Many of you received the email I wrote about the "Football" hysteria here with the World Cup! Brazil remains the clear favorite and the city stops when they play! I even heard a marching band in the street a few days ago after their win.
For some reason I can not cut and paste the email into this format so the rest of you can understand the extent to which Haitians will go to show their dedication to the team, but maybe when I get back to the states and have a better internet connection, I can post it.
Suffice it to say, that the frenzy continues... the erruption of cheering is city wide.... and Brazilian flags are everywhere!
I emailed to my Brazilian friends this occurance and they were very pleased. Even as I write this, I can hear the buzz of radios, TV's and cheering/talking as the world cup is on. Rich, poor, and inbetween all are interested. In front of the house, every afternoon starting around 4:00 or so there is a soccer game played by the young men of the neighborhood. I watch quietly from the balcony sometimes as I don't want to disturb them. They are serious!!! The "field" is a dirt road about 18-20' wide with concrete fences on both sides. The ball will occasionally get kicked over the gate into the yard, but I just keep the gate unlocked so they can run in quick and get the ball. One time, it came way into the yard and I yelled to them that I would get it...which I did....but, I think it embarrassed them so now I keep a low profile, and just let them get it.
It is interesting to me to think about how alike Haitians are to Americans in some ways (love of sports for one thing) and yet how different too. It is a testimony to how we are all created in the image of God and when everything else is stripped away, we all need Him.
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