The Week Has Flown By!

Today started much like all the other days here this week.  Breakfast and on the truck by 7:15.  Today, however, Jim went along!  Yay!  He's still not 100% but is feeling better!  Also, the women stayed behind to work on a project here for Roberta.  There was not enough room for all of us to go to the clinic and school.

• Tom and Richard cut three steps into the hillside for easier access from the clinic to the incinerator.  Before it was just a rocky "path" which was not easily accessible.  They also scavenged for some of the glass slats for the windows that we've been working on all week.  They found what they needed and trimmed them down to size using a ceramic cutter (no glass cutter available).  They installed them in the office windows and I'm sure it looks great!
• Paul, Jim, Dave, and Chris worked on the incinerator.  They sifted sand to make the mortar.  Chris and Paul cut the metal for the grid in the incinerator.  The incinerator is about 80% done which is much more than Bert was expecting the team to get done this week.  He was only expecting them to build the base!  As usual, our team went above and beyond!
• Christine, Diane, and I worked in the storage room which was a mess!  We re-organized the room so that all the crayons were together, the glue, the erasers, and so on.  We also had to unpack gift bags that had been assembled for various uses but were extras and no longer needed.  It was much more work than it sounds!  I also installed a screen door closer on the storage room door.  I didn't have enough muscle to get the screws all the way in so when the men got back to the compound I asked them to help me finish it.  Next thing I know, Tom has taken it down and redone it.  I guess I didn't do as good of a job as I thought. 
• Lucien works for VoH and has known many of us for years.  He took those of us who wanted to, over to his house this afternoon to visit his kids and meet his new baby.  It was so great to see them all.  They are wonderful children!  It was also interesting to see how a Haitian family lives.  There are 2 adults, 4 kids and 1 baby in a tiny house with one bedroom, a room for a kitchen, an outdoor kitchen area, and a porch.  Amazing!

This evening we relaxed and enjoyed another great meal.  We had beef stew with root vegetables, salad, yams, and more bread!  For dessert, we had more ice cream and brownies!  As usual, our devotion was very fitting and uplifting.  It was lead by Jim, but as mentioned before, prepared by Liz.

The majority of the team will be leaving tomorrow while Richard (dad) and I stay til Sunday.  I get to go grocery shopping with Roberta!  Other than that, I think we'll do some relaxing!

Pray for safe travels home for the team, for Bert who is still not feeling well, and Paul who has the early symptoms of the cold.

Oh, and Mary L... Jim wants to make sure you'll pick him up at the airport tomorrow night.  7:50 p.m., I believe.  Comment if you have questions and we'll get back to you.  Jim is already in bed.