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Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt

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Haiti. The large straw hatSometimes <strong>the</strong>re were lighter moments on <strong>the</strong>se journeys <strong>in</strong>to<strong>the</strong> third world countries. Travel<strong>in</strong>g over <strong>the</strong> mounta<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> a jeepfrom Port Au Pr<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>in</strong> Haiti, we carried cement and wood forfour-and-a-half hours to where some bro<strong>the</strong>rs planned to constructa church. There were no bridges over <strong>the</strong> rivers, so we hadto drive across where it was shallow, pass<strong>in</strong>g little isolated hutswith noth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, noth<strong>in</strong>g more than shelters from <strong>the</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>rwhere people barely existed. Although I usually don’t m<strong>in</strong>isterfrom my pocket, but from my mouth, when we arrived at ourdest<strong>in</strong>ation, God allowed me <strong>the</strong> privilege of giv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> peoplesome bags of wheat.The pastor of this little congregation had a talkative wife whowas so excited to have visitors, she would hardly let anyone geta word <strong>in</strong> edgeways. F<strong>in</strong>ally, someone suggested that we pray,but she still wouldn’t stop talk<strong>in</strong>g. The pastor turned to his wifewho was wear<strong>in</strong>g a large straw hat, grabbed <strong>the</strong> hat, pulled itdown right over her ch<strong>in</strong>, and <strong>the</strong>n he began to pray, mak<strong>in</strong>g mesmile <strong>in</strong> spite of myself.207

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