We still have not been able to find a backhoe that is able to knock down the existing school structure. Even after the building is removed from the site, the yard is not big enough for a new temporary school structure to be set up.
Therefore we need to set up a temporary school location elsewhere. I didn't realize how difficult it would be turn out to be. We have decided not to do anything permanent at this time, as we are waiting to hear more about the long-term plan for Port-au-Prince. Today I read an article that stated their will be an committee set up in Haiti that will design a master plan for the reconstruction of PAP, all schools, hospitals, etc. must consult this committee to make sure they fit in with the master plan.
This being said, we are making some progress in regards to the temporary location. One of the pastors that we were working with before has agreed to let us use the property he purchased to build his house. He hadn't started building yet, but he did put in a huge hole for the foundation of his house, a hole that we now have to fill back in!! We have had several builders and an architect from Canada stop by the site to give us some advice about how to set up temporary shelter(s) and how to lay out the site. Today we have a team coming in to start the building of the first shelter. We feel so blessed to be able to start this process and ask you to pray for the team and the work that they will be doing.
Below are pictures of a group of volunteers who helped prepare the section where the first shelter will be built.
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