The Joys of Haitian Government

Two things happened recently that I think highlight the awesomeness of the Haitian Government.
Exhibit A: The constitution of Haiti says that government officials cannot have dual citizenship with any country. They must be soley citizens of Haiti. This makes perfect sense to me. However, there was recently a big hoopla over President Martelly's citizenship. Reporters have been hasseling him for months, asking to see his passport at press conferences and accusing him of having dual citizenship. Of course the president denies that he has dual citizenship, but he also told the reporters that he's the president and doens't have to prove anything to them. If they wanted to see his passport, he dared them to come and try to take it from his pocket.

Fast forward to last week one day. A senator came on the radio and told everyone to go home. He warned that the president was going to make an announcement later, and they anticipated riots in Port au Prince. My husband texted me to say there was a problem and he was on his way home. I turned on the radio just in time to hear the president announce that he is in fact a citizen of Haiti and does not have dual citizenship. He presented all eight of his Haitian passports he's had over the years and a US senator was there to confirm that Martelly is not a US citizen.

Here's my issue with this. Doesn't the government have a committee or something in place to check that all CANDIDATES meet the requirements of the constitution before they are allowed to run? Why in the world did they allow him to be elected as president and serve for 7+ months before they decided to see if he met the presidential requirements? This is seriously distrubing to me.

Exhibit B: Haiti switched to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday. That's not really a problem. What is a problem is that the government decided on Wednesday and, here's the real issue, didn't make any announcements about it. Cell phones just switched time overnight Saturday and everyone was confused on Sunday. Crazy!

I really do enjoy living in Hait, but this kind of crap stuff from the government really irritates me.

The Joys of Haitian Government

Two things happened recently that I think highlight the awesomeness of the Haitian Government.
Exhibit A: The constitution of Haiti says that government officials cannot have dual citizenship with any country. They must be soley citizens of Haiti. This makes perfect sense to me. However, there was recently a big hoopla over President Martelly's citizenship. Reporters have been hasseling him for months, asking to see his passport at press conferences and accusing him of having dual citizenship. Of course the president denies that he has dual citizenship, but he also told the reporters that he's the president and doens't have to prove anything to them. If they wanted to see his passport, he dared them to come and try to take it from his pocket.

Fast forward to last week one day. A senator came on the radio and told everyone to go home. He warned that the president was going to make an announcement later, and they anticipated riots in Port au Prince. My husband texted me to say there was a problem and he was on his way home. I turned on the radio just in time to hear the president announce that he is in fact a citizen of Haiti and does not have dual citizenship. He presented all eight of his Haitian passports he's had over the years and a US senator was there to confirm that Martelly is not a US citizen.

Here's my issue with this. Doesn't the government have a committee or something in place to check that all CANDIDATES meet the requirements of the constitution before they are allowed to run? Why in the world did they allow him to be elected as president and serve for 7+ months before they decided to see if he met the presidential requirements? This is seriously distrubing to me.

Exhibit B: Haiti switched to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday. That's not really a problem. What is a problem is that the government decided on Wednesday and, here's the real issue, didn't make any announcements about it. Cell phones just switched time overnight Saturday and everyone was confused on Sunday. Crazy!

I really do enjoy living in Hait, but this kind of crap stuff from the government really irritates me.

Silence

I haven't blogged much lately. I'm sorry about that. I know some of you are very faithful readers. It's not that I don't have things to say. It's just that I've been grumpy lately and you really don't want to hear all my complaints. So instead I'll leave you with some pictures, and I hope I'll have more positive thoughts to share soon. ;)

Someone brought aprons and goody bags for the cafeteria ladies. They LOVED them!! They were so excited about the aprons and other goodies they were dancing. :)

Table with a view! The kids had outside dining for a few days while the cafeteria was tiled. It looks great now that the floor can be mopped and thoroughly cleaned each day.

My husband visited my 10th grade class one week to snap some pictures.

Karen and Desiree worked on a mural in the principal's office for the week they were here. I don't have a picture of the final product yet, but it's awesome! That's God's hand reaching down to the kids, and they eventually put the words Dream Big (in French of course) in the clouds near the top.

Silence

I haven't blogged much lately. I'm sorry about that. I know some of you are very faithful readers. It's not that I don't have things to say. It's just that I've been grumpy lately and you really don't want to hear all my complaints. So instead I'll leave you with some pictures, and I hope I'll have more positive thoughts to share soon. ;)

Someone brought aprons and goody bags for the cafeteria ladies. They LOVED them!! They were so excited about the aprons and other goodies they were dancing. :)

Table with a view! The kids had outside dining for a few days while the cafeteria was tiled. It looks great now that the floor can be mopped and thoroughly cleaned each day.

My husband visited my 10th grade class one week to snap some pictures.

Karen and Desiree worked on a mural in the principal's office for the week they were here. I don't have a picture of the final product yet, but it's awesome! That's God's hand reaching down to the kids, and they eventually put the words Dream Big (in French of course) in the clouds near the top.

Kelito needs your prayers

Kelito (left) with my brother-in-law

Kelito, on the left, is one of my Rheto students, and he's also in my computer class. Today he needs your prayers for healing. He was diagnosed with Typhoid fever at the beginning of February, and he's still sick. His family took him to the hospital and he was treated, but he hasn't recovered yet. He's able to come to school some days, but he's missed quite a few days in the last month.  

Please pray that God would heal him completely.

Kelito needs your prayers

Kelito (left) with my brother-in-law

Kelito, on the left, is one of my Rheto students, and he's also in my computer class. Today he needs your prayers for healing. He was diagnosed with Typhoid fever at the beginning of February, and he's still sick. His family took him to the hospital and he was treated, but he hasn't recovered yet. He's able to come to school some days, but he's missed quite a few days in the last month.  

Please pray that God would heal him completely.

Special Music in Gramothe

I guess I'm on a video kick right now. It's probably pure laziness, but I could also argue that I've captured some great things on video lately. In late January one of our students brought a very talented singer to church with her. He sang some songs and shared about his life. The church gave him some money, and this past Sunday he was back to give us an update. The video is from the first time he visited.