We were unable to update the blog the last couple days but it has been an incredible experience for all of us! Last night we were able to take the forms off the house and have a moving time of dedication of the home! We are now in Miami preparing to board our flight and we will be back home tonight. We have 1000's of photos to sort through and even more memories to share with you. For everyone at PFB--we will see you at church tomorrow!
Bonswa!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 23 in Haiti
After working side by side for four days--our PFB team, Tim and Josh from Oregon, Haitian workers hired by Conscience International,Vaddy the homeowner, local friends and family and neighborhood children--we have become a "well oiled machine" able to accomplish much!
We celebrated together this morning as we put the last bucket in place to fill all four walls. We used approximately 1000 buckets of rubble to fill the walls.The two doors and two windows were cut out and the walls were now ready to apply the concrete!
As we finished putting the rubble in place, The celebration didn't last long as we took to transporting a mountain of sand for the cement by bucket and wheelbarrow from the street to the job site. As we wound through the maze of tents and makeshift houses I was struck by seeing a teenage girl sitting on a rock working diligently on her studies using a sheet of old metal as a chalkboard. She kept her concentration even as we paraded back and forth. Next to her two young men were doing the finish work on a pristine white coffin that if you saw it you would never imagine that it was it was crafted in such an environment as this. It's amazing that school and work and all the daily life activities are accomplished without any of the things we think are so necessary.
It was such a great feeling to stand with Vaddy as the cement was being applied to the walls and to realize how close we are to completing the home for His family!
After working five days straight since we arrived and getting the project to the place where the masons could continue an afternoon of cement work without us--we headed to the beach for an afternoon of refreshment. It was a ride through banana and mango fields on a dusty rough dirt road but well worth it. We arrived at "our beach" with palm trees and beautiful Caribean aquamarine colored, warm water. It was so refreshing for some to lie on the shore and nap while others took to the water. We snorkeled around a coral reef right off the shore seeing "Dory" from Nemo, a lionfish, and some kind of 2 ft. long sea catipillar crawling, numerous brightly colored tropical fish and beautiful coral. We all (except Carol and Emily) enjoyed Conk fresh from the shell. The whole afternoon was quite a treat and we all went to bed early and slept very well that night.
We are refreshed and ready to head back to our neighborhood tomorrow morning to work with our beloved Haitian friends. We feel so blessed to be here!!!!
We celebrated together this morning as we put the last bucket in place to fill all four walls. We used approximately 1000 buckets of rubble to fill the walls.The two doors and two windows were cut out and the walls were now ready to apply the concrete!
As we finished putting the rubble in place, The celebration didn't last long as we took to transporting a mountain of sand for the cement by bucket and wheelbarrow from the street to the job site. As we wound through the maze of tents and makeshift houses I was struck by seeing a teenage girl sitting on a rock working diligently on her studies using a sheet of old metal as a chalkboard. She kept her concentration even as we paraded back and forth. Next to her two young men were doing the finish work on a pristine white coffin that if you saw it you would never imagine that it was it was crafted in such an environment as this. It's amazing that school and work and all the daily life activities are accomplished without any of the things we think are so necessary.
It was such a great feeling to stand with Vaddy as the cement was being applied to the walls and to realize how close we are to completing the home for His family!
After working five days straight since we arrived and getting the project to the place where the masons could continue an afternoon of cement work without us--we headed to the beach for an afternoon of refreshment. It was a ride through banana and mango fields on a dusty rough dirt road but well worth it. We arrived at "our beach" with palm trees and beautiful Caribean aquamarine colored, warm water. It was so refreshing for some to lie on the shore and nap while others took to the water. We snorkeled around a coral reef right off the shore seeing "Dory" from Nemo, a lionfish, and some kind of 2 ft. long sea catipillar crawling, numerous brightly colored tropical fish and beautiful coral. We all (except Carol and Emily) enjoyed Conk fresh from the shell. The whole afternoon was quite a treat and we all went to bed early and slept very well that night.
We are refreshed and ready to head back to our neighborhood tomorrow morning to work with our beloved Haitian friends. We feel so blessed to be here!!!!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tuesday March 22 in Haiti
While the rest of us were working on the house Carol and Emily visited an orphanage in Port Au Prince. So they traveled 2.5 hours in the back of a dusty box truck but it was worth the ride to spend the afternoon with an orphanage full of the most lovable kids you could ever encounter.
After the earthquake a loving couple began to collect orphans and other cast-offs. Their final count (until they can't say "no" to one more)is now 26 and it is one big happy family but only with the barest of necessities.
Emily and Carol told Bible stories, did crafts and played with the children who were mostly content with holding hands and being carried. The kids sang and danced for them and were unwilling to let them go. The orphanage is in great need of repair and upgrade. Carol and Emily hope to return some day and hope the orphan's lives will be improved by then.
After the earthquake a loving couple began to collect orphans and other cast-offs. Their final count (until they can't say "no" to one more)is now 26 and it is one big happy family but only with the barest of necessities.
Emily and Carol told Bible stories, did crafts and played with the children who were mostly content with holding hands and being carried. The kids sang and danced for them and were unwilling to let them go. The orphanage is in great need of repair and upgrade. Carol and Emily hope to return some day and hope the orphan's lives will be improved by then.
Thailand Team Made it to the Village
We have received word that the Thailand team made it to the Hill Tribe Village where they have begun work on building the water system. They were well received and everyone reports that they are feeling good and adapting well to the weather and accommodations.
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