Good Evening...the skies cleared up and we enjoyed a beautiful tropical day today.....sunny skies and balmy breeze. I was happy for the breeze knowing it would keep the team a little cooler as they painted away. I have now named them the "Spotted Blancs" as they all appeared at lunch with little specks of white paint all over everywhere. While they painted.... some the entrance sign and others the classroom...I did computer work. Several of the fellow fixed desks and a couple of the gals picked up garbage and cleaned classrooms. This was a gung ho team..and far exceeded my expectations...they got all of the rooms on the second floor done as well as one on the first floor.....yahoo! They look so nice and I can't help how it will surely make the students and teachers feel good to be working in newly painted rooms. The entranceway sign also looks great....no more "vote so and so" spray painted on it. Jorel and Joseph even go into the act and had paint brushes in hand at one point.


From the school we headed to the Iron Workers shops and this team had a hay day. Purchases were made at many different shops and it was going on to 6:00 PM by time we left. We had an "exciting" ride home as Joseph was trying to get us back to Hope House so he could get on his way to Carrefour. As always when you are in a hurry one always seems to get stuck behind a slow vehicle.and sure enough so did we. This time it was a large truck carrying a load of Portable toilets. Our before dinner drinks were enjoyed as we watched Kristens little video of the ride and our passing the Toilet truck....it was just as entertaining watching it as it was experiencing it.

Everyone was happy to get to their rooms with their "treasures" and then jump into the showers. It was a l-o-n-g day.

Dinner was enjoyed by all.....and I was proud of all of those game enough to try something they hadn't eaten before...now many know the good taste of fresh Haitian beets.

Jenny led the devotional time this evening and then after it was time for choir practice as the group prepared to sing in front of the kids at church in the AM. Jenny and Stefanie our two school teachers led the way....Stefanie every resourceful used an empty beer bottle as a pitch pipe..boy did they sing well! It was a joyful time for all and many laughs were shared as the practice went on.

Haven't had a chance to listen to the news the last two days, so am unable to give any updates as to latest earthquake relief work or news of the day...maybe tomorrow.

Now I wish one and all a good nights rest and a Good Sunday tomorrow.

cheerio,
Debbie

PS..thanks to Marni for lesson number 2...how to post a picture to your blogger post. I'm really "getting up to speed now"...hah!