First let me tell you about last night. After a spaghetti explained supper and completing the dishes our kids played with their cousins while the rest of us went down to the House of Hope for devotions. Different members shared about their day...check out the team blog to hear about the trip in their own words. One special moment of the day that I shared about occurred when we returned to the airport for the luggage. The kids and women stayed with the truck while the men went for the bags. A small Haitian boy, maybe about 12-13 years of age started a conversation with me by asking if I knew the Lord. When I responded yes he proceeded to ask about the rest of the visitors noting that it is important for each person to receive salvation. We then talked about the color of God, the color of Jesus and where Jesus had lived when here on earth. Despite the heat I kind of wish we'd of had more time to talk. A special kid who told me his ministry is to find out if folks know the Lord. A highly refreshing change to folks asking for things at the airport.
Because my first trip to Haiti occurred while I attended kindergarden my first impressions of Haiti are hazy. Hearing first time visitors trying to put into words experiencing Haiti for the first time always gives me food for thought. I often end up reflecting on the lessons I've learned and continue to learn from living in Haiti. I am blessed.
After breakfast this morning the team visited the school on campus and we disrupted most of the classes. Some of the projects we hope to complete during the next two weeks concern the school. This will be the first time that teams will work on school related projects. The highest priority project will be to roof to classrooms. Fauche Wesleyan school students range in age from 3 to 23. The total student body contains more than 500 students. Jean Pierre explained to the team that some of the classes met in the cafeteria because the just is not enough class room space. In the smaller classes like the 3 and 4 year olds one teacher teaches 40-45 students. A second large project will be an attempt to make the light weight 'walls' that separate a large room into different class rooms safer and more easy to move when needed. The third school related project would be to make additional school desk/benches.
The supplies currently on the compound dictated today's projects. I'll not promise you that I listed every project but here are some of the items accomplished today:
- Door repairs [and a new one made]
- Screen repairs
- Lots of laundry
- Sorting of curtain tops.
- Marking of videos with an large F for French, and FS for French subtitles
- Cleaning off of the clinic laboratory roof in preparation of sealing leaks
- Starting to scrap paint in hospital rooms to prepare for painting
- Digging to find water pipe-so that a valve can be added
- Playing with the local kids
- Encouraging seminary students
- Gazebo benches
A mix up in the scheduled delivery of supplies may make tomorrow's to-do list interesting. The major truck of supplies will be coming on Saturday. We will be celebrating Ty's 8th birthday! I'm looking forward to tonight's devotion and listening to the thoughts and feelings about their first full day. Watching my children play and interact with their cousins already makes this team special. I think back to how Todd and I enjoyed trips to the north with our grandparents and parents. Now I have many more special memories of family interactions here in Haiti. Thank you Lord.
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