Feeling Better, Some Pictures, and THE HAT

Yay! I am feeling better! I took a day and just slept and slept and slept, and that did the trick. I slept in today as well, and when I finally emerged and came into the office, Mike (Disaster Relief guy from Colorado who is in charge of our temporary shelter operations) said that the Haitian kitchen staff was all in a tizzy and worried about me. They finally got together and had one of the translators come ask about me. Now isn't that precious. :) And I only slept in until 11:30! Little do they know...

Now for some pictures:



Need some shoes?



My dates for burgers! :)



Haitian Walmart


This is Epidor! A food court style restaurant in Port-au-Prince. They have burgers, nuggets, pizza, ice cream, and sandwiches. And it is all safe for caucasian stomachs! Even if I don't get to come here much, it is good to know that it exists. :)





A view of the SCARY Buckets of Hope container paperwork I had to do. There is a lot of stress inside those folders....



Paperwork in French!



And this is my buddy Miguelson. He is our top translator here at CMBH, and he is incredible. If you were not a part of the epic Facebook conversation, let me fill you in on THE HAT.

One morning after breakfast I stepped outside to make sure that everyone was getting to where they needed to go before I took a shower. As I scanned the crowd, something caught my eye. One of the volunteers from California, a middle-aged white woman, was wearing an odd looking contraption atop her head. Upon further inspection, I discovered that what she had on was a solar-powered fan hat.

A SOLAR POWERED FAN HAT. Totally unironically, I may add.

Judith and I decided that this was no ordinary HAT. Harkening back to an Old Testament tradition, this HAT must only be referred to in capital letters. THE HAT is a reminder sent by God to me that He is Good, He is Gracious, and He loves me.

Unfortunately I was not usually around when she left for the day wearing THE HAT. But on the afternoon that she left, I made sure to snap a photo of Miguelson wearing THE HAT. He understands the power of THE HAT, and that mere men are not worthy to have direct contact with it. Thus, he had a Levite ballcap stand in the gap.