More adventures..............

Pictures above are from Pastor Daniel's orphanage.

Out and about in Ounaminthe visiting 2 other orphanages with some visitors that are starting their own orphanage in the Dominican Repbulic for Haitian children sold into slavery. How am I the one taking people around already!?!? It has been a steep learning curve this time but awesome. For all the things we need to be careful/smart about there is still an important part of getting to know some people in the community and the culture.

I am becoming an expert at driving around on the motor taxis though and enjoying the breeze!!

Pastor Daniel's orphanage has 30 girls and Pastor Altesse has 45 girls and boys. I met Pastor Altesse when I was here last year. I had met and cared for his wife in Santiago when she was very ill with gall stones, diabetes, high blood pressure and a miriad of other illnesses. Unfortunately Eveline passed away last May from all the complications. As Eveline and Pastor Altesse were both orphans themselves they chose to take in children and provide a home for them. Our orphanage here does what it can when there is extra to help these other 2 orphanages. They are so desperate.

Annie is going to go out for a visit this week to Pastor Altesse's and take school supplies and de-worming medication for all their children.

We had a fabulous time yesterday afternoon talking to papi Pete in Ontario on Skype! ahhhh the magic of technology. Thank goodness it held up. He could see us and we could hear him so the kids enjoyed that alot.

This trip has been good to learn more about what the priorities are. I can live without power (at least in the winter, summer may be another story) but I think water ranks higher for me with need. I NEED to be able to shower because even right now I sweat all day long and you're dusty just from walking from one house to another.

With the children on Christmas vacation there is alot more hanging about. School starts again Monday so it will be up at 5:30am to get everyone ready, fed and out the door for 7am! The children are home by 12:30pm everyday because there are so many kids and not enough desks that there are 2 shifts every day.

Note to self - need activities for the afternoons with the boys............

Jen