Day 4

Washing greasy windows so Russ can put in the screens.

Awesome engineering project completed by "the gang."

Labor of love by Greg and Kathy.
These cabinets will be used in a kitchen at the compound.

Joyce and Liane with Manita, our kitchen assistant.

Our plumbers hard at work.

Katie's first time with a belt sander.

Joyce Painting.

More painting.

Look at those guns, painting!

Russ did an excellent job making screens for the kitchen at Mission Possible compound.

At the first aid clinic in Chardane the students brought fruit as a thank you. What a blessing for them to give even when some only get one meal a day. They gave us close to 50 pounds of fruit.

Moving the cement mixer.

Jon, Darren, Russ, Steve, Ron, Mark, and Jeremy were capping walls in preparation to roof later in the week. This will be a classroom!

Today's Post we need to send out a few SHOUT OUT"S.

Sherry - Joyce is alive!! and well, for the most part!

Greg - I heart you. Joyce

Dawn - Darren says Happy late Birthday mom, LOVE YOU

Hey Mom, Hi Dad, Hey sis, love and miss you all. Oh yeah, I have brothers too.-Abby MUAH!

OLIVIA - HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY

Abby says, it was her favorite age, embrace it.

Mom, first I love you. And, I did an ear candle. Wax did NOT go down my ear. - Natalie

Lynn- Liane loves you, look for an email, she needs you to send me a couple things.

Sorry mom for not calling you in Miami. - I'm taking my medicine.. oh, wait, oops. - Jeremy

Jeff, See you soon!! -Heather

Nathan- I love you dearly!! Lexi, Lainey & Natalie take care of Daddy!! Love momma

Quote of the day after eating fiber gummies.

"These aren't gummy bears" - Steve

Our other favorite at 4:30 am

"I vote to kill the rooster and eat it! " - Liane

Keep praying!!!

God is so good, and every day He shows up Big Time for us!

DAY 3!

The next generation, it's kind of a BIG deal!

Natalie and Anite, MP's new school nurse.

May I please bring you home?

Nancy and Pam working on their Creole.

Scraping the roof at Chardane.

Beefy-Corny-Deliciousy-Mexican Hash!

Here is our Yoga class.

After we had our assignments for the day. Mark got the generator up to speed and all the other little things that only he could do here at MP headquarters. Russ worked on the screens, Steve and Jon worked on shelves for storage, Kathy and Greg are diligent with the cupboards, and Liane and Katie laid out sheets and towels for the next 25 people who will bunk up with us for week 2! They also made lunch for the guys and gals who stayed here for the day and then our delicious dinner.

Darren, Jeremy, Ron, Natalie, Abby, Heather, Pam, & Amanda went to Chardane to scrape the rust off of the roof in preparation to paint. This will extend the life of the roof. It was so hot at one time Amanda asked if that smell was our lunch or my flesh burning! During our water break we sang with the children, hallelujah praise thee the Lord, in rounds. At lunch we taught the children a line dance (with Herve's permission). Our young strapping men on the team had friendly push - up competitions with the young strapping Haitian men. The children sang papa Abraham for us and we all joined in with the motions.

Nancy and Joyce went to Chardane with us too. The ladies came for women's health seminar and much to their surprise, the young men were there again! So Nancy and Joyce gracefully led a seminar on an overview of adolescence and talked to the girls only about how God made woman's bodies different.

Tonight Russ shared his testimony during team worship and devotions. It's always such a blessing to hear how God draws us to Him. It brought us all closer together as a team being able to learn about one anothers hearts and testimonies.

Praise God for our health and safety! We miss our families and God is filling our hearts with love for our new brothers and sisters in Christ.

Hugs,

Joyce, Katie and Amanda.

Day Two

Dear family and friends,

We are finding that sleep is over rated. We already wrote about the long night with the carnival going on and the loud drums that went along with it. Last night the lanzak church was finishing up their 3 days of worship, prayer and teaching (which would go on all through the night!). It was beautiful worship songs in both English and Creole, yet very loud! They finished by the time we were getting up. Another funny night time event that happend while we were sleeping was waking up to Natalie sitting up in bed and yelling in her sleep then waking up saying "I don't know why i'm yelling!". At that time Liane had turned on her headlamp and everyone else was sitting up in bed wondering what was going on!
After the girls adventurous night the day got started with the sound of the generator being on for the first time in 48 hours! Thanks to everyone who helped it get started again :)

