"This is it!" -Michael Jackson

So... groups are in!  I am going to be working with a group that has never been here before, so that will be interesting.  I'm actually really excited about it.  It will be fun to be their first impression of such a great ministry.  The leader of the group I'm working with is very open to what we do here and is willing to try out just about everything.  In other words, Marion and I (he's the other intern I'll be with this week) are going to be Tap Tapped all over Haiti again.  Super fun.  : P

Just to update you on what I've been up to until groups arrived... On Sunday, we all went to church at the mission's chapel here on campus.  The service is about two and a half hours long and almost entirely in Creole, which is actually really cool.  Some of the songs they sang in English for us in really thick Creole accents.  It was awesome.  I will try and take some video of it next week if I can.  The man who preached, Ferdinand, also gave us the Bible verses and main points in English, which was very helpful.

I've actually gotten to talk to Ferdinand a lot lately.  He interprets for us a lot, so his English is actually very good.  Yesterday I was pretty sick (we call it the Haitian Sensation here... I'll let you use your imagination...), so I missed all of the training in the morning.  After sleepin for just about two and a half hours, I woke up and talked to him for quite awhile before lunch.  We talked about Haiti and the States and the pros and cons of each.  It was really cool to see a Haitians point of view.  When one of the other interns asked Magdala (the Haitian in charge of the programs at the mission) what she thought of America when she came here, she said, "You guys have too many machines!  You have machines for everything!"  Ferdinand, on the other hand, enjoys showers with hot water and washing machines.  To each Haitian, his or her own, I guess.  :)

I am definitely feeling much better today.  Groups got here and I jumped right in.  It's king of like the day campers come over at the ol' WWW Camp.  (Speaking of which, if any of you guys are keeping up with me, I miss you tremendously and I'm praying for you!)

I'm loving it here, and I can't wait to tell you all about the cool things I'll be doing with my group this week.  :)

Melissa

Creole lesson: This week's lesson will be a Creole proverb.
"Vwazinaj se fanmi."
"Neighbors are family."

I love you guys!