Blocks and Mortar

"hello everyone from Haiti. We're off to a great start, although a little bit late. We had hoped to be at the site this morning ready to go but as often happens in Haiti things didn't go quite as planned. Truck broke down before we even left for the site. It meant working with a team from Saskatchewan who are gutting the home we had last year and rebuilding it. There's always work to do down here!! But after lunch, the truck was fixed and we headed to the site. Wow. So good to see our friends again. Big hugs and smiles. Just a beautiful time! And then off to see the work. Wow again!! The work that's been done since we last were here is much further along than we had hoped or dreamed. Footings are in place along the top of the property and all the way down the one side. We hadn't expected any of this work to be completed. Means we go right to work on the walls rather than digging trenches for the footings. Awesome. We started the work of carrying the blocks and mortar up the mountain at the back of the property. We're going to lose a few pounds!!! Here's some thoughts from the team from our first day on the site. Naomi (Grandview): joy of the kids as we drove by their homes on the way to and from the site. Patrick (Grandview): impressed with their eagerness to help in the work and encourage us. Marilyn (World Partners): good to see Pr. Abdon, who lives on the site, who took a day off work and also see his 15 month old son. Tim (Grandview): joy in helping in a tangible way. Michelle (Trinity): impressed with how much was accomplished in advance of us coming. Geoff (Trinity): how intriguing our work is to the community and what an opportunity it represents. Sandra (Trinity): the need seems overwhelming but if one person's life is impacted it's worth it. Colin (Highview): the joy of familiar faces. Brian (Highview); relationships. Relationships. What a blessing it is to serve in such a way that we get to build relationships with our friends in Haiti. That's it for now. We'll be in touch. Keep praying!"