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!

All in a days work

Amy taught the older girls about labor and delivery. They were very interested in the model of the placenta!
Cathy painted more cabinets!

Greg cut out countertops for the cabinets. What a team this couple makes!

Yes, it can rain in Haiti as we found out on our looong drive back from La Hatte.

One of the abnormalities we saw in the children this week--an extra finger bud. Andrea saw several patients from the La Hatte community--a lot of malnutrition!

Our Canadian friend (aka worship leader), Brad, gave Darren a lesson.

Shari led a seminar on bereavement at the Bible school.

Mark apparently wasn't satisfied with Jeff's work! Does Heather agree?

Tricia taught more about lactation to the La Hatte ladies.

Liane has provided many delicious meals for us; Andrea had her turn to be kitchen's helper.

Jeff, Steve, Brad, and Allen investigated the conditions of a cistern in La Hatte.

Jon and Steve ARE hard workers but deserved a moment of rest.

Russ's job was top secret but he wanted you to see one of our many pets! Dean continued more roof work at MPCA, Krystal helped out at the compound, and Pam organized the medical area of the compound. Heather got a break from painting as she helped with the medical seminars.

More important than the work being done today is the work God is doing in our hearts! We praise Him for the opportunity to share in the ministry that Mission Possible is doing in Haiti. Everything that has been done today, will disappear but God's Word will never pass away. Our hope is that God's Word will be impressed in the minds and the hearts of both the Haitians AND in the team serving this week. Continue to pray as the team unites to serve in the work that God has prepared in advance for us to do.

School day 2 : Dupin

Krystal and Shari Scraping away on the roof of the school after a day of teaching.

Tricia, Amy, Anne, & Pam: Delivering Tricia's FIFTH Baby! Quick and Painless!! Lol!!

Our wonderful transportation to the school was very fun and scenic!

Krystal holding her new found baby! Don't worry, she's not coming home with me:-)

Dean and Jon cutting the metal for the Benches for the schools.

This is the hike on the way to the school!
Hello or Bon Jou to everyone at home! We miss you all very much!

At the Mission Possible compound, Jon worked on welding frames for benches and desks for the local school. He has about 70 to make! Russ and Liane finished fixing and installed the screens on Rachel's Inn. Heather and Jeff continued to fight the battle with the sealer for the walls, but the technique is definitely improving. Ila, Michelle, and Brad from Canada team finished painting upstairs of Bible College. Mark and Greg and Pastor Herve went to Port-au-Prinz today to buy some supplies and had a lovely day waiting around... ha ha!

We had a lovely day going to Dupin which is a mountain school, to do more women's health and to sand the roof!

Liane shouts out love to Lynn and proudly says I now know how to fix screens and learned a bit about welding. Ready for construction now!!

Pam and Mark said: "Can't wait till the wedding. Please continue to pray for us. Love our envelopes.

Addison, AJ, & Aleah: Love to you and keep praying. A special Happy 8th Birthday to AJ! Andy, hang in there and I love you babe! Amy

Alyssa, Kayla, and Addie: Mommy loves you and misses you VERY much! I hope you are enjoying your Brown bags I left you. Keep praying the things that I put on those cards and know God is listening to you. Jim I love you and miss you. Hang in there and tell your mom and dad thanks for all the help! Love Anne

To all my little women Kayla, Brook, Josie, and Lydia: I love you SO MUCH! Love Momma

To Earlene: Love you and see you soon! Steve

Miss you mom, dad and Derek! Having an awesome time! Love you! Darren

Alexis, Alyssa, Abby& Amanda- Miss You! We will be home soon! Mom and Dad

Eric, Noah, Anna--Hope you're having a good week. Things are going well here. Hope your enjoying the prayer bags! Praying for you, too. Love and miss you, Andrea/Mom

Week two begins!

Krystal painting in the Bible school.

Jeff cooking pancakes early in the AM.
Russ continuing to work on the screens.

Resurrecting the welder.

Jon working on the Bible school.

Anne loving on the Haitian children.

Andrea doing a medical check.

Shari teaching the children's medical health.

Anne working with Haitian mothers.

