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We were in La Chappelle (1984, Teen Missions Intl.)

Port Au Prince - what little we saw coming through the airport was pretty scary.

Twitter photos from Haiti:

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-haiti-pictures,0,7880611.photogallery

You were in central Haiti. I spent some time in Port au Prince, and yes, it's scary. We were attacked about two hours in by a bunch of guys trying to carjack us, and the first night we were there we heard automatic gunfire and helicopters for about an hour outside our window.

Another bunch tried to carjack us on the north side of the island, but that was more funny than anything else (worst carjacking attempt EVER.) Out in the area you were in, the Voodoo seemed a lot more intense, but that may be because it was safe enough to get out among some of the people. I got used to unconsciously noting the guys with machetes that would parallel us sometimes and make sure I stayed where I would be able to get to the truck or high ground if they made a break for me. A couple kind of feinted to see if I'd react, but backed away when they knew I was aware of them.

There were three things that struck me about the people of Haiti. The first was that they had no concept of what it meant to overload a vehicle. I saw a Toyota pickup with around twenty people in it, and a forty passenger bus with at least 150, and this was so common I got to where I didn't notice it. The second was that they seemed to have no fear reaction at all, except at the moment they thought they were going to die. The third thing was none of them seemed to think about anything further than a minute into the future.