Questrist

Haitian Trip

Day 7

This is a travel day. Everyone is relaxed and preparing for the return trip home. I will miss Ben.

The ladies opted to ride in the back of the truck with Jonas while James and I rode in the air conditioned cab with Jean and Ben. I was reluctant to do this but I didn't want to appear (reveal?) chauvinistic so I relented from opposing this decision. At any rate I was grateful for this gesture as balancing one's self during the bumpy ride in the back was somewhat arduous.

Jr and Jel met us at the airport. This could not have been a simple task for them and we all appreciated their effort to see us off. Hugs were exchanged and we entered the airport building. . That's when it struck me. The Haiti I was leaving was not the same Haiti I encountered when I first arrived. But then I recalled Pastor Ted's words to me as I was preparing to leave the US, "You won't come back the same". He was right, Haiti hadn't changed, I had.