Seth and baseball

Seth, from Los Angeles, infected the boys with the baseball bug.  He's been out there every afternoon and the kids are pumped!

Nick and Jimmy

Jimmy and Nick spent some time making music together.  Nick, Paul's son, is from NYC and in the music business.

Mainers

Chris, Paul and Debbie

We've got some great people here this week.  The above three are from Maine and it has been fun catching up on things from there as well as finding out if we know the same people.  The threesome painted their hearts out and have finished given the second floor of the primary school a coat of primer.  Amazing what a coat of paint can do!

Shocking

Kanaval, the Haitian version of Mardi Gras, will be held in Les Cayes this year.  Folks from all over have already started arriving and partying.  Michelet, one of our graduates and now construction worker, was watching some street bands and was hit by a flying bottle.  He should be all right but we'll be checking his eye as soon as the swelling goes down.  We invited Michelet to a meeting with our older boys as a reminder that Kanaval can be fun but also dangerous.

Outing

One of the kindergarten classes went on an outing yesterday.  They explored our little park and discovered the various plants, flowers and trees there.

Clinic

Here's the entrance of our new clinic.  On the left is the waiting area.  To the right is the ramp for easy access.  The structure is basically done so now we are focusing on the furnishings.  This is really exciting!

Update on the kitchen-dining room

 

The last roof panel was finally put in place today.  It has been a long time coming.  The crew is working full force now to get this job done.  Way too many delays for my taste.  We are looking forward to finishing it so the children can all eat together under one roof.

Dr. Dan Wood

Dr. Dan is with us for the week.  He comes from Maine and accompanied our Doctor Cynthia here for her first visit of the year.  That's Biondy on the left who is helping with translation and doing a bang up job.

Virginie Charles

I am sorry to inform you that Virginie, our peanut lady for many years, died earlier this morning.  We will be honoring her life of faithful service tomorrow afternoon in Camp-Perrin.  Her family appreciates the prayers and support at this difficult time.

Friends from Greenville, SC

Dokte Pam

Wish the internet was working a tad better as I've got some terrific photos to share but, alas.  Above is a photo of Doctor Pam who spent creative time with our kids.  Pam is one of twelve great people from Greenville, SC who are here helping us with odd jobs, some painting, vehicle repair but, more importantly, spending quality time with the children and staff.

Happy New Year 2012

 Michael, Sam and Julio

Westerline and Stanley

We celebrated the feast of Mary, Mother of God at church this morning.  The kids arrived in their new clothes and broad smiles.  It is your support that allows us to buy the children what they need.  May God bless you in this new year with His grace.

2012

The children, staff and I wish you all a happy, healthy and holy 2012. This past year was difficult on many levels so it was with some relief that I flipped the calendar's page to reveal a brand new year.
Thank you for your prayers and support over the past year. May God bless you and yours.

Christmas gifts

This is the best part of the Christmas festivities.  The kids were absolutely thrilled to receive little gifts.  Wish you were here to see this!

Merry Christmas

May the joy of Christmas born so long ago...

find a place in your hearts today and every day.

We thank you for your prayers and support over the past year and wish you His peace for 2012.

Congrats !

Jimmy and Harold were the winners yesterday of the ESPWA NAN NOEL competition.  This was the third edition of the contest and it continues to be a fantastic overview of the talent here.