Today we had an amazing flight to Pignon with Captain David (perfect landing David!). Pignon is a small village in central Haiti where David and Christine did their language training. It's much greener and cooler (still hot!!) than Port-au-Prince. We landed on a grass strip and were met by friends of theirs who took us to see their ministry, United Christians International. Wow, it was incredible! They have a school, are opening a university (which includes vocational training), a clinic and a "Come As You Are Church." The church has had 13 witch doctors come to Christ including one who murdered our host's father!
They also have the philosophy that all of the work at UCI needs to be done by Haitians because they want it to be sustainable locally.
The roads out to UCI from Pignon were terrible---rutted, steep and impassable without 4-wheel drive!! And this was Highway 3--the main road between Port and Pignon!! We were so thankful that we got to fly between the two!! Twenty-five minutes in the air versus 4-6 hours by car (52 miles).
Early afternoon David came and picked us up and flew us back to Port-au-Prince. It was fun to fly with him, see the hangar, meet co-workers and see first-hand what MAF is doing in Haiti!
And to top the day, and as a treat for David and Christine, we are having Dominoes Pizza delivered!! I guess it comes by motorcycle. Never know what's available in a developing country...
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