A New Family

Vivine went home with her new parents yesterday. I'm praying for Chad and Lindy as they begin this exciting new chapter in thier lives. After they left the house all the girls started crying. They all miss Vivine.

A New Church Building

Construction started last week on a new church building. They built the walls but have run out of money. I'll take more pictures soon.

The UN

On Saturday UN soldiers from Nepal visited the house. They were very nice and gave us bread, milk and lots of cookies for the kids.

A New Jump Rope

My Dad sent down a new jump rope and the girls went crazy.

Food for the Poor

On Tuesday I went to Food for the Poor. They gave us four huge bags of beans and ten boxes of rice.

Our New Little One

House of Hope welcomed a new child yesterday. Her name is Rislin and she's a true orphan. She's about 6 or 7 years old and will be going to school for the first time in her life. She was staying relatives who used her as a servant.

My Birthday Party

October 3rd was my birthday and the girls had a party for me. They sang and made me cards. They bought me a Coke and we all had cupcakes.

The New Christian School of Tabarre

Yesterday, I visited the school run by the church I attend. They have 83 children registered, but only about 40 are attending on a regular basis. In Haiti children have to help support the family, so some can’t go to school every day. The school has been in operation for four years and this is the first year they are able to pay the teachers.

A Vision for Haiti

Brisenault, one of the leaders at the New Christian Church of Tabarre, has a vision. An orphan, he grew up in Cite Soleil, the most dangerous city on the planet. On the violent streets of Earth’s worst slum Brisenault met Jesus Christ and his life took a new radical course. He seeks to build a churches, schools and orphanages to minister to the many needs in Haiti.

Patti’s School

I’ve started teaching English at the school run by House of Hope. It’s a new experience for me but I’m finding it very rewarding. The house is a bit crowded since we haven’t been able to put a roof on the new school building. Classrooms are scattered about in any open space in the orphanage. I’m going to begin English classes for the teachers next week. It should be interesting.

The New Christian Church of Tabarre

I thought I would post some pictures of the church I attend. It is a small assembly of believers that is growing quickly. There are always new faces and lots of visitors. They are hoping to build a new building so services won’t have to be cancelled when it rains. I enjoy the fellowship and especially enjoy preaching every third Sunday of the month. Haitian-style worship is a simple overflowing of joyfulness and the singing is incredible. The church also runs a small school that provides a Christian education to about 80 children in the neighborhood. I’ll try and get some picture of the school and post them.

A Village

Yesterday I went to a small village and helped install in water treatment system. I ended up mostly playing with the kids and taking pictures since the two men I went with are pros at installing the system. It was still an incredible experience. To see the people and to talk with them a bit was very humbling and eye opening. Chedlin, a man who runs an orphanage down the street from House of Hope, has been working with the village and is helping them understand how to run the water system. He told us that two of the kids at his orphanage came from the village. Chedlin also said that the people tried to give him all the children in the village because they can’t take care of them.