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From Haiti to the US what an adventure. With Zach and Meca Ennis
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Life in Haiti
Speaker 1All right , welcome to Newsmakers Podcast . I'm Mike Ennis , this is Martin County Star , and today I've got with me some celebrities of sorts . To me , they're just my grandkids , but to a lot of people they've been really capturing not just America , but some people in the UK even . I asked for an interview with I'm talking about Zach and Mika Ennis , fresh over here from Haiti , and this is a great privilege for me . I get to talk to them and I'm looking forward to the conversation and hopefully we'll get some insights on things that maybe we haven't read in the paper . First of all , hey guys , both of you . Hey Bob , how are you doing ?
Speaker 2I'm good Mika you there ?
Speaker 1Yeah , I'm there , okay , all right , you're here , okay . So let's get into this .
Speaker 3First of all , Zach , how many years now have you been going to Haiti ? Yeah , so I started going with my family in 2015 . You know just doing some short little two-week mission trips every six months or so , but it wasn't until 2021 that I moved over full-time .
Speaker 1Okay , so you've really been going there quite a while . What about Haiti made you fall in love with it ? Just Mika , or was there more ?
Speaker 3Yeah , well , for sure , mika was a big part . But you know , I fell in love with Haiti way before maybe my heart . You know , especially when God's calling on your heart for a specific location and country , you know it's kind of hard not to just fall in love with it yourself too .
Speaker 1So that's true , you . You know . One of my favorite pictures , zach , is of you and you were holding a child . No , wait , uh , well , you were walking with the child and you had hand in hand . Yeah , and I love that picture .
Speaker 3Oh , okay , yeah that's one that circles around quite a bit . Yeah , it does it's a .
Speaker 1It's a good picture and I think it kind of tells us your heart . I want to zoom ahead just a little ways , okay . So when did you guys become an item ?
Speaker 3Yeah , so that was . Was that April ? Yeah , I think around April of 2022 .
Speaker 1Was that April ? Yeah , I think around April of 2022 . Okay , and you know , I remember you guys were making wedding plans before you actually asked her to marry you , if I'm correct , yeah , we were in Navy and I think we already had our child's name picked out before anything was even made . So Mika is going to be kind of hard to turn him down when he asks you if you've already planned your child's name , isn't it ?
Speaker 3He's saying it's hard to say no to me when I ask you to marry me . Oh yeah .
Speaker 1She technically never said yes . Technically , do we need to take care of that right now ? I don't know . Zach , ask her to marry you . I don marry you . Wait , what'd you say ? She said yes , yay , and the crowd goes wild . Okay , so let's move ahead a little ways . Zach , a couple of times I know you came back over to the US to do I know one time to Houston to do a fundraiser and I remember Meepaw sent some Meepaw . By the way folks that's my wife , that's Candy and that's Zach's grandmother she sent some cookies for you to take back , and Ricky , your dad , he put them in his freezer and kept them safe and and you got him and you took him back . Yeah , now what happened on your way back home ?
Speaker 3well , I didn't see those cookies much , um yeah . So I got back to Haiti and Mika fell in love with you cookies , and so those didn't last too long , yeah . So on the way back from that fundraiser Sorry , do you want me to mention all that too ?
Speaker 1Yeah , yeah , I did actually Go ahead .
Speaker 3On the way back from that trip . It's about a 45-mile drive from Ocap , which is the city with the airport , and then to Port-au-Pay , where we were living at the time . But that 45-minute drive typically takes between 8 to 10 hours . It's a long , super bumpy . Imagine the worst road you could possibly drive on and multiply that by 100 . And so it's pretty much straight up a mountain and back down . We just slip wet rocks and mud and just straight off clips off the mountain . Um , yeah , and so on the way on the way up , before we start going down towards porto , where we , where we lived at the time um , we were , we were in a truck with our bass director and and the whole like chassis of of the truck just broke on the way up the mountain and rain , slick , rocks , mud and , and so that that trip took a lot longer . I don't think we got back until oh , it was almost two .
