Saturday, July 27, 2013

Water Truck Day 2

Four Coffins Water Stop
We only had time to do two water stops our second time out on the water truck.  Our first stop was Four Coffins and it was extremely busy this time around.  There were many people who allowed us to help bring water back to their homes, which is always a great opportunity to see firsthand the living situations of these Hatians living in Citie Soleil.  I made a point to connect with some of the people on the outskirts of all the commotion at this stop and was able to go to the back of the water line and connect with those waiting for their turn to fill up their buckets with life-giving water.  I love the feel of this stop.  It is a bit narrow and there are people walking through selling things, and the people are so friendly!  Many mothers walked up to me and handed me their babies to hold.  They were so proud to show me their baby and for me to hold them.

Travis helping with buckets at Four Coffins






Our second stop was at Nap Boule again.  The mood this time around was a 180 degree shift from Tuesday.  This time, everyone came with frantic looks on their faces forming a line.  There was so much more desperation than the last time we were here, and we needed all hands on deck to manage the bucket line.  Our team really stepped up and handled an extremely high energy, high stressful stop.  There were two different times we thought the water was out, but the water kept flowing and we filled more buckets than we had at any other stop this week.  The most difficult part is when the water runs out and there are still people in line with buckets that have to go without water.  I can not imagine the disappointment when they realized their bucket was not going to get filled that day.  We left there today exhausted.  It took teamwork to accomplish what we did at these two stops today, and I was so proud of the hard work and the ability to push through when we were tired to get the job done.  So many people were able to receive free water because of it.
Alicia helping with a bucket at Four Coffins


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