Today Mommy Duncan drove us to the market in the little town just before Port-au-Prince. This 83 year old lady is fearless! Before driving off her property she went into the church to say a prayer...I am glad she did! It was quite the adventure! I got to ride in the back of her pick-up truck with Anne and Brittaney, the other 2 American girls here for the summer and Anne's translator, Alex. First we bumped along the rocky road out of Lamardelle in the back with an empty propane tank we had to fill. Mommy Duncan honked all along the ride but I wasn't sure if it was to say hi to the people along the way or to warn them she was on the road! We went to a small market in the town of Croix de Bouquets and then we road back to pick up the propane and then also to buy ice at another store. Finally, on our way home we also stopped at various stands along the way and Mommy would barter with the vendor for a good price for fruit. On the way back Mommy forgot to slow down for a bump and Anne and her translator almost went flying out of the truck as they were sitting on the propane tank that was rolling around. It was quite the adventure!
After a small lunch of potatos in bean sauce and dough, we went to Mommy's pool and I got to take Gualege swimming for the first time. Although he has been to swim at the river before, he had never been in a pool before and he was fearless! By the time I was ready to go, he was jumping into the shallow end with Aunty Anne. I think he will love the water park by our house when he finally comes home! Keep praying!
I have limited time on the computer as there is not electricity until the evenings and am having problems getting pictures and video loaded. I will continue to try to get a link on the blog but meanwhile it may just be a picture or two. Thanks for understanding and for all your comments and encouragement.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
The pictures...
are coming. Sorry! I am having a hard time uploading:-( I will continue to work on it this weekend. I just finished my first week of summer camp and teacher training. It has been a great week! The children made rice pudding and popcorn balls, set down garden plots and are preparing the soil, they have studied Noah and the flood and Abraham and Sara. Today when I asked a village student if anything was too hard for God, she said, "nothing is". What faith!
It is about 90 degrees everyday with 89 percent humidity. The occasional diet coke is fun after every 4 bottles of water:-) I am sleeping to the sound of wild turkeys and waking to the sounds of crying babies...
More later this weekend...
It is about 90 degrees everyday with 89 percent humidity. The occasional diet coke is fun after every 4 bottles of water:-) I am sleeping to the sound of wild turkeys and waking to the sounds of crying babies...
More later this weekend...
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Day one and two...
were great! Yesterday at the camp we organized the students into classes and introduced them to what each class would be about. Today they were able to do an activity in each class: a fruit loop necklace in cooking, a puppet in art, they planted corn seeds in garden and learned the story of creation in the VBS. They all seemed to enjoy the activities. It was fun to see Gualege at 'school' with me. He also enjoyed it.
The teacher training went very well! This week I am sharing different classroom management techniques. Although the style of teaching is very different in Haiti, all the teachers seem to be enjoying the training and appreciative of what is shared. An adoptive mom had teacher supply bags emblemed with the name of the school and filled with supplies. Mommy Duncan, the village matriarch was the first to receive one and was very appreciative as were the other teachers. I have enjoyed this teaching position very much and may pursue it more when I am back home.
I will be starting the adult bible study shortly. I hope that the adults I have met in these few days will feel comfortable enough with me to join me in my study. Please pray for this.
I will post pictures tomorrow, I promise!!!
The teacher training went very well! This week I am sharing different classroom management techniques. Although the style of teaching is very different in Haiti, all the teachers seem to be enjoying the training and appreciative of what is shared. An adoptive mom had teacher supply bags emblemed with the name of the school and filled with supplies. Mommy Duncan, the village matriarch was the first to receive one and was very appreciative as were the other teachers. I have enjoyed this teaching position very much and may pursue it more when I am back home.
I will be starting the adult bible study shortly. I hope that the adults I have met in these few days will feel comfortable enough with me to join me in my study. Please pray for this.
I will post pictures tomorrow, I promise!!!
Monday, July 7, 2008
And so the adventure in Haiti begins...
After 36 hours of travel and 400+ lbs. of baggage and how many miles??? we made it to Haiti! It was a very busy first day. It is so great to see the boys! Mario and Wakin bonded immediately and he has already given Mario a run for his money:-) Gualege knows the rules when 'mama' is around and has matured quite a bit. He tells Wakin to do something when Wakin doesn't listen to me the first time. So cute to watch them. This is such an incredible opportunity for me to spend with the boys.
So after unpacking some, and a dip in Mommie Duncan's pool, I met with the 3 other teachers who will be working with me. It went well and they know the game plan for the first day. That is tomorrow, so please pray that it will go well. I have some preparations to do before I hit the sack so this first post is short but sweet. A great start already....
So after unpacking some, and a dip in Mommie Duncan's pool, I met with the 3 other teachers who will be working with me. It went well and they know the game plan for the first day. That is tomorrow, so please pray that it will go well. I have some preparations to do before I hit the sack so this first post is short but sweet. A great start already....
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Shipping container pictures
This is the mess I was after we loaded the school furniture.
This is the group of high schoolers who got up EARLY ON A SATURDAY MORNING to help me load the container.
This is the container loaded and just before I closed the doors.
Bon Voyage!
This is the group of high schoolers who got up EARLY ON A SATURDAY MORNING to help me load the container.
This is the container loaded and just before I closed the doors.
Bon Voyage!
Shipping container on its way to Haiti!
Hello all,
So some of you know that I have been working with the Director of Chances for Children to get a shipping container filled and loaded and on its way to Haiti before I leave for my trip. Well, it FINALLY HAPPENED! Praise God! Many adoptive families and friends and relatives donated money to pay for the shipping container, many others helped fill it with school supplies and other much needed items for the orphanage and medical supplies for the village clinic by shipping supplies to me or by sending money to purchase specific items and a local school district gave us the donation of school desks and chairs for the new village school in Haiti. An incredible group of high schoolers from the youth group at my church loaded all the desks and chairs into the container. Yesterday at about 9:30 a.m. I was able to close the doors on the container and send it off. It should arrive in Haiti around the end of July or beginning of August. The contents of the container will be blessing 1000's of lives in this small country and tiny village. It was a bit stressful at times and even the best laid plans can get tossed out the window, but MY GOD IS A GREAT BIG GOD and His will prevailed! Thank you all for being faithful and obedient to the Lord. I will post some pictures.
So some of you know that I have been working with the Director of Chances for Children to get a shipping container filled and loaded and on its way to Haiti before I leave for my trip. Well, it FINALLY HAPPENED! Praise God! Many adoptive families and friends and relatives donated money to pay for the shipping container, many others helped fill it with school supplies and other much needed items for the orphanage and medical supplies for the village clinic by shipping supplies to me or by sending money to purchase specific items and a local school district gave us the donation of school desks and chairs for the new village school in Haiti. An incredible group of high schoolers from the youth group at my church loaded all the desks and chairs into the container. Yesterday at about 9:30 a.m. I was able to close the doors on the container and send it off. It should arrive in Haiti around the end of July or beginning of August. The contents of the container will be blessing 1000's of lives in this small country and tiny village. It was a bit stressful at times and even the best laid plans can get tossed out the window, but MY GOD IS A GREAT BIG GOD and His will prevailed! Thank you all for being faithful and obedient to the Lord. I will post some pictures.
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