Hi folks: the pictures may be a bit out of order from my latest writings but one has to take advantage of the fact that the Internet is now working and willing to upload my pictures. So here is a little selection for your from the last week or so.


Monday saw the engineers at the school, doing some last minute surveying on the health center site, before they started digging Tues. Mr Maxi Charles, the former Mayor of Ganthier who worked so closely with Carole Herget as she got her school up and running stopped by to share in the special moment as we started work on the clinic. . He supported Carole's dream of providing Health Care and is delighted as we are that at long last we are beginning the construction. Here is introduced to the engineers, who plan to use as many local resources as possible throughout the construction of the clinic.

Last minute surveying

What do you get when you mix Haitian children with soccer balls.....utter enthuiasm with little order ...the well laid plans of the team members were for naught once the kids saw the soccer balls. At one point I think they all threw their arms up in the air.....but not with despair...instead they just joined in the free for all with the kids and EVERYONE had a great time.

Odney did double duty as a translator and here he is with Bob leading the kids in a little warm up exercise before kicking the ball about.

The "New Beginnings" team from Bethany Lutheran Church, Alexandria VA with one adopted member from Hamilton, Ontario

Who can ever resist capturing such beauty....a few of the reasons for our existance.

and finally.....all the chatter is about the election on Sunday.....here is a sample of the many billboards around the country encouraging people to vote on Sunday. It is going to be a tight race I think. On top of it all, added to the talk is news of Aristide's immiment return...at one point rumored to be tomorrow but some latest news has him arriving Sunday the day of the election.... more interesting times for Haiti.