Up in the hills

A group of us went up on an outreach trip to treat some children way, way...way up in the hills.  It was incredible.

To say the roads were rough would be a hilarious understatement. 

The ride up was awesome.  The ride down...we were ready to be home.

Katie is a disaster, and we all worry for her.

Dr. Henegar totes has this under control.

Seriously, the girl needs help.

Artificial lake.  There's a drought here, though it rains nightly.

Not pictured: a 4-year-old boy sprinting after this tiny runaway pack animal. 

The steepest parts were "paved".

Since we're going out this way, we might as well deliver this baby goat to a family!

The view from the first home visit we did.

Pretty standard rural housing.

Smiles all around.  This girl was a cutie pie.

I think she was handling the heat better than we were, but it was HOT for everyone.

There was a lot of joy in my heart seeing a backpack and a line of friends.  The backcountry is my home.

I tried to trade Katie for this baby, but she wouldn't get out of the truck.

Our trusty steed.

Maggie sat on the baby goat. SAT ON THE BABY GOAT.

The people out here don't have running water or streets, but here's a solar-powered LED street light.

Abandoned church.

Everywhere here is a nice view.

I'm only posting this out of the goodness of my heart. Katie looking like a human being.

Bridge back to Jacmel!

The home visits were incredible - I had a lot of personal and professional growth in those few hours.  The children we saw were great, and the parents were inspiring.  I will probably be back to Haiti someday - I hope to spend a lot of time out there with the rural families.