Visit to Kay Pastor

This week we had the privilege to accompany Pastor Pierre to his home village in the Artibonite Valley. It was an amazing trip we will never forget!

We stopped halfway to stretch our legs (and for Sitota to "fall" into the water fully clothed) at the beach right off the road. 

As we headed off the main road for the last 30 minute drive to the village, the road got rougher and rougher. But the scenery got more and more beautiful. This area of Haiti is so lush and green and filled with seemingly endless rice paddies. In fact, this area of Haiti can produce enough rice to feed the whole country.... yet can't compete with the low price of imports from other countries like the US. The lady in the picture below is drying her rice out in the road. 

The road heading into the village.

Rice drying every where you look.

On our last leg of the journey we came upon a truck stuck in the mud. Fortunately Pastor got out and helped push them out so we could get to our destination.

Pastor's childhood home.

Aaron and Pastor

Pastor's mom made us a fabulous lunch of diri ak pwa avek saus Creole and poul (rice and beans with sauce, and chicken). It was so good. Seriously, best rice and beans I have ever had. And she grew the rice herself. All the kids ate seconds... even Isabel said "This is the only rice and beans I have ever liked".

Pastor's dad's church. 

Isabel and Syd got to tour the town on a horse! We started walking through the town and soon had a hundred people following us shouting "ti blan" (little white kids). They had never seen a white child before and it was like the circus had come to town. Many yelled "li sanble poupe" (she looks like a doll). Pastor had to inform them that Sydney was in fact an actual person, not just a doll sitting on a horse. 

Sitota blended right in... even ran around in his underwear after his ocean adventure soaked his clothes. 

All the kids want to meet the ti blan!

Everywhere they went, people followed. 

On the way out of the village we stopped at the rice mill. 

What a great day! Such a fun way to round out our time in Haiti.