Sunday – Some of our group went to St. Marc for church – Pastor
Lynn Thompson preached and Pastor Herve translated. It was a great service, and
many of the women from St. Marc who had attended the sewing classes last week were
so warm and friendly when they greeted us. Mark, Pam, Jeff, Heather, and Jean went to
Dupin to church. Heather sang “It is
Well With My Soul”. What a treat to hear our Mission Center guard, LeFette,
preach on John 9. There was no one to translate, but they were able to decipher
that God is faithful, mighty, and strong in times of trouble. After lunch we had a relaxing day at the
Mission Center, swimming, reading, resting, and talking, except for Heather and
Jeff. They didn’t consider it working on Sunday, as they were varnishing and
drilling holes in tables under a tree by the Caribbean Ocean listening to
worship music.
Monday – One construction crew worked on the storage shed
here at the Mission Center. Others painted and finished putting the tables
together. Adam poured a slab of concrete in the new storage room after mixing
the cement by hand. The Haitian guard “President” was a big help.
Heather made
14 beds on her birthday getting ready for the new team that will now not get
here until tomorrow. Please continue to pray that there will be no flight
delays tomorrow. We sang to Heather all day. She has spent her last 8 birthdays here in Haiti.
Jeff will also be working on a storage peg board for tin
cups for Lanzac. This project was initiated by Shirlene, our community agent at
Lanzac. She did her capstone presentation on health promotion and the
importance of having a clean cup every day for the children to drink water. Before
we leave, we hope to have it installed for the school.
Another construction crew teamed up with the Haitians – to finish
the third roof at MPCA. They are now known as the Ebony and Ivory Construction
Company. Except for a little clean up – we are now finished with the roofing project
at MPCA.
The sewing group went to Chardene to teach the ladies how to
crochet a tote bag made of T-shirt yarn. It was challenging to say the least but thrilling
and exciting to see their faces when they “got it”. The ladies were intrigued by Wendy’s support
hose. They took her shoe off and pulled the knee-highs down. They were truly
amazed!
The medical team went to Lanzac to follow up with a few
students. We fell in love with this sweet little boy pictured below. Throughout the day, the medical team worked
on completing tasks from last week’s OB teaching and prepared for physicals
that will begin tomorrow.
God is so good! We appreciate your prayer support so much!
