Haiti's 209th Independence Day!

Traditional pumpkin soup.

Happy Independence Day Haiti. And to most of the rest of the world, Happy New Year!

A cloudy day with rain falling on and off but that did not stop the delivery of a pot of pumpkin soup from a neighbor.

Traditional food for Independence Day to share with friends.

 Yesterday afternoon, three times, we received blessings in the form of fresh beef from friends.

Think we came out on top with this season's gifts as we shared cookies, carmel corn and candy last week.

We spent the last hours of the old year watching a couple of movies and enjoying family time.

The special food of the night's celebration this year......homemade bagels. Not bad.

While I held sick babies on Thursday Cory graciously represented our family and chauffeured a group of people from Fauche to the wedding of our cook, Mme. Rosemary's daughter.

Unfortunately Mme. Rosemary did not make the wedding her health put her into the hospital for a short stay.


Thankfully we heard on Friday that she returned home.

No room for more!

  With 19 in the truck Cory drove very slowly and Mme. John Pierre waved at them as her public ride passed them by!

Processing beef from friends.

Tomorrow we will attempt to swing back into our 'normal' school routine.

In only three weeks we will take the day off for a trip to Cap Haitian to pick up my folks for their annual visit.

Looking forward to seeing the Lord work in our lives as well as thought the ministry opportunities in 2013!

Neighbor's Christmas gifts: cookies, candy, carmel corn