Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Mom and Richard are headed to the airport to fly home this morning. I wish they could stay with us for a few more days but I guess you have to get back to work sometime. Ha! Ha!
We went to a few tent cities and gave out food and clothing 2 days ago. That was quite an experience. The kids just melt your heart and were so excited to just get a sucker! We have had rain every night now for about 1 week then it clears up during the day. Lucien took me, Mom, Richard, and Missy to the Baptist mission yesterday and we had a real lunch. I had chicken nuggets (at least I think it was chicken) and everyone else had hamburgers. On our way up there we stopped at the orphanage in PetionVille and gave candy and toys to the children. There were only about 10 kids there and the rest are finally home with there adoptive parents. They were glad to see us and were so sweet. I wish I could pack them all up and bring them home with me. On our way back we were going to take Missy to the airport to catch a flight to the Dominican and we were running a little late so she hopped on a motorcycle and made it just in time to catch her flight. Mighty brave!!! I think I would rather miss my flight than get on a motorcycle in Haiti. She will be coming back sometime today. She went with a lady that is adopting 2 kids from here to see if they could get Visas from the German Embassy. Please pray that she gets the Visas and can take her children home soon.
The boys are hard at work again today and continue to make progress with the building. I promise I will send pics when I get home. They have done an amazing job. The Haitian workers are very impressed with them and said they have never had American's come in and actually work. They are used to being told what to do without the help. Boss Man has been begging them all to stay.
Well, better run for now.
Mandi
We went to a few tent cities and gave out food and clothing 2 days ago. That was quite an experience. The kids just melt your heart and were so excited to just get a sucker! We have had rain every night now for about 1 week then it clears up during the day. Lucien took me, Mom, Richard, and Missy to the Baptist mission yesterday and we had a real lunch. I had chicken nuggets (at least I think it was chicken) and everyone else had hamburgers. On our way up there we stopped at the orphanage in PetionVille and gave candy and toys to the children. There were only about 10 kids there and the rest are finally home with there adoptive parents. They were glad to see us and were so sweet. I wish I could pack them all up and bring them home with me. On our way back we were going to take Missy to the airport to catch a flight to the Dominican and we were running a little late so she hopped on a motorcycle and made it just in time to catch her flight. Mighty brave!!! I think I would rather miss my flight than get on a motorcycle in Haiti. She will be coming back sometime today. She went with a lady that is adopting 2 kids from here to see if they could get Visas from the German Embassy. Please pray that she gets the Visas and can take her children home soon.
The boys are hard at work again today and continue to make progress with the building. I promise I will send pics when I get home. They have done an amazing job. The Haitian workers are very impressed with them and said they have never had American's come in and actually work. They are used to being told what to do without the help. Boss Man has been begging them all to stay.
Well, better run for now.
Mandi
Monday, April 12, 2010
The work continues!!!
Hello to Everyone,
Kevin and his crew have been working very hard since they arrived. They are working with about 10 Haitian men today and hoping to get the flooring on all 3 buildings finished by Thursday. It is fun to see all of the progress here in the Village.
We did finally get the clinic somewhat cleaned out and ready to sort through more boxes. Just when we think we are making progress we get more and more supplies which is wonderful. We have set up many care packages with food and given them away to people coming into the Village, hospitals, other orphanages, etc. We have 2 containers full of supplies with food and clothing. We hope the support continues here. It has been incredible.
Well, better run for now.
Hugs,
Mandi
Kevin and his crew have been working very hard since they arrived. They are working with about 10 Haitian men today and hoping to get the flooring on all 3 buildings finished by Thursday. It is fun to see all of the progress here in the Village.
We did finally get the clinic somewhat cleaned out and ready to sort through more boxes. Just when we think we are making progress we get more and more supplies which is wonderful. We have set up many care packages with food and given them away to people coming into the Village, hospitals, other orphanages, etc. We have 2 containers full of supplies with food and clothing. We hope the support continues here. It has been incredible.
Well, better run for now.
Hugs,
Mandi
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Another successful day!!!
The cement mixer hasn't stopped running for 2 days now. The outside wall is up and the foundation to the houses that were taken down is about ready to be poured. Kevin and his crew come in tomorrow so hopefully they can get to work right away.
Tuesday we took the Gate's family to the airport and it only took about 2 hours to get through traffic. Ha! Ha!! It usually only takes about 20 minutes. We went to Father Tony's orphanage and dropped off supplies. Father Tony is in the DR due to an ongoing illness and he has turned the orphanage over to Pascale, a Haitian man. This orphanage is for terminally ill children. I was glad that we were able to go.