Speaker 1So so do you . So do you call AAA to come and pull you out , or how's that work ?
Speaker 3yeah , no , it was just as we got out and took off the tires , like what's going on , what's making that noise ? And like , oh well , that's my kid , um , you know . And so we just had to drive super slow on the way back .
Speaker 1Okay , all right Okay .
Speaker 3It's been an extra bumpy ride .
Speaker 1Yeah , I think so , oh my gosh , so okay . So now let's move ahead for a second . And you guys got married , okay , Okay , remember your wedding date .
Speaker 3Yeah , yeah , we got . Yeah , do you remember that , shane ? Yeah , we got married . Yeah , we , you remember that ?
Speaker 2Shady no , no , we got married .
Speaker 3We got married December 2nd 2022 .
Speaker 1You know , folks , I've got to tell you a little secret Candy and I , we would follow you guys on Facebook and every month Mika would make a comment on your anniversary , your monthly anniversary and it was always something really sweet and we would sit there and giggle and laugh and go oh my gosh , what a cute couple . And that went on for at least the first year . Did it continue ? I don't remember seeing any more . I haven't seen any posts in a long time , mika .
Speaker 3She pushed it hard for a while . Yeah , why'd you stop ?
Speaker 2You know , I got beat .
Speaker 1Well , now you're an old married couple . Yeah , all right , then we're going to move ahead again . Naya was born . What's Naya's birthday ?
Speaker 2I guess August 3rd 2024 .
Speaker 1Okay , so she's not quite a year yet , right ?
Speaker 3And folks , if you haven't seen a picture . She's only six months .
Speaker 1Okay , I was going to tell them if you haven't seen a picture . Okay , I was going to tell them . If they haven't seen a picture of Naya , there's one in the newspaper two weeks ago on the front page , where you guys were on the front page of the paper and you told me you've been . How many interviews , Zach , have you had so far ?
Speaker 3I think this is number 12 . Number 12 .
Speaker 1Wow , this is the best one , though . Yeah , for sure . Okay , so now things in Haiti kind of took a turn for the worst . What happened politically ? What went on that made it so dangerous ?
Speaker 2Okay , that made it so dangerous . Okay , I think the main reason was the lack of the government , because if you don't have somebody leading , everybody's going to think they can do whatever they want . I think things are starting to get worse . When a president gets murdered Since then , it's always a fight in the country , especially in Port-au-Prince . Every day there is war and there is kidnapping . And now the gang they are stepping out more . It's like they've been doing more bad stuff than than before . So I think if we can have a government back and maybe things might start being as normal I know there will still be the king will still be there , but if we have a government , I don't think they were gonna try to rule the country , try to take over the country ?
Speaker 3yeah , they have no one to to keep them in line is there no police force or anything ?
Speaker 1is there no police force ?
Speaker 2we do , we do have , but at the same time it's like they're scared . No , no , they don't want to be , they don't want to die . It's like there's not much of them that can take away the whole gang .
Speaker 3And then Tell them what the police did when Ponte Amor happened . Remember they barricaded themselves . You remember that ? No , I don't . Oh yeah , there's something that happened outside the city , the closest police station they just barricaded themselves inside the police station Instead of going out to help , they just hid inside .
Speaker 3You know , sometimes I understand that the police are scared , and then one third of the police are scared , and then one-third of all the police force in Haiti left . On this , in Haiti , we called it the Biden parole , the I-134A parole into the US . And so , like one-third of all police force left Haiti Wow , like one-third of the police , of doctors , all the people that we need to run the country . They all got out . So there's not much left .
Speaker 1Wow , Okay , so now you can kind of go walk through all that went on . I guess has it been a year since Mika filed for her visa , or has it been two years ? I can't remember , Zach .
Speaker 3Yeah , it's been over two years since we applied for that first for what we call the Biden parole , the I-134A , but we've been looking into other things for . About three years is when we started actually looking into our options . For about three years is when we started actually looking into our options and how to get out things like that okay and so I know .
