the disciples in the upper room. There was hardly enough room for the congregation, let alone all 14 of us, so we sat in the choir area in the front of church. The whole service was in Creole and was two hours long. They started off by singing for about an hour, followed by a 45 min sermon and then more singing at the end. After church we stayed to talk to the leaders of the church. The team asked the leaders questions about their church and how they could help, and then the leaders had an opportunity to ask the team questions about their church. It was really neat to see two groups of people, from different parts of the world, together sharing about God at work in their churches. 

The view from our seats, looking out over the church

After church Jenny invited us all over for lunch at her house. From there we went sight-seeing. We drove downtown past the palace that got destroyed in the earthquake, past tent-citys and to one of the big churches that also was destroyed in the quake.

What is left of the Holy Trinity Cathedral...

they are hoping to rebuilt it eventually.

Then we drove up the mountain to a look-out point over the city. It was only about a 20 minute drive because there was hardly any traffic. The road was steep and curvy and narrow. Once we got to the top of the mountain it was about 10-15 degrees cooler. It was a gorgeous view! There were only a few clouds in the sky so we could see everything fine. There were soo many houses packed into the small area. About 2-2.5 million people, at least, live in Port-au-Prince.

Wednesday I went with the team to the Musee du Pantheon National, in Port-au-Prince. The museum is built underground. We had a guided tour and we learned all about the history of Haiti. The stuff I understood was actually pretty interesting (as interesting as history can get). And there was a small art gallery in the museum, displaying the works of Haitian artists- that was the best part!