Yesterday we took a road trip to the orange market with Missy, the cook. That was quite an adventure. We made it to and from with just the Blancs, no Haitians. I was pretty impressed with us.
Barbara flew out to Florida today and will be back on Sunday. She is going to stay with Joe and his family. I told her that she deserved to get a little R&R which I know won't happen but at least she can take a break from the Village for a few days.
I really wanted to try and send a few pics of our progress with the building but the computer is way too slow so I promise I will post when I get back home.
Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers!!!
Hugs,
Mandi
Tuesday we took the Gate's family to the airport and it only took about 2 hours to get through traffic. Ha! Ha!! It usually only takes about 20 minutes. We went to Father Tony's orphanage and dropped off supplies. Father Tony is in the DR due to an ongoing illness and he has turned the orphanage over to Pascale, a Haitian man. This orphanage is for terminally ill children. I was glad that we were able to go.
Yesterday we took a road trip to the orange market with Missy, the cook. That was quite an adventure. We made it to and from with just the Blancs, no Haitians. I was pretty impressed with us.
Barbara flew out to Florida today and will be back on Sunday. She is going to stay with Joe and his family. I told her that she deserved to get a little R&R which I know won't happen but at least she can take a break from the Village for a few days.
I really wanted to try and send a few pics of our progress with the building but the computer is way too slow so I promise I will post when I get back home.
Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers!!!
Hugs,
Mandi
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Finally getting a few seconds to post!!!!
Hello Everyone,
Sorry I am just now posting. It's been a bit crazy. We arrived on April 1st (typical April fools)!!!!! We had mechanical problems with the airplane in Miami and had to hang out on the plane for about 3 hours prior to taking off. Once we finally arrived in PAP the madness began. There was one room with no fans that all of the luggage was dumped off in and it was like a big Easter egg hunt to find it try and find it all. We luckily, after about an hour of searching was able to get it all then headed outside. We used to exit the airport and go directly to the parking lot but not this time. We walked right out to the road and attempted to find our ride. Our friend Big that we have been so concerned about because we hadn't heard from him since the quake was there to help. We were finally able to find Kyle then headed off to the other airport to pick up Joe Hurston that flew his private plane in.
We finally made it back to the Village, dropped off luggage, then got to work on the clinic. Just when we think we are making some progress we get more random supplies that require a lot of sorting. We have been able to send extra supplies to hospitals and clinics. We went to a few hospitals yesterday. It is nice to see that there are supplies coming in and going to people that really need it.
By the way, the cement mixer made it along with a lot of other building supplies!!!!!!!! Everyone has been talking about it!!!!!
Charbine's brother and friend have been here since we arrived to help rebuild. They have been very good workers.
I talked with Junior last night and hope to see him sometime today.
Well, I better run for now but will try and post again soon!!!
Hugs to all and please keep praying for the people in Haiti!!!
Mandi
Sorry I am just now posting. It's been a bit crazy. We arrived on April 1st (typical April fools)!!!!! We had mechanical problems with the airplane in Miami and had to hang out on the plane for about 3 hours prior to taking off. Once we finally arrived in PAP the madness began. There was one room with no fans that all of the luggage was dumped off in and it was like a big Easter egg hunt to find it try and find it all. We luckily, after about an hour of searching was able to get it all then headed outside. We used to exit the airport and go directly to the parking lot but not this time. We walked right out to the road and attempted to find our ride. Our friend Big that we have been so concerned about because we hadn't heard from him since the quake was there to help. We were finally able to find Kyle then headed off to the other airport to pick up Joe Hurston that flew his private plane in.
We finally made it back to the Village, dropped off luggage, then got to work on the clinic. Just when we think we are making some progress we get more random supplies that require a lot of sorting. We have been able to send extra supplies to hospitals and clinics. We went to a few hospitals yesterday. It is nice to see that there are supplies coming in and going to people that really need it.
By the way, the cement mixer made it along with a lot of other building supplies!!!!!!!! Everyone has been talking about it!!!!!
Charbine's brother and friend have been here since we arrived to help rebuild. They have been very good workers.
I talked with Junior last night and hope to see him sometime today.
Well, I better run for now but will try and post again soon!!!
Hugs to all and please keep praying for the people in Haiti!!!
Mandi
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