Speaker 1Several times . I mean , you know , your dad and I we talked a lot about it and and it would be like , okay , this is maybe . Maybe you know this is going to work and and she got a letter or something . But it seemed like every time everything fell apart . And tell your mother , who is a relentless woman . Can you tell us what happened there when she got a hold of Project Dynamo ? Right ?
Speaker 3Yeah , so , like you're saying , saying we were given hope and getting it taken away from us more time than we can count . Um , you know , and so probably my dad told you , it was I think it was last march where they applied this other , this visa , right , so this one's the i-130 it . It would be residency for Mika , so she could be a US resident , and all that . So we found out that we could expedite . That Well , expediting usually takes between 15 and 30 days to figure out , like , hey , will we expedite ? And then from there , another 15 days to give you , like the expedited approval . And it was saying , like , hey , for humanitarian reasons , reasons for danger , things like that . Like you'll be approved for expedite . Like , okay , no problem . Well , we apply the people on the phone like , yeah , your case is so strong , there's no reason that they should deny you all this stuff . We wait I think there's like two months . Finally we get a response sorry , you're denied , like denied expedite . Like what ? Like how is everything going on in Haiti ? A response , sorry , you're denied , like denied expedite . Like what ? Like how is everything going on in Haiti right now ? And we're denied , um , you know . So that that kind of we got our hopes up and then torn down again .
Speaker 3Um , and then it was about I believe it was was like the last week of December . I think it was . Yeah , I believe it was like the last week of December . I think it was . Yeah , I believe it was like the last week of December . Yeah , my mom sold the party dynamo and got another missionary couple out of Haiti I believe they had Port-au-Prince and so she was like , hey , let's reach out , it doesn't hurt , we've tried every other option we can think of . Why not just send an email ? So she sent an email and literally that same day , project diamond reached back out and was like , hey , we want to take this on , like we're gonna help , however we can .
Speaker 3Um , and then the next morning , uh , I get a call from part of diamond logistic . Like , hey , like , can we get photos of the base ? Can get all this stuff ? Are you close to somewhere that we can land ? Blah , blah , like , you know all the logistics aspects of it . Um , and from there , one door after another opened up .
Speaker 3Within a day , we had our daughter Naya's US passport in our hands , which we've been trying to get for five months , and the USMC in Haiti just kept saying , no , we can't get it to you , we don't have enough info , we don't have proof that you've ever left the US . I'm like I don't have proof . I'm literally here in Haiti . We don't have proof that you've ever left the us . Sack , I'm like I don't have proof . I'm literally here in haiti , um , you know , and so they're like , all this stuff just done as no for five months and within a day , project dynamo pulled some strings and pretty much got them to be like hey , yep , just have a facetime call with us for five minutes , we'll send you passport .
Speaker 3Um , you know , so we did some paperwork , sent over a photo , and they got the passport to us within a day . Um , you know , so we did some paperwork , sent over a photo , and they got the passport to us within a day . Um , and so that was just one miracle after another that kept happening . Within a week and a half , um , we had an approved , an approved visa . Which way ? Two days before , we talked to uscis and they said there's literally nothing that can happen . There's no one higher up that we can talk to that can get it approved any faster than the , according to the website , another nine to 20 months , it said . And three days later it's approved , and so Project Dynamo is pulling strings in Washington and within all senators and congressmen throughout the states and got to the right people and got us out of there .
Speaker 1Wow , that's pretty impressive . They're an excellent organization . Okay , so you're approved and you've got your time , and Project Dynamo they're coming in to get you guys , so tell us what you can . Okay , zach , and and mika , tell us what you can about your , your extraction , how they came in and how they got you out and the whole trip to , uh , the dominican yeah .
