Feb 25th was our 10th annual Haiti Fundraiser and thanks to so many, it was a great success. Monies raised were over $10,000 which brings our ten year total to over $150,000!!! Since our first visit to Haiti in 2008 we’ve built a school in Sapate, now providing an education for over 400 children. We’ve built homes in the Hinche and Pignon areas of the Central Plateau following the devastating earthquake in 2010. We’ve had the opportunity to contribute to the needs of a new vocational school on the AEM property in LeJeune by building tables and benches. And since 2014 we’ve focused on the building of a wall around a property in the town of Pignon owned by the AEM.

Now that the wall is completed it’s time to start a new project on the same site, a seniors residence to provide care and lodging for the many seniors who survive living on the sides of the roads and pathways of Haiti.  This is our goal for the fall of 2017. A team is now forming. The excitement to see our friends again is growing.

                

Thank you to everyone for your amazing sacrifices and energy at the recent fundraiser. Those who served us in the kitchen, whether preparing the food or cleaning up afterwards, are heroes!!!! To all the young adults who served the meals. To all those who set up the tables and then tore them down. To all those who came and contributed to the needs of our friends in Haiti. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And God’s richest blessings.

HAITI DINNER 2017

“Here we go again. Plans are now forming for our next trip to Haiti tentatively scheduled for this coming November. Our goal is to start work on the Seniors Residence on the same site where we were previously building the wall. Our next Haiti fundraiser dinner is scheduled for Saturday Feb 25^th. Please mark your calendars for this special event.”

HAITI FUNDRAISER DINNER

We're done for another year!

Here's a picture of the whole team‎ for this year, including our Haitian friends. (Sandra's missing from the picture as she worked at the medical clinic today.) 26 sections of the wall were completed, 6 rows high. Those sections will now be capped and 5 more rows will be added. I hope to soon have an idea as to how far the Haitians can continue to work until the funds raised by Highview, Trinity and Grandview are used up for this year. We'll let you know on the blog in the near future. For now, we're all so grateful and richly blessed for the opportunity to serve the people here, our friends. We are privileged to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a place that so desperately needs hope. Tomorrow we head to Puerta Plata Village and then late Sat night we'll be home!!! Please be praying for our safe return.

Ready to go!

Here's the team ready to go Wed morning. All smiles as we get ready for another big day. Carrying mortar and block ‎to the top of the property is our job for the day. 

This is where the mortar goes‏

At the end of the chain gang was the top of the property where we were pouring the cap for the next layers of block.

Up The Hill

Today was about getting mortar up the hill to the top of the property. A chain gang was formed to do the job. We were reminded of a couple things today: 1) that it's really hot here and 2) you can have a lot of fun doing hard work!