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***Sorry for the delayed post but as you will learn, yesterday was a long day and evening, so here goes and I will try to keep up the rest of the way.***

Our first night in Haiti was cool with continued breezes. We were even treated to quite a rousing basketball duo before bedtime. After all, it is NBA Finals season and if we can’t watch it on TV here, this was the next best thing…a hard fought battle of H-O-R-S-E. I won’t share the winner, but let me just say, Beth has some mad shooting skills! I am told there WILL be a rematch on our return next week. Read More

This may be one of our most anticipated trips with the excitement of the Peter Y Whitehead Memorial Clinic now in construction!! We are 12 strong on this edition with 2 new members added to our growing family. Welcome to Corey and Beth and welcome back to our other cherished members! Those not with us are truly missed, but we are certain of your return soon!!  Read More

We did enjoy a great meal and our time with Josi and his family last night but the children are young so I walked them up the road early so they could get home before too late.  When I returned, we gathered on the roof one last time and relaxed as the cool breeze picked up. We had some interesting conversation with members of another group working in Haiti…and then the rain began again.  It actually came down in near biblical fashion for nearly an hour, keeping some on the roof longer than planned.

For those who remember our very first trip after the quake, it was reminiscent of the flooding rainstorm in intensity, if not duration.  I know this allows residents to fill their water collection systems but only hope it does not cause dangerous mudslides and flooding.  I was relieved to know that Josi and his family arrived home safely before the storm began.  Read More

Last night after our final delicious supper on the island, we made one last trip to the local watering hole, where we spent time with our friends and danced a little too, but soon the “Big Boss” gave us the high sign and we were on our way home.  But before we could rest, we had to finish the night with one last trip to the roof for our own private dance party.

It wasn’t long before the week’s work and heat caught up with us and we descended the ladder for the last time to turn in.  We awoke to another cloudy and cool morning, followed by a short rainfall…just enough though to prevent the truck from taking the luggage to the beach, so we all loaded up and did a bit of our own mudding…  Read More

So I never did get my cool rain on the roof after clinic, but we had a delicious meal of pork, legume, and rice with black bean sauce.  After dinner we quickly alphabetized the records and MacGyver-ed a filing system…there’s nothing that can’t be done with a Leatherman tool, eh Russ?  Read More