I went over to school to grab a few photos of our Alternative and Jump Start classes for a social media update for Respire. Of course I got stopped outside of school by these cuties (Immacula & Jacqueline) who just "needed" to take some photos with my phone...so of course I obliged. And of course we had to try out all the filters too ;)
Then I got my needed photos of the classes. As a side note, these are my very favorite classes and the kids that I truly feel like Respire was called to be here for. The kids in these classes are very far behind for their age, or they've never been to school at all. They are the kids that wouldn't have any opportunity to go to school elsewhere so it is an amazing ministry to be able to provide them that opportunity here.
After that I was just wondering around campus a bit and taking in the vast beauty of this place and just reflecting on what an honor it is to serve God here in Haiti.
And then I decided to look in the tree for tamarinds....because.....why not?! If you aren't familiar with tamarinds they are a delicious fruit (and I took a few photos to show you exactly what they are because I decided this was something I should share!) So I'm looking for tamarinds and of course there are none that I can reach because, well, the students all like tamarinds too :) So I started jumping up to try to get one and Prelem (the sweet old man who is our groundskeeper at the school) saw me. He told me to wait, that he would help me. So he proceeds to grab a stick and climb the tree.....CLIMB THE TREE.....just to help me get tamarinds.
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| You can't even see him, but he's way up there! |
I started picking them up and got to share them with all of the students who were on break at the time, which was so much fun....pure joy really, because their little smiles just light up their faces when they get a fun treat like that :) And of course when Prelem was finished he didn't even want to take any tamarinds, but I made him take half anyway....and then he was thanking me when he was the one who did all the work! I really do learn so many lessons from people here daily....humbly serving without even being asked, pure joy of simple things, and being thankful to be able to serve.....just to name a few. So in a nutshell....I'm just so thankful today (and everyday)!
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| Tamarinds! |
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| What the fruit looks like on the inside |
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| Seeds after you're done! |
