In my travels this summer spending 5 weeks in Haiti, I was blessed to return back to La Biche in the mountains. My first mission trip to Haiti was in March of 2009 with the Solar Oven Partners. We traveled to the area of La Biche – a 7 hour trek up the mountains on the southern side of the island. Besides working in Partnership with the Haitians to build the ovens and distributing over 150 ovens; we made friends. I fell in love with the community and especially the children. So when I had the opportunity to return to La Biche for a weekend, I was over joyed. I have been on several mission trips over the years. You form a relationship with the people you serve with but it is rare that you are able to visit again, or at least that has been my experience. Now I have learned that many people go back to a specific area year after year. The ride up to the La Biche from Mizak was very rough; four hours of travel on very rough roads on the back of a motorcycle. There were some areas in the travel where the road was too steep for the 3 of us to be on the bike so we had to get off and walk to meet back up with the bike. There was another area we had to cross the river, we walked across about a half a block distance in 2 ½ foot of water. If I had not been to La Biche before I am not sure I would have made this trek. But finally we arrived, the whole experience was very surreal. They were surprised I had remembered them. I nearly cried at the idea that they had thought I could possible forget them. After all meeting them has changed my life quite literally. And I am blessed by that experience I had in Haiti in March 2009.