Since we didn't get to blog last night, we are going to let you know all that went on.
Mark and Ron went with Herve to Port -Au -Prince to get the tools and supplies for the generator. When they got there the stores they needed to go to were closed because of the Carnival. They took the pump they needed fixed to a repair shop but no one was there to help. Just when they were about to leave the worker arrived and was able to fix it for them!
Something to praise God for! They also got to travel around Port-Au-Prince and see the progress that was made in the city since the last time they were there. The tent cities are much smaller, some rubble has been cleared and new buildings are starting to be built. There's a long way to go but it was encouraging for them to see the progress that has been made.
Greg and Kathy continued on their project making cabinets that will be going in the third floor apartment of the compound.
Heather, Abby, Natalie, Darren, Joyce and Katie continued painting and applied a special paint that protects the walls from moisture. When they first started to apply it they wern't so sure how it was going to look. It looked and went on more like cement than paint! It was hard to get it looking the way we wanted it, but with a little encouragment from Darren, it worked better than we thought it would. They still have a long way to go finishing the bottom part of the walls and starting a second coat!
Amanda, Pam and Nancy cleaned the storage room again and prepared hygenie bags for today's lesson in one of the schools by adding Ibuprofen and girl panties to pass out along with pads and a calendar.
Jon, Jeremy and Steve continued their work adding a roof to a building near one of the schools while teaching their new haitian friends some new skills like reading a tape measure.
Russ got started trimming the upstairs in the bible school and preparing to get started on making screens for all the windows at the compound.
Liane was busy cooking delicious meals for everyone while trying to learn new ways to cook without electricity! She was very glad when the generator turned on today!
Later on in the day we hung out by playing cards, talking, and even enjoying a yoga class led by Darren.

Thank you for all your prayers and support.
Have a blessed day!

Katie and Liane.

(pictures will be coming soon!)

Day 1: Getting Started

O-H-I-O

Amanda and Heather enjoying their painting.

Enough said...

Joyce and Amanda preparing the food in the dark.

Jeremy and Jon with their new Haitian friends.

The day didn’t start out as planned. Our first challenge was the voodoo party last night that involved loud drums all night long! This morning the electricity failed during preparations for breakfast. This made it difficult to brew coffee, which for some was a quite a catastrophe! Mark was right on it diagnosing the problem while the construction crew prepared their equipment for the work on the school. Jeremy, Jon, and Steve started their roofing projecting for the Mission Possible school. In the process, they made some new Haitian friends that wanted to help. Greg and Kathy worked on cabinets for the vocational school. They have a great space to begin working. In the schools, Natalie, Pam, Amanda, and Nancy talked about personal hygiene with the young ladies. Unexpectedly, the young boys were also at the school. So Pam took them aside and had a talk with them about respect which was great. Back at the Mission Possible center, there were several projects going on as well. The paint crew which included Russell, Heather, Abby, Amanda, Natalie and Katie worked hard on the first floor of the Bible school. They had a very productive day painting nearly the entire first floor. Ron and Darren worked on repairing a leaky metal roof on Rachel’s Inn. Hopefully the caulk will stick to the roof as well as it did to their skin and clothes. Liane and Joyce had an interesting day in the kitchen. Cooking without power can be challenging. What was meant to be a beef/corn casserole became a beef/corn hash cooked over and open flame. It was still great! Awesome day and we cannot wait to keep serving! Keep us in your prayers!

-Natalie, Abby, and Darren

Team A arrives

Hi Friends and Family, We have ARRIVED!

Our flights went well. A several hour delay at the airport (Port Au Prince) waiting for our ride gave us opportunity to make friends with a few Haitians who tried to teach us Creole. Most students here are able to speak several languages. Humbling experience for us who are trying to learn a new one in our old age.

Ask Liane about her ride in the cargo hold; don't worry, Lynn, in the end she did get a window seat. We have her busy today sorting out the kitchen pantry, and she has already provided two wonderful meals for us.

As for the rest of us, John, Steve and Darren are on the way to the airport to pick up team B. They have been unpacking tools and even have fixed a stuck door on Rachel's Inn. Now Kathy can finally get in to her room without asking for help. Greg help us get our internet connected and showed us how to download these pictures. Russ has been getting the water purification system running. Thanks Russ! Mark has already done some electrical work, pest control and is now setting up our "Lowe's" in Rachel's Inn. Pam has encounter all kinds of Haitian wildlife such as bats, lizards, chickens and (in her ROOM) a creature slightly bigger than a mouse. :) I (Heather) had a sweet opportunity to sing this morning at our service in St. Mark. What a blessing! They knew the words to "It Is Well" and joined in.

Check back in tomorrow. I am sure team B will have more news of their travels to share.

Packing

Pictures of week 1 packing night.

Leaving soon!!!!!!

Please pray as the first team is preparing to leave. Pray for safe travels and that all our bags go though customs without difficulty. Thanks to so many people who have helped us prepare for the next several weeks. May the Lord Bless you and keep you safe. Keep you safe from all the snow that may come your way.