Speaker 3So , you know you , we kind of made it more difficult on them first you know , because the US Embassy in Haiti is not really a functioning full operating embassy when literally another embassy convoy was being shot up a couple days before we left , and so we're like , okay , no , that's not happening . But they wanted all three of us to go , like me , mika and Naya which we couldn't do , and they wanted us to go to a hospital in Port-au-Prince to get a medical exam , which that was not happening . And so Party Dynamo sold some more strings and contacted the president of the DR . So the president of the Dominican Republic pretty much signed a paper saying , hey , I know Miki doesn't have a visa to the DR , but it's okay . The president of the DR signed the paper saying she's allowed to be in our country for 30 days , and so that was step one , right . And so then they had to figure out how to get us there , because the DR and Haiti are not on good terms right now . No , haitians are allowed to enter the DR through any route , through the road , through a plane , through nothing , right ? You have to go through a third country first . Oh , okay , yeah
Visa Troubles in the DR
Speaker 3.
Speaker 3So Project Dynamo , they flew in and landed in Haiti , in our city , and then on takeoff there was a little hiccup , but everything went smooth all the way to the cap and so , yeah , so we landed in Phuket and we had to go through like the exit country stuff , you know , get our passport stamped and all that and we hopped on like a small six-passenger little plane with a pilot that we hired there in Haiti and , yeah , so we're on our way to the Bahamas , and so our pit stop was going to be in the Bahamas , where we just really had to stop and then turn around and head back to the DR . So we landed in the Bahamas and fly back over Haiti to get to the DR . Just because of how Haiti and the DR are right now , it's just not allowed to just fly straight there On our way to the DR . It's getting dark out . We can't really see much . We had some heavy , dense fog .
Speaker 3This flight was supposed to be about two hours and I believe it took almost like three , three and a half , um , yeah , so in the middle of the flight , you know we had a couple of times that we lost a little bit of altitude , um , and then you know , we were losing a bunch of . I don't know all the technical terms for for everything right , but I know we were losing a bunch of I don't know all the technical terms for everything right , but I know we were losing the comms and navigation and pretty much the way that it was put was just like got a little lost . You know , got a little lost well over the ocean and all that . And then , anyway , we ended up safely to the DR at the airport and then you know , from there the custom agent just safely to the DR at the airport , and then you know , from there the custom agent just looked at the paper from the president and was like , okay , you're good to go .
Speaker 3And it was that simple . Yeah , so that's kind of how . Yeah , so , which was so funny , because the DR doesn't have locations right now . Yeah , mika was out like three customs in maybe , yeah , like four minutes and it took us Americans like over an hour . Oh really , we had to do like this online entrance form and their online entrance form wasn't working , oh God . And so for Mika , she sent the president's signature on it and I was like , okay , you're good for me , because she said the president's signature on it and I was like , okay , you're good .
Speaker 1So can you tell us then about how , how you got out of the dr then , because that's kind of an interesting story . What can you share ?
Speaker 3all the paperwork and stuff that you had to go through yeah , so , um , according to the website , right , we had every single document that the website was telling us to bring right Original marriage certificate , birth certificates , all the things you know . And so step one . So we were late by a day . We were trying to fly into the DR on a Monday and that same day we were trying to get Mika's medical exam done , which typically online , without expedited , can take a couple months , got expedited so it's supposed to take like three weeks . Well , and then , like , the exam itself is supposed to take like three hours to do x-rays , medical exam , vaccines , all the things that need to get done . And so we get there a day late and so things are trying to get rushed , because Monday we're supposed to do that , on Tuesday we're supposed to do biometrics , which is like fingerprints and pictures for Mika , and then on Wednesday was supposed to be the actual interview at the US Embassy . Yeah , so Monday we get in late at night , so that wasn't good , you know , and so we had to interview or not interview , but an appointment Tuesday morning for biometrics .
Speaker 3Mika goes in , gets out of there within maybe 15 minutes , right , they let her in the door . There may be 100 people in line . They let her right in . We just probably , I don't know talked to someone and they're like , yeah , let her through . And so got us through that . And then we're like , okay , now we have to get to medical . So we rushed over to medical . You know we were knocking that out . They're you know we're knocking that out . They're like it'll be three hours . You know , um part demo . They were there with us and pretty much talk to the people and it was like , hey , we need this done . Like we need the results today , like that's impossible . Talk to them a minute later the guy's like yes , sir , it'll be done today um , and so it was just super cool .
