"Remain in me and I will remain in you. I in them will produce much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:4
We started today off with a poolside breakfast of veggie omelets, scrambled eggs with cheese, toast, and of course the most important thing, coffee :) After breakfast we did a devotion on the fruits of the spirit and how they don't always come to us easily, sometimes they require sacrifice. But, when we abide in Christ, He produces good fruits in us.
After breakfast we were joined by more Healing Haiti staff that made the trek down from Port-Au-Prince and up the mountain very early in the morning. After packing the Land Cruiser and pick up truck, we headed out to Bassin Bleu for more unknown adventures. After our scary hike the other day in Furcy, I'm pretty sure many of us were nervous that the hike would be much worse. Our only hope was that there would be guides again to hold our hands through the tough spots. on the way, we got to drive across a river, which was new for many of us. Once we got to Bassin Bleu, we found many guides willing to help us out. We chose a few and headed out on our hike. To our surprise, this hike was easier than the other day. There were cement stairs and rocks for grip along the way and the guides were there to hold our hands at any slippery spots. After awhile we arrived at a high cliff with a rope. This is where some of us got a bit nervous. Kim was brave and became our guinnea pig and went first. Her guide held onto her as she held the rope and down the cliff they went together. To our relief, the cliff had indents for our feet, so it wasn't as scary as it initially looked. Once we were down, we realized we had made it down to the waterfall. All we had to do was jump off a rock and swim to the base of the waterfall. Bassin Bleu is a beautiful oasis in the middle of the jungle. It has large waterfalls surrounded by tall cliffs and a canopy of trees with a beautiful pool of bright blue water in the middle. I think it was more beautiful and spectacular than any of us were expecting. The whole team jumped in the water and were very anxious to climb up the rocks that led up to the waterfall and jump off. Bassin Bleu is 75 feet at its deepest, so there was no worries about hitting the bottom when jumpingin. At the waterfall there were three levels you could jump from. Many of us were satisfied to jump from level one or two, but we had a few brave team members, (Brooke, Charlie and Kenneth) that chose to climb up the slippery rocks and jump from a very high spot. It was fun watching everyone come to the edge of the cliff and sit and stare at the water as they contemplated whether or not they had the courage to jump. After everyone got their fill of jumping and swimming in the basin, we all swam back to shore and hiked on back to our starting point. We all made it back with no falls. After we thanked our guides, we headed back downtown to Jacmel.
On the way back to the Haiti Surf Guesthouse, we stopped to do some shopping of some Haitian hand made goods. We also got to visit a local health clinic ran by Dr. Wilbur who grew up with our Healing Haiti Director in Jacmel. It was really nice to see how Dr. Wilbur has returned to his hometown to serve his community. After seeing the clinic, we headed back to our guesthouse where we freshened up before heading to our own private beach for dinner. The sea water was a gorgeous turquoise blue and the waves were pretty big. Not big enough to keep many of us from going in, though! After a swim and some card games, the hotel staff brought out an amazing dinner of lobster, conch, rice with beans, french fries, chicken and pizza. As we all ate, we discussed our word of the day. It was fun hearing everyone's take on the day and what they felt and saw within our group. It was a great way to end our most adventurous day of the trip. The purpose of this trip was to go deeper, and I think we all got what we came for today. The good news is, we're not finished. New adventures still await us the rest of the week.
Amy
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