Miracle stove

Remember the inefficient charcoal stove I posted on this blog last week?  This one is much more efficient.  It directs most of the heat up to the pot and uses 1/3 less charcoal.  Made with recycled metal, it sells locally for 40$ Haitian or 200 Gourdes or $5 US.  We will be fabricating these (or similar ones) and selling them right alongside the "new" charcoal we will be making from scrap paper, cardboard. wood chips, plant waste...  It takes ten pounds of wood to make a pound of charcoal so saving a third means fewer trees will be cut.  A step in the right direction.

Ezekiel

Paige, her team and our visitors went to Tiburon again on Tuesday to deliver food to our school there. They came back with Ezekiel who is 16.  Ezekiel was asleep on the floor of his family home when his father picked up a pot of some freshly boiled beans to move it.  He tripped and spilled the beans on Ezekiel, just below the waist, resulting in third-degree burns.  Ezekiel was in excruciating pain but the family had no money to bring him to a clinic or hospital.  Paige brought him to the Les Cayes General Hospital and then the Baptist Hospital.  Yesterday his wounds were cleaned and scraped with no anesthesia-- unbelievable.  Took him back here where our nurses will change his bandages twice daily and make sure he gets the proper doses of antibiotics and pain killers.  He looks amazingly well considering what he's been through.

William Dorisme

William (19 years old) went flying when his moto hit one of the popular speed bumps (sleeping policeman).  Landed on his face as you can see.  He needs a couple of x-rays for his head and forearm but has no money.  He came to us for help.  Don't know where we'll find it but we gotta do something!

Brother Robert Anthony

Brother Robert seen here checking on a wounded boy's foot.  Gotta expect these when you run around barefoot.  Why are they barefoot?  At times cause that's what the kids prefer but most often the kids go barefoot to save the wear and tear on their shoes or sneakers or sandals.  They do not have multiple footgear because our budget just doesn't allow it.  Wish we could.

Palm Sunday

The Mass was a little long this morning!

Palm Sunday

Renold, Berthony holding Renold's youngest, Nathalie and Paige stand in the back of the quonset hut during church this morning.  Pay no attention to Pepper who is lying down near Nat.  He attends regularly.

Stanley Douyon

Stanley doing what he does best: smiling.  He's 12, a serious student, voluntarily attends church daily, loves playing soccer and you don't want to oppose him in marbles.  If Crest or Colgate ever needed a model--- here he is.