Uh-oh...I've got no photos for today. Sorry folks! Hopefully we'll have some to post tomorrow.
We continue to meld together as a team, despite the fact that we really only spend the evenings together. It's been great to see and hear people sharing this experience together! Last night, we had the chance to share our day's experience around the dinner table (this is a nightly occurrence with everyone who's staying at the house). We heard a fantastic story from one of TG staff members here about how the work that we think we've planned on accomplishing is really a distant second to the plan that God has in place. Additionally, we listened as Ken shared his heart as it breaks for the children here. He's stated outright that he already plans on coming back someday. (Miriam...I'm sure you'll be wanting to talk with him about this :) ) We had a moving time praying for him and appreciate his honesty and openness.
And now for the rundown of our day.
1. John and Joe. Continued to labor on the roof. Work is going slower than expected (as seems to always be the case here in Haiti). At this point, I'll withhold any predictions about when it might get done.
2. Greg, Matt and Jon were back with "the Baptists" mixing cement, laying rock and building relationships.
3a. Since Tyler had to lay low and out of the sun, he did a killer job of organizing the kitchen here at the house! (With tens of people through the doors every week, chaos seems to be the norm around here)
3b. With Tyler at the house, Ken paired up with Terry (one of the TG staff members)and headed back up to the latrine site. They had some additional work added to their list, so they'll be back up there again tomorrow.
4. Amy, Suzanne and Dustin were at the ND hospital/clinic. Suzanne has shared some great stories of seeing "patients" coming back the day after they received treatment and show huge amounts of thanks and appreciation. She's expressed some serious amazement at this and loves how it gives her proof that what she is doing is benefiting others. Dustin, Amy and our housemate Abby staffed the ER today BY THEMSELVES. Amy told me about the great day she had (today she worked with a translator). With the help of the translator, she was able to pray and share with her patients which, like Suzanne, gave her a much needed boost allowing her to experience Haiti and it's people at another level. Lastly, Dustin had the chance to give sutures TWICE...something he'd never have the chance to do in the US. He's loving learning new skills...I'm pretty sure he's in the midst of some great times.
Only one more full work day. We're still not quite sure what Friday will look like, so we're gearing up for trying to finish projects tomorrow. As for the weather here, it's been hot, but bearable. Today was 94, without much humidity and a nice breeze. I don't think anyone is considering a full time move here, but we'll see after tomorrow!
Our love to each of you!
You can keep up with Jon's blog detailing the Liberty Bible group's mission to Haiti here.