Hello Everyone,
Here are the photos I promised last night. I was much too tired to finish the job before my eyes closed.
Here are the photos I promised last night. I was much too tired to finish the job before my eyes closed.
The truck breakdown yesterday was a good experience for Dickie but it was the 'frustrating norm' for me.
Dickie trying to lift the truck with a crappy jack
I need to get out of here
Four out of five wheel posts broke off. Only one post left. What do we do now??
Call Luckner and wait
Dickie driving the truck with the tire being held on with only one bolt. Luckner, Karen and Odner followed closely with Karen staring constantly at the tire, fearing it would fall off.
Today's church service was good. People arrived constantly from the time we started and some even walked in as we were about to walk out. Not really their fault. Due to the absolute Afterwards a lot of students came over to this compound where they all received clothes and/or shoes.
The necessary work to get the project ready to have the roof poured tomorrow was finished today in extremely hot temps. The men were on the roof working on rebar which drew the heat and almost burned their fingers. The temperature was at least 130 degrees up there. Luckner was concerned about the men, but they all seem to have survived.
The unfinished roof preparations. Photos two days ago.
Roof almost ready. Roof ready for pouring cement
I leave you with one more photo. This has been a fairly regular noon hour sight.
Well deserved nap time
Tomorrow work starts at 6:00 a.m. and will be very interesting for 'blan as I love Students will arrive for devotions at 7:30 a.m., enter their classes at 8:00 and get out again by 9:00. It will be much too noisy for them to hear their teachers due to the cement mixer and all the people yelling back and forth. Dickie and I must go to St. Marc and I would prefer for someone to kick me into the canal in front. We, however, ran out of propane for this house yesterday. Today Martha and Germaine cooked a good meal outside the back door on the recho with charcoal. We do, however, need to get propane purchased and hooked up again. Truly never a dull moment in Haiti.
I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute the workteam (and I mean "work"team) have been with us. It is going to be very difficult for me to see them leave on Tuesday. Back to the old lonely existance. Lonely for sure at times, but not often dull or boring.
Many blessing to all of you.
Karen
1 comment:
That truck is nothing but grief! You're right though, it's either laugh or cry (isn't a lot of life like that?) so it's better to laugh if you can.
Good job on getting the vehicle home safely Uncle Dickie.
You guys sure are working hard and are getting so much done. It's really awesome. I know you will all be missed when you go.
Liette
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