Day 1 Grand Goave, Haiti: Our New Home

Haiti Mission Team Leaving First Baptist Dalton at 4 am Saturday morning

The Haiti Mission Team includes

Betty Andersen, Emily Bennett, Mary Anna Caldwell, Curtis Callaway, Ed Conner, Gail and Tommy Duke, Lamar McClure, Jonathan Rackley, James Todd, Gary Wood, and Patrick Kiley. For more information about the work they will be doing this week, check out Haiti Replacement Homes.

A completed Rubble House

"When you're here, Haiti is your home." -Tiga This quote from our local guide pretty much sums up our Haitian experience so far. We've only been in Grand Goave for several hours but have already experienced amazing hospitality and friendship. We've walked among the townspeople, never fearing for our safety. We visited a completed Rubble House to size up the task ahead of us. There we met a woman holding a beautiful baby girl, that made us all smile and laugh. She even ended up in the arms of Lamar and "Big Daddy" Todd. Small children ran up and hugged Mary Anna, Kimberly, Gary and Jonathan. We are surrounded by mountains to the south and west, and beautiful water to the north. Yes, I think we are all falling in love with this place. The day was long but we made it without any hiccups. Even the much feared airport in Port au Prince went as smoothly as we could have hoped. We are definitely feeling God's presence around us! Thank you for all of your prayers. We feel them and need them. We will post more as we can. -Curtis C.

Jonathan Rackley, Mary Anna Caldwell,
Gail Duke, and Emily Bennett

Gary Wood and Jonathan Rackley being greeted
by new young friends in Grand Goave