What a full day we had. We are so tired, but it's a good tired. The "boxes" were a huge success. We stayed up til 12:30 last night putting finishing touches on everything.......we were bleary eyes this morning -- but oh, those smiling faces! What fun!! Totally worth everything. Talk about that Christmas morning feeling! This was really fun. I know I'm doing a lousy job explaining it all....perhaps in a day or two, I'll be able to say more than "it was so fun". Afterwards, we drove to a restaurant in town for lunch. It was sort of a combo of a mcdonald's (but not a mcdonald's in name) and a nice bakery. Then the driver took us by the presidential palace, which makes our White House look dinky and a few other important places. We also saw lots of folks gathering in the city park for the free Wycliff Jean concert which is tonight. In fact, as I type this blog, I can hear his concert as its being carried live, and the workers at the Guest House are all watching it on t.v. Wycliff Jean is a popular singer in the USA, but he is originally from Haiti and comes back a lot to do charity work and give concerts, etc. He evidently bought all the large garbage dumpsters in town (they're stationed about every mile on the roads) and the trucks which empty them. This act alone has changed the face of the poor areas of Port Au Prince.
Anyway,
Matt, if you're reading this, hope you had a GREAT BDAY Celebration. Sorry we couldn't be there. We tried to download some short video clips of some of the orphanage kids saying "Happy Birthday, Matthew!"....but hte connection is just too slow. We'll have to show you when we get back.
Meanwhile, Here's a few pics of the Cmas party today. Hi to everyone at the party, if y'all see this! We miss you, but will be back soon!
Love, Linda
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