Bored...?

I hate to admit this on my blog but.... I've been a bit bored lately! Can you believe it??  Things that once were so exciting and new are becoming routine and mundane.  So thankfully we have some visitors here right now to liven things up a bit.
Yesterday we had a team of three guys from Southern Ontario arrive to help us with a few work projects around here.  Frank, Derek and Marc got right to work this morning building a storage room with shelves for all our food supplies  We have quite the long job list for them and they can't go home until it's done so they might not be sleeping, showering or eating...
Of course I'm kidding, we really try to emphasis with visitors that although we appreciate their help and hope they can complete some projects while they are here, we want this to be a time of learning, sharing and building relationships.  Despite the language barrier, visitors in the past have established some great friendships with our staff and students here, many friendships continuing for years through e-mail, phone calls and repeat visits.  Visitors also are provided with opportunities to expand their understanding of a different culture, what poverty truly is and what we are doing here in Haiti to address this poverty.

Marc

Frank

Derek

We would like to thank the two brave wives and mothers of young children who agreed to allow their husbands to leave them home alone for 9 days!  We pray you survive without them and we will do our best to keep them safe and return them to you in one piece, most likely a bit more suntanned (or burned), probably a bit tired, but also with lots of stories and pictures to share with you.