Speaker 3And then we were in and out of medical within an hour and so everything was just moving . We were getting our hopes up . And then , when they came along , we had the interview at the embassy . Yeah , and that part was a little frustrating , but God knew what he was doing .
Speaker 3And so we go to the pre-interview check in and make sure you have all the documents that you need and all this stuff . And they're like sorry , you don't have your blue copy of your birth certificate and mayor's license . We're like what are you talking about Blue copy ? This is the original that was given to us at our wedding . This is her original birth certificate . There's a governmental National Archive copy in Port-au-Prince that you need to get . How are we supposed to get that ? If we go there , we'll be killed . Sorry , but you need to go back to Haiti and go get it . And like I'm literally holding my eye up and they're telling two Americans plus me to go back to Haiti to go get this copy , I'm like you've got to be kidding me . And so we finally pushed you know , pushed for a supervisor , and the supervisor is pretty much saying the same thing . But they said that we can go to the French embassy in the DR and they'll be able to help us out . What we found out was that she actually meant to go to the Haitian embassy , but we think she said French because Mika's name is Franz Mika , you know . And so , like you go to Haitian embassy , but we think she said French because Mika's like name is Franz Mika , you know . And so , like we go to French embassy , they're like why'd they send you here ? Mika's Haitian , like what's up with that ? And so we go to Haitian embassy and Haitian embassy's like like why would they send you here ? They , there's no government , really , in Haiti . There's no way to get these copies for you . And so we're kind of at a standstill , like okay , like literally they say we can't get this visa without this , um , you know . And so you know , finally they they call us back because , um , these parties I don't know what's happening , that .
Speaker 3And so we we were just running through the embassy aspects , um , to see if we could get the paperwork while Project Dynamo was working on like contacting DC , and so pretty much we get a call back from the embassy saying like hey , like what can we do ? Pretty much the summary of it was like what can we do to get this done and get you out of here as fast as possible ? Because they got emails from dc . Pretty much they didn't go into detail like what what the email said , but it was just like we got emails from congress and senate and all that . And what , what are we ? What are we gonna do to get you out of here ? Um , and so I told them I'm like the haitian embassy says that they can't do nothing to help us . You're like like , okay , I'll make some calls , I'll get back to you , you know .
Speaker 3Then that night went by and we wake up in the morning with a call hey , good news , you don't need those things anymore . Just sign , just handwrite the thing saying that you can't get them . This is what you did to try to get them and sign your names , and then we'll call you when your visa's ready . Like 30 minutes later , we're in the middle of an interview I believe it was with NBC and we get a call saying , hey , visa's ready , come pick it up . And so , yeah , we headed to the airport as fast as we could . We ran in with a member of Party Dynamo . They came out within 15 minutes and we headed to the airport as fast as we could . We ran in with a member of Party Dynamo . They came out within 15 minutes and we headed to the airport , and so it was a crazy three days . For sure I remember it very well .
Speaker 1actually , your dad and I talked quite a bit and it wasn't crazy . We would be talking and he'd go wait a minute . Breaking news Things have changed . We would be talking and he'd go wait a minute . Breaking news Things has changed . We would laugh , yeah . So you landed in Miami and then you spent the night there and then on into Houston . What was it like when you came and saw your mom and dad again for the first time in gosh a year or so ?
Speaker 3Yeah , it was pretty sweet . You know , know , going down the escalator you can see my mom just shaking . I'm like okay , she's about to pass out , like oh , you know , but you know , my mom , she is there , ready , ready to go and just loving on it , um , and be able to see , um . You know , destiny and chance and everyone seeing I had mika and Mika and all of them for the first time . It was pretty awesome .
Speaker 1Yeah , I bet it was so , mika , let me ask you a question . So now you've been in the US for a little over a week , what do you think ?
