Washing clothes and working on a 4-wheeler!

The other day the girls had several good sized piles of laundry to do.

With the rain we've been getting, the jeans get extremely muddy and dirty.

Without a conventional washer, it can be very hard to get them clean!!

Andrew and Dolan were working on Pastor Levy's 4-wheeler.

It had some issues with the brake system:

the master cylinder was missing! :)

Instead of using a conventional cable system, it uses hydraulic assist...

One of the neighbor children that lives down the road from us.

She was out hauling water for her mother!

Uh oh...

Today the Haitian workers were working on a ditch which runs through the compound: its purpose being to house the power line going to the clinic.

They were working their way back to the shed when suddenly water started spurting out of the ground: they had hit a water line! We scrambled to find out which line had been hit, and discovered it was from the smaller cistern.

Michael jumped in there to plug the line, as Steven and Dolan fixed the broken pipe.

Thankfully we didn't loose too much water! Praise the Lord for that!!

A few "random" shots of a few "random" activities!

I walked up to David, Andrew, and Michael today, all working on the old ambulance...

They were cleaning out the radiator, using some, how should we say, unconventional methods?? :)

Yum, yum. It's almost lunch time! Beans and rice...

Some of our little friends carrying water to their home. 

See the little cup on the little girl's head? You have to start somewhere! :)

Photographs are a really big thing to the children down here.

They love having their picture taken, and then seeing it on the camera screen!

Steve, hard at work on his computer, coordinating transportation for the team that arrived yesterday.

Laundry happens every other day... 

Dolan, relaxing in the wheel chair...

We've hired some Haitians to dig the power line's trench from the clinic to the shop. 

They're doing a great job so far!

Daily chores!

Each day there's something going on around the mission... sometimes it's doing laundry, sometimes it's cooking, sometimes it's sorting medicine for the clinic, and sometimes it's working on a truck.

The men and ladies that are here work tirelessly to provide for the many needs present.

Their cheerful attitudes remind us of the scripture:

"And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men..." 

(Colossians 3:23)

When we work together, bearing one another's burdens, it frees us up to minister to those around us...

Andrew working on a truck...

Katie Jo working on laundry...

Virginia sorting medicine for clinic...

Abigail preparing juice for lunch...

Shana cutting up some onions in preparation for lunch...

Cherie bringing joy to all of us :)

Sunday fun!

Yesterday we went up to the orphanage at Terre Rouge!

We had a great time fellowshipping, playing games, and eating supper together!

The three rigs, all in a row :) Left to right:

Grandpa's Bobcat, Steve's Bobcat, and Rhonda's Husky!

Steven Shankster organized the kick-ball game.

Here, he's dividing up the teams.

More and more people came to play... even Pastor Levy!

Grandpa and Michael checking out the new addition's roof...

And getting a bird's-eye view of the game!

The first team stands ready to start kicking!

The weather was a nice 65-70 degrees- a bit chilly for Haiti, but beautiful nonetheless!

Ready? Set?

Kick!

Abigail helps one of the little ones take her turn.

Now it's the next team's turn.

Even Grandpa got involved in the fun! 

He did great :)

Afterward we had some great fellowship time: 

Talking, singing, and just having a wonderful time!

The "Princess of the Mission" :)

Cherie Simmons is growing up so fast!

A relaxing day!

Since the last team left we have had some time to catch up on various things around here!

Grandpa Harold talks with Dolan and Michael about mounting a tire rack on the front of his rig.

Michael shows Grandpa Harold how high the tire will be.

All the clinic doors, waiting for the time of installation!

Thea was taking some time to do some sewing this afternoon.

 

Susannah was making fresh bread for supper tonight.

The banana bread was already finished and cooling :)

Rain!

The last few days we were in desperate need of water. With so many people coming through we were going through water very fast. Normally that isn't an issue, since we can get water from a nearby spring. But because of the lack of rain, it has been reduced to a trickle! Our large cistern was empty, and the smaller one only had 2/3 left. We sent out a few prayer requests for rain and within hours we had a downpour!

God is so good to us. When we pray in simple faith, He answers and is faithful to His word! It has continued to rain at least once every day for 3 days!

Thank you to those of you who pray for us. It is a blessing to know you're supporting us in this ministry here!