Kominote Espwa

Here is the first dinner with half the members of Kominote Espwa, the Hope Community, at my house at Castel-Pere. For several years now a number of young men from our group have expressed an interest in living a life dedicated to our mission of helping the poor children. We are exploring the possibility of forming a religious community. Pray for these young men as they discern their vocations.

Fegen

Fegen spends most of his day with us. He's usually the first in line for the soup kitchen. I asked him where home was and he answered, "Not far. Can I stay with you here?". We'll look into it but this is not the time to consider taking in more children. The global economic crisis has hit us and our finances do not allow us to expand at this point.

Laundry time

Here's MacDonald washing a white shirt he'll be wearing on Sunday. All the older children do all their own laundry and do it well.

Rainy season

The kitchen (yellow) and the Guest House (aqua) share the little pond created by another thunder storm yesterday. It is the rainy season after all so the area is filled with large puddles and lots of mud.

Prisoners' Day

After church yesterday, Nancy, Peter, Claire and I headed to town to participate in Prisoners' Day celebrated on the last Sunday in October here in Haiti. Lots of fancy speeches and promises by local and international dignitaries. Thank goodness this was followed by a wonderfully typical rice, beans and chicken dinner for all prisoners.

A new bonnet

The original container which we have been using as storage for cement, rebar and tools started leaking recently so we covered it with two by four framing and local sheet metal. The wood and metal roofing come from other projects and were not being used. A+ for recycling!

Portable dental equipment

Thanks to the devotion and generosity of our dentist, Dr. Charles Tozzer, from Tustin, California we now have dental equipment so that when dentists come visit they have all they need to work their wonders. The collage does not look like much but inside those boxes and cases is everything necessary for three dental suites. Thank you very much, Dr. Tozzer. May God bless you and yours.