October 2011 Haiti Mission Team has arrived in Haiti!

Good Afternoon and Bon Jour!
We thank you for your prayers! Things have gone very smoothly so far. I feel like a mom taking her kids to an amusement park for the first time as I watch Jen, Lyndsie, Don and Josh's responses.
We have arrived safely in Haiti and are enjoying a tepid 80 degrees with a nice gentle wind....the coolest temperatures I have seen in Haiti. We are relaxing prior to dinner at the Methodist Guest House in Petitionville and preparing for our first Haitian cooked meal. We have met briefly with Tom the UMVIM Haiti on site director and have heard more about the community we will be serving with (Hinche) which is in the plateau region north east of Port Au Prince. We were very excited to hear that Patrick will be our interpreter again this year. He has a real ministry here with the teams and in the communities.
Lyndsie has already made friends with the director's dog and Jen has accepted an invitation to play soccer with some local kids. I am listening to the sounds of the Haitian women singing as they prepare our dinner, people in the market as they barter, fans running in the guest house (the last electricity we will likely enjoy for several days). Eric our driver has gone to the store to purchase our water and food for the week. It is a bit like coming home as we remember friendships from our last visit and for those who it is their first visit have begun developing them.
We have seen Jesus in these people and in this place today. Please pray that they will see him in us as we serve with the people of Haiti and Hinche this week.
In Christ, Colleen