Hello from Haiti,
Things are still very chaotic here but we can see that is is becoming more organized. Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike, the nice construction guy from Georgia, has done a wonderful job with our Haitian construction workers. They have finished most of the security wall. They are building a latrine so the bathroom problem will be solved. They are starting steps to the second floor which will make working on the building much easier. It will also help the Americans sleeping in the "Starlight Hotel." Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike is supervising Haitian construction workers. This gives the men jobs which means they have a paycheck to feed their families. The Haitian men actually do very good work and they know what systems work in Haiti. Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!
The Starlight Hotel is our many star accommodations for teams. Basically, they sleep on the second floor of the construction site "under the stars." The night sky is very beautiful.
Anyone coming to Haiti needs to realize that the conditions here are very difficult. We are trying to get real bathrooms instead of the bucket they have been using, but there is no water to flush except carrying buckets of water up the steps. It is not the Hilton.
For a while we need to limit teams to urgent needs. The conditions are just too difficult to have very many people here doing various activities. We are still trying to sort out the materials we rescued from the 18 room building that was destroyed in the earthquake. We are crowded from having 28 rooms to 10 rooms. Only 4 of the 10 rooms have electricity, tile floors, etc.
School is going as well as can be expected under current conditions. Many classes meet under a tarp in the yard. The 4 actual rooms all have 2 classes each plus mixed up storage boxes. But a VERY WONDERFUL THING!!!!! I FOUND THE 6TH GRADE TEST REGISTRATION PAPER!!!!! Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!! Without that, they would have had to repeat 6th grade because they could not take the state exam. The education department seems to have lost all their paperwork so they took a copy of our registration paper. God is soooooo good!!!!!
Supplies are coming in for each distribution day. We never seem to have a lot, but always have enough. Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless you,
Sherrie
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