Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Tropical Storm Laura

 This weekend saw us preparing for tropical storm Laura.

Caulked around windows, lowered the shade house, and harvested the garden produce on Saturday.

Throughout the night we awoke frequently listening for the wind and rain.

At dawn on Sunday the rain started and soon it seeped in around windows and through the rock walls.

We did some reading at the beginning but soon all three of us were busy mopping.

For a number  of hours we spent most of the time mopping up between 15-20 gallons of water an hour from our bedroom, bathroom and the kitchen.

Fritz worked hard right along with us.

Two of his butterflies hatched and spent the day hanging on the gladiolus.

He released them on Monday morning.

We took pictures of the leaking around rocks so that we can work to seal the walls before our next big storm.

Thankfully by around 3 p.m. the rain was letting up but the winds continued throughout the night.

Much of the corn and banana plants leaves were shredded and the guys report more wind damage down in the village, especially of the corn.

We only had 2.6" of rain but other parts of Haiti saw severe flooding, loss of property and lives. 

On Monday we took the day off to hear a sermon, read, and rest up.

Part of a rock wall along the driveway collapsed, and the guys repaired it today. 

Thank you to those who prayed. We continue to pray for any other major storms to remain out to sea for the remainder of 2020's hurricane season.

 


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