Speaker 2Well , it's amazing . Well , it's amazing . First , um , I am so glad and so blessed to get to be with more of of my family member , and then I was able to explore going places to look at some new things . So it was . It was amazing last time we go to the zoo and I get to see all of these animals . Wow , that's blow my mind . Yeah , and we go to a lot of different places . It's amazing . I love it as well .
Haitian Culture and Future Plans
Speaker 2Oh , yep , the weather . Sometimes it's cold , sometimes's hot , but , as of right now , it's a little cold , so I'm just trying to get myself warm and enjoy the weather .
Speaker 1Well , I want to make you an offer Come and see us up here in Minnesota . We would love to see you . It's only two degrees today , but I've got a big blanket I can wrap around you oh wow what's your ? Oh yeah , it's snowed all day here today and it's kind of nasty , but what's your favorite food , mika ?
Speaker 2well , there's a lot of food I've tried . It's kind of nasty . But what's your favorite food , mika ? Well , there's a lot of food I've tried , so so far I love . I've tried Taco Bell and I love it , and then I check for it . What's your favorite food ? Not the best translation Food ? Okay , I like tacos .
Speaker 1Yeah , okay .
Speaker 2I like tacos and I like pizza , and then I like the burgers too . They are amazing . And I try the Coke ice cream and I love them too .
Speaker 1You say ice cream ? Yeah , okay , well , we have ice cream up here also . Yeah , hey , zach , take her to a place to get some custard Custard's really smooth , it's really good . Oh , yeah , place to get some custard custard's really smooth , it's really good . So , mika , I have another question for you , and that is what . What would you like to tell ? To tell our audience about haiti that maybe we miss ? You know , we hear about all the gangs and all that kind of stuff , but tell us about the Haitian people , your people , what about them ?
Speaker 2yeah , um , as you said , the um . A lot of people know Haiti as a war zone , which is um , which is , yes , there is some places in Haiti where you can't even get to , especially in Port-au-Prince , the capital . This is where all of the violence , all of the things are happening . But besides that , I've visited a lot of places in Haiti , but there are two places that I've stayed for a long time . I visited Port-au-Prince . I stay there for almost a year and the city is so in peace , it's so beautiful and there is a lot of nice people there , all of the neighbors . They are like family . What is the name of Port-au-Prince in English ? Port-au-prince , port-au-prince . Okay , sorry , okay .
Speaker 1Port-au of .
Speaker 2Peace in English is Port of Peace . It's like when you hear there is a lot of violence in the capital , port of Peace is always like the most peaceful city in the country , so it's a safe place . There's a lot of amazing people , amazing beach , um , amazing restaurant . It's like everybody's so friendly . So it's it's amazing . Nobody knows about this thing . And also I've been to san marco , where I grew up . It's like that's the most amazing . Also an amazing city where we just came from .
Speaker 2So we have a , we have a community that really love us and then a community that that is always there for people where , um , at the base , where we are , we always , always , when there is a hurricane and when people is flowing from the game , we always provide things for them last time when there was the problem . So , um , the , the , the campers they take , they gather a lot of food , a lot of clothes , she and everything that the people might need to survive for the time that they were going to spend . And same way , so the bays provide all of these things for them . And also we have a lot of amazing people . I remember when I was in the hospital with Naya , all of these people always , always by my side , always there . It's like their friendship , their hospitality is amazing . All of these people always , always by my side , always there . It's like their friendship , their hospitality is amazing . So we have a lot of beautiful places in Haiti where it's always peaceful .
Speaker 2It's like the capital . This is where everything always happening . So we might have things going on in simon , but at the same time , they're always police around trying to make sure that everything is fine . Everything is nice . So I think ad is a beautiful country . It's like everywhere in the world there is things going on , there is war , but in the midst of everything , I can see how God is using us Asians to be a blessing for our country and also for outside of the country .
Speaker 2So for right now , the Compass , they have an amazing school going on that is DTS . And for right now , the Compass , they have an amazing school going on that is DTS , where all of the students , they come together for five months they learn about God , they learn about their character , they learn about themselves , they learn about their value . And then there's a lot going on , a lot of beautiful things going on the way that we disciple the youth . And , yeah , it's amazing this side of Haiti , nobody talks about it . But at the same time , this is what makes Haiti so great , so beautiful . It makes AD so good , so beautiful . It's like all of these amazing people that is doing their best to be there for each other , to learn more about the Lord and stuff like that .
