Monday

Today has been a busy day filled with multiple projects. This morning I helped teach a chemistry lesson to the older students with Mrs. Hartman and Gege, a Haitian who has lived in the United States and has now returned for the summer. The students were eager to learn while at the same time had fun with the project. We will return tomorrow to make soap, something that they could use and make even after we leave. The chemistry equipment that we brought down will be left here for the teacher to continue teaching with. After the morning class of chemistry I ventured over to help my mother and Mrs. Conley with the mural depicting Christ's life on the wall in the children's worship space. The mural has a picture of Jesus in the middle and surrounding him are boxes with pictures depicting his birth, baptism, crucifixion and more. While the women taught some of the Haitians how to paint, the men were busy cutting and assembling pieces of wood to build new shelves and cabinetry in the classrooms. After school let out, most of the children stuck around in the courtyard to play and eventually ventured home. Silentor, a 23 year old Haitian who was adopted and moved to the United States when he was 9, has officially moved back to his homeland to help his people. He has an incredible dream of starting an after school program for the children to get them off of the streets and busy making items that they can sell to make some money that will hopefully go towards their tuition for school. Today he tested out his idea by getting a few students together after school to make beaded bracelets. The project went smoothly and most definitely shone some light on the future and potential success of his after school program. Currently, the pump for the water is running on solar power taken from the solar panels from the roof and pumping the water into water holding tank on the roof. So tonight when I take a shower, I will be happy to announce that it was a "solar shower"! What Are Our Prayer Requests? that we may continue to be able to be productive despite the heat   thanksgiving for the overwhelming sense of community we are feeling amongst our team and while working side by side with the Haitians.