October 7, 2009 – 5:55 am
We had a wonderful last day at the school today. We got up in time to leave at 6:45 am for the flag raising out at the school. About 200 children sang, prayed, and then sang the Haiti national anthem as their flag was raised above the school. It’s really exciting to see that they’re [...]
October 3, 2009 – 8:45 pm
The construction team headed for Chambrun around 6 am this morning. After kind of a slow start yesterday they were able to get all of the walls put up for the medical clinic and begin to close things in. The other teams headed out around 8:00 am and set up the clinic. When we arrived, [...]
October 1, 2009 – 8:04 pm
Our Hait trip begins as the Crossing and Oak Creek group have made it to the Pierre house. They have made many accomodations to spoil us while we are here. Our air conditioned rooms and comfortable living space are great. Our first dinner in Haiti was beans and rice, fried plantains, and barbeque chicken. Even [...]
The Haiti team is home! After a long day of travel, we have safely arrived back to our houses. We are each looking forward to some of the comforts from home: familiar meals, hugs and kisses from children, and comfortable beds. On Monday we went to a beach resort. It was a beautiful day to [...]
One word can summarize the excitement of the day- EEEK! While digging in the newly tilled garden, a very large tarantula crawled out. We took pictures and screamed and took more pictures. In addition to a tarantula, a snake, many lizards, and other bugs were found. What a fun day! Raph was feeling much better [...]
The team has safely arrived in Haiti! The 86 degree weather was a pleasant welcome off the plane! Raph and Tim are already doing a wonderful job serving the team. They have quickly found their footing in a new country with new people and new experiences. The travel day went without trouble. The drive back [...]