Wow, the last couple days have been awesome! The teams that were here the last couple weeks were gone by Sunday and we had a whole four days of staff family time!
Tuesday we went for a beach day. We drove around an hour and half north along the coast to resort called Wahoo Bay. It was completely gorgeous there. We swam, sat on the beach, ordered Haitian style cheeseburgers and french fries (Yes!), and I even found a seashell to keep (Don't tell US customs).
Most of you saw the pics on Facebook but here's a little taste:
Yesterday I started teaching English with the 2nd & 3rd mix classes. Pastor Debbie came and helped me which was a total blessing because I had no idea what I was in for. It was a lot of fun but definitely chaotic.
We went over greetings and goodbyes. It was hard not to laugh while they were repeating the phrases over and over again.
From now until I leave I teach English for the 2nd/3rd grade class on Wednesdays and the 4th/5th grade class on Thursdays.
The older kids class is more fun because they already know some english and their a smaller class.
Yesterday evening Debbie and I went to go check a store for poster board for a project we were working on but we didn't make it far. The UN had blocked off the main road from one UN compound to another. An armed officer was telling cars to turn around, and so we just went back to the house. It turns out the president of Brazil was visiting the UN compounds.
This afternoon I went up to Petionville with Pastor Mark, Aaron and Frantz to get measurements of Pastor Cadet's meeting area for his church and school which is held on his roof. Right now the area only has cement walls on three sides with tarps for a roof. The back wall is the one missing and the ground drops off the side of the house and down into the neighbors lot, because all the houses in Petionville are built going up the side of the hill on top of each other. Here's a pic of the view from Cadet's meeting area:
The plan in a couple weeks is to build a wall for the back of the area and put up a lasting roof. Most likely it will all be of wood. Possibly tin on the roof.
Tomorrow another team is coming in and it's going to get crazy again, but it's nice to have a time of some-what peace. :)
Thanks for praying for me! The first week or so was really difficult, but now I'm settled more into what I'm doing here and adjusting more to life in Haiti, so it's getting better. Aaron had a word at group devos the other morning about how God gives us the tools we need to accomplish the tasks He sets before us and I'm learning to trust that He's equipping me and to be confident in the tools I already have.
I love you all!
-Thomas
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