Citadelle and Pool Day

Reikerns drove us to the Citadelle this morning and we had a new tour guide who spoke clearer English.  This is my third time to the Citadelle, and each tour has been slightly different.  The first two times I hiked it, and this time Elijah and I each took a horse (Noah and Christina did not come along).  I must say, horse is definitely the way to get up this trail!!  Well worth supporting the local economy.  In fact, there were about six of us who took a horse this time.

We returned from the Citadelle by noon in time to help feed the babies.  We rested during nap time and then after snacks we had another pool day.  We seemed to finally be getting into the swing of things well and after the pool time helped the nannies and had the kids fed, bathed, lotioned, and teeth brushed by about 5:30. 

This time around as we look ahead to our last full day in Haiti tomorrow me, Christina, and the boys are joining the rest of the group in emotionally preparing to leave.  We've watched the first two groups go through this, and now we too gear up for our departure.  Ruth, who has been in our care for just over a week has gained a pound and is very happy.  She's "talking away" in the background as I type right now entertaining those of us still up.  The boys will have just as hard a time leaving Ruth even though both of them are getting a bit homesick at this point.  They really do adore her.

Tomorrow many of us will be going to church next door at the Manna compound and taking babies with us, and then again in the afternoon many of us will go to the missionary fellowship as well.

Monday morning we will have a little extra time to say goodbye as we are flying through Miami and our plane does not depart until 10am.  Personally, I wish our plane would leave earlier as I'd rather not stretch out our goodbyes into the traditional sense of "Minnesota goodbyes". 

Thanks again for your support!  To God be the glory for all he is doing here at COTP and here in Haiti!