Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Get to work

We planted nearly 100 trees on property that will eventually be a new orphanage. The property was outside of Les Cayes in a more rural area that was very beautiful. The homes were larger and more of what we Americans would consider traditional. This project went very quickly as there were about 18 of us working.
Later after lunch we had a reading session with the boys orphanage. We each took turns reading a book we selected. Many of the youth reminised as they choose a book saying "I remember this one"! The young boys sat in a circle and remained attentive for close to 2 hours. No ADHD here! They were so eager to see all the pictures and look at the books. Books are reare here so this is a special treat. Israelson, the 20 year old son of the pastor that founded this church and orphanage was our interpretor. He speaks english very well and is a bit of a showman, so it was a lot of fun for all of us.
Isrealson is the youngest of 4 Isreal children. All have been educated in the US but him. There is currently a brother in Dayton, Ohio and a sister in Florida studying. Isrealson would like to come to the US to study Computer Tech. There are several stars that need to align for him to leave Haiti. He needs the government to issue a visa. He's been denied twice. He needs an American sponsor to provide housing and a sponsor or group to provide money for an education.
Please put your thinking caps on as to how we can help. This country is so in need of education. If we can help educate one he can influence lots of lives.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Everyone!! It is wonderful to hear from you. It sounds like you are all pretty busy over there !! It is good and joyous work though. We pray for you daily and for the children and people of Haiti!! Please tell Courtney that the Maple Festival was posponed- we woke Saturday to about 10 inches of snow in Chesterland!!! This morning we had 7 degrees at my work!! It has warmed up a bit - we are topping the thermometer at a balmy 32!! How about you?? I'm sure there are NO goose bumps to be found....Enjoy the beautiful land and people God created for us - I hope to hear form you soon - any electrical outages?? Much love to all - Lisa

Anonymous said...

Thank you for keeping us updated. We are glad to hear that the planting went well. Your Creole assigment today...I was wondering
Kote Ii ou fe mal?

Love to you all. MKR

Anonymous said...

Tomorrow's weather forecast:
Mar 26 Tomorrow
Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers. High 92F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Mar 26 Tomorrow night
A chance of showers in the evening. Partly cloudy skies after midnight. Low 74F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.