After a Summer of talking about electricity and asking for donations I finally met my goal and was able to purchase new batteries. These batteries are like precious jewels to me. Before I arrived on August 31, Troy installed them for me and got it all set up…. He is the best! Living in Haiti teaches you never take electricity for granted. We don’t have Reliant Energy or Gexa so heres how it works… You have EDH, which is electricity from the country. It comes on when they feel like it. There is no set schedule for this type of electricity. Second you can have power through a generator. Not all places have a generator and they are expensive to run. Here at Heartline we run a generator during the day so we are blessed to have power all day. Lastly there is the Inverter, which is where the batteries come on. The inverter comes on when the generator is off and there is no EDH. Having batteries for this inverter allows me to have a fan on all night, lights to shower or read at night and not to mention my fridge can stay plugged in.
Why did I mention these batteries all Summer? Good question…When I left in June the batteries were completely shot. They were holding a charge for no longer than a few hours. There were a few nights were it was cooler outside in the hammock so I would roll up like a cocoon so the mosquitos wouldn't get me and rest my eyes. I say rest cause who can really sleep with all the animal noises and the sunrise that happened about 4:45 AM. With that said I am beyond thankful for my friends and family who have supported me with getting these four precious jewels.
Besides learning about electricity and how to manage it… I believe God has a sense of humor and continuously shows me ways to grow even if they are silly. I say silly because I have seen this come to light these last three weeks. When it comes to bugs I would say I have a love/hate relationship. I have never been afraid of them but I wouldn’t say they are my best friends. Growing up in Girl Scouts we learned to deal with different critters and after owning a home for the last 10 years; I have had to battle some out on my own. However being in Haiti has brought on a whole different relationships with bugs. Mosquitoes and Geckos are a constant in my life and roaches are beginning to take a close second to Geckos. I kill an average of one roach a night. At first I would jump and do the girlie thing but now it’s become personal. I talk to them as if they can hear me, then begin to chase them or sneaky up slowly because they are the big flying ones. Once they are in a good spot, they are toast. Af I sit here and type this my suspect of the night just ran across the floor. If roaches aren't enough last week I had the surprise of one of the biggest spiders I have ever seen up-close and in person. It was like a baby tarantula. It feel straight from the door frame as I opened the door and I just laughed. As I chuckled I felt like this was just another little barrier God was breaking down to show me He’s got me and these little issues with power and bugs should be the least of my concerns.
Happy Tuesday Friends and thanks for listening to my rant about batteries and bugs!
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