So far we’ve been in Petit Goave for 2
weeks, though no 2 days have been the same, our typical day has been as
follows:
weeks, though no 2 days have been the same, our typical day has been as
follows:
– Wake up
– Team devotions
– Breakfast
– Ministry
– Lunch
– Ministry
– Dinner
– Team devotions
– Breakfast
– Ministry
– Lunch
– Ministry
– Dinner
Ministry
Our ministry has varied day to day, some
days we’ve delivered houses, some days we’ve gone to a tent city, and others
we’ve painted houses.
days we’ve delivered houses, some days we’ve gone to a tent city, and others
we’ve painted houses.
Delivering
Houses: The houses are built in Port-au-Prince and
the pieces are delivered to our ministry site. We then load the houses
individually onto the back of a truck, ride on the truck to the build site,
remove the pieces from the truck, & carry them to the build site. So far
we’ve delivered 4 houses and loaded 5. One house was delivered “down the
street”, one up a pretty high hill (about 15-20 minutes when empty handed), and
two up another hill.
Houses: The houses are built in Port-au-Prince and
the pieces are delivered to our ministry site. We then load the houses
individually onto the back of a truck, ride on the truck to the build site,
remove the pieces from the truck, & carry them to the build site. So far
we’ve delivered 4 houses and loaded 5. One house was delivered “down the
street”, one up a pretty high hill (about 15-20 minutes when empty handed), and
two up another hill.
Tent
Cities: We’ve only been to one tent city (though
we’ve planned to go to quite a few more in the upcoming weeks). We walked
around and met some people that had been spoken to before. We also encountered
spontaneous Haitian worship which was incredible!
Cities: We’ve only been to one tent city (though
we’ve planned to go to quite a few more in the upcoming weeks). We walked
around and met some people that had been spoken to before. We also encountered
spontaneous Haitian worship which was incredible!
Panting
Houses: The entire house building/painting process
is pretty incredible. After we deliver the houses the building crew arrives
(unless they helped us deliver the house) and they go to work. In 4 hours the house is built, a few hours
later the cement team is finished doing the foundation (they put that in after
to hold the house in). It’s then our job to paint the houses, this is not just
to make them look nice, but it’s also to weather-proof the house.
Houses: The entire house building/painting process
is pretty incredible. After we deliver the houses the building crew arrives
(unless they helped us deliver the house) and they go to work. In 4 hours the house is built, a few hours
later the cement team is finished doing the foundation (they put that in after
to hold the house in). It’s then our job to paint the houses, this is not just
to make them look nice, but it’s also to weather-proof the house.
That’s about it for our day-to-day living
here. Some misc. details:
– There’s no running water, so showers are done with buckets
– Electricity here is very inconsistent, so we literally cheer when the power
comes on and the fans start blowing again
– On average, the temperature here has been 30-38C (86-101F) and it’s
incredibly humid!
– Sunscreen is pointless, since you sweat so much it doesn’t have a chance to
soak in
– The kitchen has 3 frequent visitors: Sparky, Bobbi & Daryl (a rat, and
crabs respectively)
– In North America any food left on your plate goes into the garbage (or
compost), here in Haiti, the food left on your plate goes to the pigs,
literally! The leftovers go to the cook’s kids or people in the area.
– There must be a club nearby since every night we hear wall thumping dance
music from 8pm until…well I’m not sure when it stops, but it’s after I’ve
fallen asleep
here. Some misc. details:
– There’s no running water, so showers are done with buckets
– Electricity here is very inconsistent, so we literally cheer when the power
comes on and the fans start blowing again
– On average, the temperature here has been 30-38C (86-101F) and it’s
incredibly humid!
– Sunscreen is pointless, since you sweat so much it doesn’t have a chance to
soak in
– The kitchen has 3 frequent visitors: Sparky, Bobbi & Daryl (a rat, and
crabs respectively)
– In North America any food left on your plate goes into the garbage (or
compost), here in Haiti, the food left on your plate goes to the pigs,
literally! The leftovers go to the cook’s kids or people in the area.
– There must be a club nearby since every night we hear wall thumping dance
music from 8pm until…well I’m not sure when it stops, but it’s after I’ve
fallen asleep
Our
next financial deadline is approaching. By October 1st we need to
have $22,000 in our account. Right now we’re short $1065.89. Please prayerfully consider partnering with us
financially.
next financial deadline is approaching. By October 1st we need to
have $22,000 in our account. Right now we’re short $1065.89. Please prayerfully consider partnering with us
financially.