Week two begins! We got tons of work done all around the complex while the medical staff went to the schools. The team that stayed on the complex continued their projects they've been working on. They also tried to resurrect an old welder and started scrapping the supply room so it could be sealed. Some of the men also started working on the 3rd floor of the mission center by ripping out the old carpet and tile. Sorry Heather and Jeff! The painting crew scrambled to get the Bible school completed. They thought they had until 5 o'clock to complete it, but found out at 2:00 they needed it done by 3 o'clock. With such a large group we were able to get so much accomplished! The medical team went to the schools to teach about pregnancy, breast feeding, newborn care, as well as medical care. The day was long as they left at 8:30 in the morning and were not back until 6:00. Their only break was for lunch eating in the back of the truck while riding from St Marks to Chardene. At St Marks all five stations were set up in the same room so there was a lot of energy and noise, but the students were surprisingly attentive. Anne, Amy, Shari, and Tricia did a great job of presenting and their interpreters hung on with them through four presentations at St Marks and four at Chardene. Fortunately at Chardene we had some more room and were able to spread out. The students at Chardene were very interested in learning and the medical team saw around 25 pregnant ladies. Overall it was a great first day for the medical team. Keep the prayers coming! God is working through your prayers!

Day of Rest

The Men putting together our Cycle Beads for the Women's health! You Go BOYS!!

So sorry it's cold back home:-) This is our view from the back of the Compound!

Tricia and Shari "Roughing it" in the beautiful Carribean Water today!

Church we attended this AM.

Darren with his little friends at church! They were very excited to see us there again!

Hello everyone! Week 2 made it safely to haiti yesterday.... We got here late, after waiting on staggered flights, and looking for one piece of luggage that didn't make it to haiti! Poor Amy Who's carry on had to be checked at last minute because it was too big. It still hasn't arrived here, so please pray it get's here so we can have the Clinic equipment that was in it and poor Amy can have her clothes. Don't worry, we all are giving her clothes until it comes :-)

We attended an awesome church service this am at the church here by the Mission Center (Lanzac). The canadians did a hand bell version of "Jesus Loves Me" for the service. It was so cute and awesome at the same time. They are really a fun group! Ken and Pastor Peter are so much fun to listen to.... Heather led us in "It is well" and we joined her to sing harmony to that song and much to our surprise the haitians sang too. I (Anne) sang "Come to the Water" that was accopmanied by Brad (from Canada) on the guitar. It was really good to tie that song into our need for the "Living Water" we all need so desparately from Jesus. As pastor Dorcian said in his message (from Genesis: Abraham finding out that he will have a son at his very old age) "everything is impossible to men, but everything is Possible with GOD". If you remain faithful to God, he is always with you and will help you rise up: no matter what your circumstances". Amen!! A haitian man accepted Jesus as his Lord and savior today. He had tears in his eyes and cried as he gave his testimony after being prayed over by Pastor Herve and Pastor Dorcian. It was very moving how he was unafraid to tell his story on how he came to want to be "saved" The church has made a lot of improvements since last year. It is painted and now has a keyboard and soundsystem. Pastor Herve was very proud of them, that they all saved this money to improve their "Place of Worhip".

We enjoyed some free time today. Some Canadians went swimming, some ohio's went looking for shell's, and some of us visited some haitians that like to talk to us when we are out. We also made and packed cycle beads for the OB seminars this week. We sorted meds and labeled them for Andrea, our PA who is going to help with OB screenings. The men helped make the cycle beads, which was very awesome. The canadians helped with all of the prep also, amidst having squirt gun fights.

A group of us went to St. Marc for church this evening. Liann spoke during the service about raising children. Sorry, not sure about more details on that trip.

Tomorrow we are planning on going to 2 schools (Chardene and ?). Please pray that the spirit fills us with the wisdom to complete God's plan on Women's health education. We are very blessed to help them and give out OB kits for Safe delivery and Cycle Beads for Family planning. Construction wise tomorrow, they will be trying to finish painting the interior of the Bible College. They will be building school benches and chairs throughout the week for Chardene and MPCA schools.

It has been very humbling and beautiful so far this trip. Please know we are praying for all of you back home. Please pray for us to continue to be "God's Hands and Feet" and that we will learn as much from them as they will from us.

Good Night Dear Ones! Anne and Shari