Today,
we helped feed 160 families in a nearby, secluded village called Patrico, and
then returned to Ecole St. Barthélémy to serve another 200
families. We rode in a tap-tap to the
village and had to deal with the wonderful smell of the fish we packed the day
before. During our ride, we had to avoid
branches smacking us in the head as we drove down narrow, dirt road. The people at Patrico were very appreciative
of the bag of rice, two bags of spaghetti and fish we passed out. Unfortunately, we only brought 134 food bags,
but handed out 160 tickets for families to get food. Even though we were short, the people in
Patrico never seemed upset. The people
of Patrico gathered around us as we were heading out and all thanked us for helping
to provide for them. A couple people,
including the local pastor, rode back to Ecole St. Barthélémy to get the extra
food.
On
the way back from Patrico, before we arrived at Ecole St. Barthélémy, we
stopped at Peré Bruno's farm to help water his cattle. Peré Bruno had purchased some mangos for our
group and then we washed them and enjoyed the sweet, juicy fruit. We returned to the school and helped
distribute food to local families.
Several of the families coming to receive food have students in the
school. It was nice to see the children
outside of their uniforms and school discipline. People trickled in all afternoon turning in
their tickets to receive their bag of food.
During our down time, we played some cards and enjoyed each other's
company. We also played with Lulu, the four
year-old boy who lives with Peré Bruno and his wife.
We
had an afternoon of leisure. After
dinner, we walked into town for some ice cold Coca-Cola, which happened to be Will's
first ever Coke.
We
ended our evening as we do every night, with a devotion studying the Bible examining
a different passage involving light imagery.
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