It's Sunday morning and it's the first time we've had Hydro for over 1 hour in a row. This week was brutal. As soon as I'd finish checking my e-mail the hydro would go out and I wouldn't be able to reply. I even resorted to going to a internet cafe this week. I had just sat down and written a nice long e-mail when some guy came and turn off my computer without warning. He mumbled something in Creole that I did not understand and then we had to wait 10 mintues for the computers to start up again. T en the "n" on my computer didn't work half the time:) Oh life in a 3rd world country:)
This week there was another kidnapping. What would life be like in Haiti without a weekly kidnapping? An American was travelling back from one of the provinces in a bus with 13 kids. He had just obtained the necessary papers for a VISA for one of the children. The whole bus was kidnapped but the children were released shortly after. The kidnappers were asking for $300,000 American. Who has that kind of money? As of Sat. night we heard that he was released but we found out that he'd been shot in the arm during the whole event. The kidnappers dropped him off at the UN hospital (how considerate) where he was taken care of. No permanent damage has been reported.
Well, our household as grown again. (As if 17 people was just not enough:) Manman Manise's children live in Cite Soliel (the worse slum in Haiti) with her husband and there has been ALOT of shooting in that area lately. One night I was sitting on the roof with her listening to the sounds of gunfire and she started to cry. (She's ALWAYS very happy and cheerful). I told her we have to pray and leave it into God's hands. (easy for me to say) Karen offered for her to bring her two kids here (one already lives here) until things die down. So we now have Stephanie (3) and Oltens (5) brightening up our lives. They are adorable and Stephanie loves to follow me wherever I go:)
Unfortunately nothing else exciting has happened around here. This week John (from the board) is coming so we'll have a chance to discuss how things are going in the school which will be great. I'm really glad with the progess so far.
1 comment:
Hey Kimbit,
Just thought I'd point out the PC term is "developing country" not "third-world country". I was actually corrected on that by somebody and was sufficiently humbled, so I thought I'd pass it on. : )
I know it's probably not too easy for you to post pictures that often, but I'd love to see more of them--especially your new little shadow.
Love ya
Your sistah,
Amy
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