Clinic tile

This is the gentleman in charge of tiling the clinic.  The photo does not do the job justice as the floors look fantastic.

A couple of his helpers working another consultation room.

Paint

Martin has been with us for four years as an employee.  He was a resident before that and is both a mason and a painter.

Michelet is a former restavek who has been with us a total of eleven years-- five as a resident and six as a mason/painter.

Frantz is our best painter and multi-tasker.  He can lay blocks, mix cement, apply finishing mortar...  The best thing about Frantz is his attitude.  Wish we could clone him!

Clinic

 Inside the clinic courtyard

The door in the above photo is off its hinges because the floors are being tiled.  Tiling of the first phase is now done.  What do you think of the paint job?  All medical facilities in Haiti are painted white with green trim.  The trick is to keep the green at a minimum.

Vocational School Graduation

 The graduating class of our vocational school decided to honor Father Charlie who is no longer with us due to ill health.

 A graduate, Miss Rose Marthe, Michelle, Mario (our Voc. School Director) and our Education Director Etienne Frantz.

 Ronick, the top grad

A group shot of our graduates at church service this morning.

Dental Labor Weekend

Doctor Chuck Tozzer, our dentist friend from California, is seen on the left in the top photo.  He organized a dental mission this weekend and brought along seven other dentists and 15 folk to assist so that they could see and treat 275 people.  Amazing! 

Linda Faford is seen in a less than flattering photo on the bottom.  Linda was instrumental is helping to make this mission trip a huge success.  This was an astronomical logistical challenge but she proved that she was up to the task.  Muchas gracias to Doctor Tozzer, to his team and to Linda for all their hard work.

The children's smiles are much brighter now after this weekend.

Ouch!

One of the young dentists working on Jean Denis.  The word "Ouch" comes to mind.

Miracle workers

It doesn't show up very well but the top photo shows Pierre with some pretty bad front teeth.  the bottom photo shows Pierre with Doctor Abbott and his assistant and the wonderful work they did to transform Pierre's smile.