A Week of Repairs

This has been a really good week with the team. They work quickly and have gotten a lot done: Re-wiring the electricity in the church (there are actually light switches now, and the wires aren't exposed) new counter tops made for the medical house, screens repaired for the clinic and medical house, a toilet (almost finished) put in at the clinic, tiling on counters, repairing of water tank, and more that I'm forgetting. Each night we eat dinner all together, and have devotions afterward.It's been cool to hear stories and listen to people share about how God has been faithful in their lives. In the picture you see Paul and Alan working hard, and one of the screens that needed repaired. Above that is Jennifler and Sephora, two of the cutest little Haitian girls you could imagine! Everyday the team has a group of kids (sometimes adults too) standing around watching them work. They are very gracious to them, and like to hand out candy too. Yesterday one guy came out of the guest house with a hand full of suckers, followed by another guy carrying an arm load of toothbrushes! Both were received with excitement. Two of Cory's gardeners have also been working with the guys. They've really appreciated the help and as you can see they aren't afraid to do the dirty work. (they are digging to find some clogged toilet pipes in the picture, no thanks!)
English classes have been going really well this week. After three weeks of no class, most of our students have come back this week and been really great. After we found out we need to leave again for two weeks, but both classes have been gracious. We assured them they will still get their certificates if they come to class, and we are extending the class time to 2 hours instead of one and a half. Our first class is my favorite right now, mainly because it is small. This week we've only had 6 or seven students in this class, and 4 of them are women! It's fun teaching a class that size, and knowing their names this time around, in both classes, has totally changed the experience. I'm starting to not be able to think too hard about when we leave! Though we're excited to come home and see our families and be in our own culture, the thought of leaving is becoming much harder to think about.
Oh! We also heard from the Thede's again, as Chris has been talking with Cory now and then about projects going on and getting instruction. They are still doing well, and the clinic has been able to limit their patients-per-day to about 200 instead of 600. The kids are doing fine, and Kris is still doing triage while Cory helps in the pharmacy. We will get to "host" them in Port au Prince next Friday when they come to the guest house before coming back north.
So, the saga with Darlene will continue. I imagine it will be a bit different because Carl, the owner of the house and her boss!-will be there and from what we understood she and Hareld would act differently when he was around. (maybe she won't go outside and sleep in the afternoon anymore! :) We shall see!
Thanks for reading and keeping up to date with us and praying. We're not very good at posting prayer requests but here's a few:
-For the Thede's in Petit Goave, that this would be a bonding time for their family, and a healing time for Kris, as she went through a lot the first time she was there.
-For the team up here, that they could return home having learned some things and knowing they really blessed the people here
-That the commitments made to God and the spiritual awakening wouldn't fizzle out, but would grow stronger as the country and each family enters this this time of rebuilding and moving on.
-That we'd be safe in that tiny plane once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eeek!
Have a great day!