We met our driver at the gate and began the journey to Petionville to meet with our attorney. The trip there was an experience for Maddox to see a glimpse of how every day life is for some Haitians. It was hot today and with the humidty was close to 98 degrees. Our vehicle did not have air conditioning and we could not roll the windows all the way down for safety reasons. Maddox did an excellent job and did not complain one time about the drive or the heat. The traffic is an experience in Haiti and you have to respond quickly to close calls. Jen and Maddox tend to get car sick, but they took some precautionary medication before we left the orphanage and they did great!
We arrived at our attorney's office four hours late and in Haiti that can be on time. We had a great conversation and did not leave with any bad news today. Jen and Maddox were able to meet both of our attorney's working on our file and finally put a name with a face. After leaving their office we headed to IBESR (Social Services) to check on our file and see if there had been any progress. We met with a few people and left with a positive experience. Still no date though of when he will be moving to Bowling Green--that's the million dollar question!
We began the long ride home in the sweat box and I asked the driver to take us through Cite Soleil to show Maddox and Jen where Wisbens is from. Cite Soleil is currently the poorest city in the Western Hemisphere and we prepared Maddox for what he may see as we drove through the city. The sights, sounds and smells will be something that we as a family will always remember about traveling through Wisbens hometown. Just last week there was a riot on the very street we were driving.
We made it back to New Life and Wisbens dad was waiting and we spent a few minutes making attempts to communicate with him. We did not have a translator today and did the best we could to talk about how he has been doing and Wisbens. He was glad to see us and especially to meet Jen and Maddox. We had an excellent dinner and went down to visit Wisbens and the other kids before packing for a long day tomorrow. Jen brought fake moustaches and the kids loved them! The only way they could see themselves was with a picture and we laughed as the kids traded moustaches. Maddox had a great time playing with the kids and they were all accepting of him and welcomed him. It was a memorable experience for all of us and we pray that this will be a moment that will stay with him for a lifetime. Experiencing Haiti changes the filter which you use to view the world. We were able to share with Wisbens a book that our church made for him and he loved it and looked at it numerous times before sharing with others. While looking at the book and asking who the people were in the photos, he asked, "when are you taking me to Kentucky?" This was the moment we have been waiting for on this trip. He wants to be with us. It reminded us of our love for Jesus and His merciful and gracious love for us.
We have a long night ahead preparing for tomorrow and will get up in the morning and try to see Wisbens off before he goes to school. We look forward to coming back to New Life soon and continuing this journey. Wisbens wants us back in November. We better start saving some money!
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