Day 3 in Haiti

Guess what it was hot today!!  We met with the leaders Marc & Lisa last night, they wanted to touch base and see how we are doing.  There is another young couple that is here for a year and an architect who is here for 2 months to oversee building the medical centre.  They suggested that we do not try to do too much in the first week.  In Haiti there is no rush. 

The building team that came to get them started on the medical building will be leaving on Saturday, so they have asked me to watch and learn so I can continue to help when they leave.  That will leave the architect and myself to be in charge of the project.  I learned how to mix concrete, how to place rebar and hangers to lift the concrete out of the forms.  The bobcat had a flat tire, so everything shut down until this was fixed.  Because we are working with concrete and large chunks of it, we can do nothing without the bobcat. Tomorrow they will place the pillars and the first wall.  They taught someone else to drive the bobcat otherwise I was next on the list.  Tomorrow we will build some playground equipment for the school. 

Nicole spent some time with the kids doing school work.  They spend about 2 hours then came out on the compound to help out.  

After lunch Nicole went upstairs for a massage, as one of the ladies from the Crossroads team is a massuse.  Anica provided pedicures and painted toes for the little girls and herself.   So this really is just a resort, massage, pedicure, white sand, clear water.  You all should come for a visit!

This evening we went to the church prayer service.  Which is more like a worship service, they sing for the majority of it and pray in amongst the singing.  It lasts for almost two hours and is very difficult for us to follow.  One leader is speaking in Creole and another is following in english.  It is loud and lively, even charasmatic. You cannot help being affected by the all the energy and excitment they have for Jesus.  Although it is very hard to follow along.

Noah did his school work then came out to help me with some of the construction.  After lunch him and two other boys have a karate room, as they call it, in one of the upstairs rooms.  It must be 100 degrees in this room, but they will play and run around for hours.  Noah will lose 10 pounds in liquid while he is here.  He is having a great time.

Nicole is starting to settle in, it is difficult for all of us to not do anything.  And to have no expectaions to do anything.  Tonight Nicole made us all chai tea from scratch and everyone loved it. 

Keep praying for us,  we have 28 days to go!!