Hi folks
Our expectations were that we were going to finish all the iron work and the form work today then pour concrete tomorrow afternoon. Well that isn't going to happen. We worked like dogs but there was much more involved in tying the rebar than we understood. We are learning but it is slow work and our time here is almost over. We had one funny thing happen today. Luckner called and ordered more steel posts for the uprights to hold the forms. When the man who owned the posts came and he saw all the "blancs" - white people- he was very angry. He had Luckner the Haitian price but when he saw the whites he wanted to charge the price for Blancs which is three times as much. We felt we won one that time.
The plan was to work late tonight and get it finished, but we changed our plans due to the fact that the men are just too tired and sick from the heat to push them any further. So tomorrow the plan is to finish the form work and pour the concrete Monday morning (which we were told would take about 4 hours but we don't believe that for a minute - time will tell).
Church is scheduled to start at 7am and then the men wil go to work around 8:30am if Pastor Dennis doesn't preach too long (Gerry's comment). How many of you will be up at 7am for church at 7:30???
Karen went to St Marc for supplies and on the way back one of the wheels on the truck broke 4 studs so Dickie was working on the side of the road trying to get the wheel off - bet he looked like a real Haitian. They made it back safe and sound which is good because they were also bringing the money to pay the Haitian workers.
Pastor Dennis is our spiritual leader on this trip. Although he likes to tell everyone that he doesn't do much while he's here, we want to tell you differently. He's been involved in just about every part of the projects we've been working on - over at the school site, here at the compound - helping to build cabinets, fix windows, inventory food for the school lunch program, helping with the ironwork for the school roof, etc. He's also the person responsible for consistently providing you with all these updates on the blog site (except for this one section). He preached last Sunday and he'll be preaching bright and early tomorrow morning. So don't believe him if he claims he just came down here for a holiday. We've really enjoyed having him on this trip and although he says it's his last, God has the final word on such things.
To close off, here are some images of Haiti we've captured over the past days.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We appreciate your prayer support and your comments and emails.
God bless
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Hi guys
This is the four stooges. We are having a Haiti widow night.Two of the stooges won three games and the other two won two games. One won one on her own!!!
Now to be serious, thanks for the blog, we have been waiting for it ALL evening!!
Hope you get your project finished before you leave.
In your next blog please add pictures of the kitchen help, where you sleep.
God bless you all, our prayers are with you as you continue to battle on. Only 4 more sleeps. Woo-hoo.
Patricia,Heather , Joyce and Judy.
Love you guys, good night!!!
Take care of your self Dad.
Love Pat
Hi guys
Thanks for so much information . Dennis has to go again as this is such a great blog story . I pity you guys trying to work in the heat . It is something we forgot about as it is freezing here . Have a good church service . God bless you all .
Hi Gramp,
It's Hannah, finally! We are getting more and more snow, but no snow days from school yet, bummer!! I have dance the next two nights to get ready for Halifax. We are getting ready for Sunday School right now. Cohen is getting bigger and bigger everyday, we miss you lots Gramp. Have a great day, good luck trying to get all your work done. We love reading the blogs, you guys are all pretty awesome!! Tell Faith hi for me and mom too!! See you in 3 sleeps, can't wait, love you, love you, love you!!
See ya,
Hannah and the crew too!!
Hi Baby Dolls, Boys, Patricia, Tracey and Weldon
Sunday afternoon! We had to do 4 or 5 hours of work to be ready to pour the roof tomorrow. Luckner says this is the hottst day yet. I believe him.
I think it's awful you have had no snow days from school. Hannah, I bet you are excited about your dance trip. Probably Cohen will be playing soccer with Noah when I get home.
Patricia, it seems like you had a good time with the other "widows" last night. Maybe you can start a club! I hope you haven't run out of wood. With the temperature here, needing a wood stove seems odd. ask Heather to tell Aunt Avis I will be in to tell her about the trip ASAP. I asked Gerry to tell her to give Aunt Avis a hug whenever she went to work. We are all ready to get back home. It's been a long two weeks.
Miss you BIG time.
Love you.
Grampy, Brian, Dad XXXX
Hey Jonathan,
Thanks for letting me know that you are feeling better. I can not wait to hear all about your time in Haiti and the girls can't wait to see you again!! Savannah keeps telling everyone that Uncie Johnny brought her a baby doll :) Keep up the good work!
Deena
hi bobby,it is so nice to be able to turn on the computer and see all the work you guys are doing,do us a favor try to bag some of that heat and bring some home, it is mighty cold here. god bless you all and know you are in our prayers as you get ready to return home.
Dear Dad and Grampie- We played Monopoly. I love you. I hope your belly feels better. Love Erin
Dear Daddy and Grumpy-today we played Monopoly and I won! This is for Grumpy- " Aye aye Captain Grumpy pants" Love Kate
Dear Dad and Grampie- There may be a snow day tomorrow. Hope you get the roofing done and that you don't have to sleep in Montreal. See you soon. Love Aidan
Nicole wondered if you could get some pics of the entire compound to giver a sense of how big a place it is.
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