Speaker 1Yeah , I'm looking forward to the day when things are back under control , you have a functioning government , you have a functioning government and you and Zach can go back for a visit . I would love , candy , and I would love to go with you guys . I would love to see your country and .
Speaker 2I'd love to meet your family . That would be amazing .
Speaker 1Wouldn't it though ? Yeah , anyway , okay , what's the future holding for you two ? What's your plan ?
Speaker 2Well , so , as for right now , we're just trying to settle down Like we still don't know for sure what the future is going to be really like . But , as for right now , we just enjoy being there and then we're going to see what God has for us in the future .
Speaker 3Yeah , for sure , go ahead , zach . And just to add to what she said , for me , specifically , just trying to get reacclimated to things , you know , I got caught . Yesterday I went to my parents' church for a men's Bible study . I caught myself like not even understanding a word coming out of their mouth , because I'm so used to hearing it in Creole first and then hearing it through a translator . It's not American , so their English is a lot slower , and so , even though they're speaking English and I speak English , it was coming out so fast like I have no idea what's even going on .
Speaker 3Um , you know , so just trying to readjust , to like the speed of things and the way people talk , and you know just everything , all the aspects of it .
Speaker 3Um , you know , and , and of course , for me , her first time in the us , trying to just get acclimated and understanding how things work and the rules of the road and the rules of just how the us works right . Um , you know , like one thing we talked about I think it was yesterday , we went on a walk and it's so funny because , like in haiti , it's like the car gets the right of way , the moto gets the right of way . If you're in the way , you get hit . That's your fault , you know . Here it's like if the car sees this coming or sees this while they're coming , they'll slow down , make sure they don't hit us . Hey , it's like if the car sees this coming or sees this while they're coming , they'll slow down , make sure they don't hit us . And he's like you get hit , I'm sorry , don't keep driving , wow . And so just small things like that , where he's like whoa , wait , they're stopping for you , yeah , hey .
Speaker 1I have a question for you . I'd like to know if you could . You probably know John 3.16 from the Bible . I would love to hear you recite that in Creole . I think our people would enjoy that If you would please .
Speaker 2Yeah , yeah .
Speaker 1That's beautiful . I love that . I can listen to you . Now I know why you fell in love , Zach . I can listen to her talk all day . Now I know why you fell in love , Zach .
Speaker 3I could listen to her talk all day .
Speaker 1Well , I got a text from your daughter . She texted me just a little while ago . She said great grandpapa , I want to come see you . Tell mom and daddy to come up there . So that's what she said , guys , that's all I know . That's what she said . That's what she says , that's all I know . She's like a baby genius or something . That's what she said . That's what she says , that's all I know .
Speaker 1maybe her pops was helping her oh , maybe that was it um we are gonna have you up here one day , though we're gonna have you guys up here one day , and I'm gonna have you share at church , okay , I think ? I think , uh , the congregation , probably the whole community , would love to love to love to talk to you and hear about your whole story . Anyway , I've had a wonderful time . I've enjoyed talking to you guys . I love talking to my grandkids anyway , so this is easy for me , but I'm sure the people who read and listen to the podcast will hear it and they'll be blessed , like I have been . So , thank you , god bless both of you . I know he's got an amazing future for both of you . I know he's going to use you in wonderful , wonderful ways . All right .
Speaker 2Yeah , thank you so much .
Speaker 1You're welcome , all right , love you guys . Yeah , love you too , bob . All right , hold on a second . I'll talk to you again in just a second , okay , all right , folks , that is the Newsmakers Podcast . I'm Mike Ennis and you've been listening to Zach and Mika Ennis and we've recounted their story and this was a wonderful story . So , anyway , I will talk to you again next week . All right , until then , ciao .
