It's Friday!

Cabinets are being made for the school room at MPCA.

Shelves are organized in the Bible School.

Computers are up and running,

The blinds look great in the Bible School.

Much has been accomplished at the Bible School.

It has been another productive week! We are all tired but thankful for the opportunity to serve. The Lord definitely blessed us with strength! Packing tonight and leaving in the morning.

Thursday - Jobs and more jobs

Today the guys got to run the photo assembly line, it was sweet to see them wiping faces and buttoning shirts, the kids loved every moment and so did they.

Scott put her in his suitecase...jk

Bud is here, despite lack of photos.

Teresa, Kara, Lindsay, Darren and Pam finally got to experience the same joy of painting a school roof just like their loved ones did a year and a half ago.

That's right, the Girls rule the roof.

Today the Chardene roof was painted. A team traveled to Degeance and took photos of all the kids, did the purity seminar, and handed out hygiene bags. A crew worked on desks at Chardene, but were cut short after breaking all their drill bits...to be continued. The vocational school roof got some much needed attention. A couple people reburied an electric line with a pick axe, yup just like it sounds. The food is amazing, the euchre is overly competitive, and sunsets are breathtaking. Loved ones are missed (especially you Gary).

Work Wednesday

Darren challenged some Haitian boys to remain pure until marriage.
"If you don't make this commitment, you are not a man of God you are a little boy!"


Russ, Win, and Mahlon fixed the pump at Lahatte... again.

Heather and Lindsay practiced some phrases

"suree" (smile) and "vini" (come) a couple hundred times.

Mark to Chris "are you pushing or pulling over there?" Jeff to anyone "Hey is this wire live?"

Rusty working on shelf number 385ish!

Bob tiling Herve's apartment, he will be able to stand again in a few weeks.

Shout Out!!!!!!

Leigh - Mom and dad I decided I am not coming home the Haitian kids love my hair.

Brendan love and miss you.

Teresa - Mike I wish you were here. Love and miss all of you.

Kara - Walther boys - I love you guys, went to Lahatte today and I think I saw the thorn bush that attacked Nick.

Pam and Mark - Nana and Papa are looking forward to putting our dancing shoes on.

Scott and Lisa - Love and miss the Gratz family, have the dishes done by Saturday!

Lindsay - Hey Babe! I hope the kids are sleeping for you!

Dean - Church Friends - Please clean up after yourselves because i need a vacation when i get back!

Chris - Going great! Hope you are well, love you girls!

Bud and Chelsea - Miss and love you all

Darren - Mom and dad thanks, the education dollars were well spent...solo taught today and it was amazing!

Mahlon - Hope we are still winning. (red devils)

Win - Love you dear and the family!

Rusty - Sydney dad says hello and he misses you. Thank you for everyone's prayers. Thanks for the cards and notes. It has been such a blessing to be here with this group. See you soon.

Heather and Jeff - Tim, Joe and Tom, who's making dinner for us Sunday night?

Terrific Tuesday

Women in black?

Pam with the the village women after the Hygeine seminar.

Lyndsay painting some shelves for MPCA.

Leigh painting shelves for the pharmacy.

Check out the progress of the Bible school. Three days ago it was all white!

Another great day in Haiti! The education and photo teams hiked up the mountain to Dupin. Back at the compound work continued on the Bible school with several layers of green paint and sealer. Mahlon practiced his driving skills driving back and forth to MPCA. He also worked with Rusty and Win on a gate and shelves. Bob continued his tile project on the 3rd for apartment... looking great! Everyone is healthly just super tired... continue to pray for our strength!

Wk 3 Day 3 And it begins

On the way to the first purity seminar with Kara, Ruth, and Lisa

Lisa talking about setting boundaries according to God's word

Darren got to join the purity team this week and is showing STD photos.

Lyndsey and Leigh took a break from taking sponsorship

photos to play with the kids.

Meanwhile back at the compound...

Just kidding, Sunday was a wonderful day of church, fellowship, swimming and prepping for the week ahead. Much has been accomplished, painting, purity education, student photos, screens, welding, wall prep, medical organization and all on work day 1. Everyone is doing very well no injuries to report. Sorry about no post last night due to power shortage; (aka...no lights, fans, internet) and maybe a little bit of euchre.

Lisa Gratz and Lindsay Clevidence

Goodbye 2/Hello 3

Roofing crew painting at Chardane School.
Leigh and Lindsay cheesing as they arrive in Haiti.

Week 3 team!

Sherri just before being baptised.

Week 2's final evening together.

Primer almost done on the Bible school.

Hello friends and family! Sorry we missed the blog Friday. We were caught up in our work and getting things around for the next group. Work updates are that we finished painting two roofs at Chardane. The exterior of the Bible school is completely primed and ready for a finish coat. The interior is finished with paint and ready for the final coat of sealer. The 3rd floor apartment cupboards are finished and installed. (Thanks Greg and Kathy!) The desks for the MPCA school are nearly completed. Russ and the crew are continuing to make and install the screens throughout the complex. We also had several people from our Canada and U.S. teams decide to be baptised on Friday evening. It was a great way to celebrate our week together. Saturday we said goodbye to some of our Ohio team and Canadian team. Those of us still here spent the day cleaning and preparing for the new team which arrived this evening safe and sound. Thanks for the prayers this week! Can't wait to see how God blesses us this week.

Thursday

Happy 32nd Anniversary to Jeff and Heather!!
Liane and Janet are staining pros of the desk tops.

Hang on, Jeff! He was painting the roof edge of the Bible school.

Dean, Mark, Steve, and Jon all worked together to repair the scaffolding.

Mark the Inspector

Russ taught Liane all about screen building. She found a new part-time job.

Dean cut steel for school desk frames.

The medical team had time for a quick photo op as we waited for an open room.

Anne visited with a precious child.

This one's for you, Jeremy. We are loving our new shelves.

Hello friends and family! Thursday was another great work day in Haiti. We started and continued many different projects around the complex. Our teams worked on the desks for the schools, welding the legs of the desks and painted them. They also worked on the wood stain for the tops and seats. The painting crew started a new project today priming the outside of the Bible school. Work continued on the screens. The plumbers also stayed busy today getting the water running throughout the complex. The cabinets are nearly completed and installed. Looking great! What an encouragement to see so many talented workers giving their best for others. The medical team went to Degeance to continue their medical work. It was a busy day with forty woman attending the seminars and over twenty children being treated, including three cases of mumps. We continued to enjoy our workship, devotions, and sharing time with each other. Loving Haiti! Miss you all!