Hello all,
Yesterday was church. For those of you who have never experienced a Haiti church service - they rock! People are totally engaged...it's great to be a part of. I'm happy we'll get to be at a few more services while we're here.
We had a really great day today. Chad is totally exhausted though! He was out working with the guys on the new primary school building and cleaning up rubble from the technical school that was demolished after the earthquake. It is understandable that he is very tired after working in the heat all day. He's upstairs with Dublin right now in the comfort of our air-conditioned room...I will be following shortly!
I spent the day helping update the information cards for students who are currently sponsored through the Haiti ARISE education fund. These cards are then sent out to sponsors each year so that they have updates on how their student is doing. We are also creating cards for kids who are needing sponsors. It can be somewhat tedious at times but we're slowly working our way through.
This afternoon Chad, Dublin and I took our first walk through the village. Dublin was definitely the center of attention. Kids throughout the village took an interest in him as we were walking along and many were asking his name. There are tents and temporary shelters scattered in various areas of the village, and we saw several games of pick-up soccer going on, though not always with an actual soccer ball. We're looking forward to taking many more walks through the village and hope that we can get to know some people. As we become more comfortable and people start to see us more we'll take our camera out and get some pics.
So that's the last two days in a nut-shell. Tomorrow we'll both be working on the same projects that we worked on today. There is a lot to be done here. I hope that SAC is able to get a team together to come down this fall. There is something for everyone to do - I know that sometimes people wonder how they can be used down here but really, it just comes down to having a willing heart (not to sound totally cheesy); but it's true...we can all be used.
Anyhow, now that I've rambled on I'll sign off. Will post a new update in the next few days.
Chad, Kelly, and Dublin.
ps) Gerrard's if you are reading this - we are working on our Creole. Even Chad's is coming along nicely!
I love it when Chad speaks Creole! :) Praying for you guys!
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On behalf of Chad, Kelly and Dublin this is to advise all of you who are following their call to Haiti on this blog, they would love to see you comments. Many of you have had problems posting comments but the solution is simple. When you want to post a comment there is a window “Comment as”. If you click on the drop down menu, pick a selection (we chose “Google Account”) and it will lead through setting up a user id, password, etc. This is safe and they don’t ask for much information anyways.
ReplyDeleteOnce you have an id you can post comments as much as you want(may have to sign in to your account), which is what the O’Neill’s would love.
Blessings on all of you for your ongoing prayers and support.
Hey Guys,
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you're settling in nicely! We wish we were there with you! Maybe in the fall? I'm glad to see that you put the push on SAC to get a team together! We'll keep you all in our prayers.
Kim and Andrew
Hi Kelly and Chad: We are continuing to pray for you each day. We miss you. 1 week down, 4 to go. Hope all is well with you all.
ReplyDeleteLove you, Mom