The More the Merrier

Friday night we had the 16 people come back to Port au Prince from Petit Goave and the 6 of us that were staying here making a fun group of 22 for dinner. We relied on three jars of Ragu (1), several pounds of penne pasta, a big can of corn, and some rolls to feed the crew! It turned out great. Everyone loved it. The night went smoothly except that I need to work on my "welcome" speech. Kath and I set up a bunch of beds during the afternoon in the three tents out back and in the bunk house. We (or I) am still confused at exactly how we all slept on the 19 mattresses that we had! I kept forgetting to count one or two and it wasn't working out, but when they all got settled Kath and I surprisingly still had our bed!
This morning started at 6. Each day is different depending on when the guests need to leave. The Thedes were heading out at 8 with the Baileys and Joel in tow. We are sad to see them all go :( The Baileys have been a great help this week and would have been nice to have around, but we know that there is stuff for them to do in Fauche too. We will try to survive. It was great to see Eli and Anna, Cory and Kris again as well. They seem to be doing great and to have enjoyed their time in Petit Goave. Their plane left at 9:30 am but they didn't get to Cap Haitian. The weather has been rainy now that rainy season has started and they were forced to land in Pignon in the central plateau. They are spending the night there with a missionary friend who will bring them to Cap Haitian tomorrow (where we left Cory's truck).
The team left today to head up into the mountains to the Baptist mission to visit their restaurant and gift shop. They have been gone for six hours and should get back soon. We fed them dinner again and they had a time of devotions and singing. It was good to have them here. They picked up most of this by the time they left!

Well, I am finishing this blog two days after I started it because I got a little sick! Kathleen had to take care of the team on Sunday morning as they all left. I just wasn't feeling up to it. We don't know what was wrong with me but I had bad nausea, a cough, and was a little feverish. I have been taking my chloroquine to make sure it isn't malaria. I am feeling much better today.
This morning we were supposed to have 5 people here all week and a team of 13 for tonight, now we have one for tonight and nobody until Thursday. It will be a slow week, but we are okay with that. We will have to get ready for the team on Thursday because it has 18 in it. That will be interesting because of beds. I hope there are some couples who like to share twin beds. Not much more to report other than my wife has taken excellent care of me and the Thedes and Baileys are safe in Fauche. I hope all is well with you at home.





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