Hi again. It’s Thursday evening and we are relaxing at Fr. Alexis’ after another fantastic meal. Our plans changed a little today. We were supposed to go into the mountains to install a water filtration system, but it was raining in the mountains and unsafe for us to go. You have to hike up the mountain and there are many cliffs you can slide down when it is wet. We were disappointed as we were really looking forward to going, but we ended up going to another project instead that was just as interesting. Because of the number of refugees from PAP that need food and money, Faith in Action International (FIAI) has created jobs for them that benefit both the refugees and Haiti. Instead of giving them handouts, they are employed by FIAI to help with soil conservation. It is best if I can post the video explaining it. We also had to hike up a mountain for this, but not as far. After this, we visited a tree nursery. FIAI grows trees to be given to the poor in the mountains to replant so they can grow their own fruit – mangos and avocados. It was a very good day. I saw a lot of opportunities for the Haitian refugees from PAP.
Tomorrow we leave for home. Please pray for safe travel for us. On another note, please say an extra prayer for our family. We lost our beloved Boomer this morning. He was our faithful companion for 13 ½ years and he will be missed terribly. I don’t know who is having a harder time with this – me or the kids!!
Thank you everyone for all your support for our trip. Please be patient with the videos. It seems that they are scrolling between our Haiti videos and some other funky ones. You just have to go back and forth into the site and ours will pop up if they haven’t already.
Peace and hope to all of Haiti and all of you!
2 comments:
My love and prayers for you and Jake!! You are doing a great job. And I will miss my buddy Boomer! Love Mom
You have experienced so much in a short time. Thanks for sharing all of your travels. Jake has much to write about for written essays once back at school! Christy could even write about Haiti from just the info you've shared through this site. Sleep well, take care, and I pray for safe travel home.
I'm so sad to hear about Boomer. He was a sweet gentle doggie. I hope he's hanging out with Chewy up in doggie heaven. Everyone will miss him on Memorial weekend campout.
Grammie called tonight...her class is going well...though an unfamiliar technique from what she knows...her icon may be very different!
Love to you and Jake, Aunt Dawn
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