(Posted by Katie Goldsmith)
Oh my goodness I am having so much fun here in Haiti :D I have made so many friends and will be so sad to leave. My Dad sister and I have made friends with twoboys Ricardo and Sneider. THey are so nice and it will be so hard leaving them. They call Sarah and me their sisters :) The kids are so amazing and make me smile and our translaters are awesome :D cant wait to share everything with everyone :) I love you guys. Bon Swa!
Katie Goldsmith ^^,
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
30 June
(Posted by Kirk McCauley)
Hello everyone,
I appologize for the small number of blog posts, but we have been very, very occupied working on the house for Madame Mamoon. We worked from 8am to 430pm and got about half way through pouring the foundation. This involved a delay while our engineer gathered up the materials to frame up the slab, but once we got going, we worked all day. This involved mixing the concrete in a small portable mixer and moving it uphill by wheelbarrow load to the house. The morning was very hot, with almost no breeze, and it really sapped our strength, but after a brief lunch break, a storm blew over and brought cloud cover and a cool breeze.
A core group of 5 haiti teen boys really ran the show, under the supervision of the engineer. They are incredible, with a tremendous work ethic and attitude. Rob Goldsmith has really bonded with Ricardo, one of the teens (a friend of the Mamoon family) and we joke that he plans to bring him home. I really think he would if he could. Everytime I've told the boys my name, they laugh, and today I found out why. Kirk is prounouced the same way they say the word for Rooster. So I became known as "Big Chicken". Tom is "Big Boss", and both Rob and Rick have been called "Papa", because many of the children see these guys as father figures. Andy is "50 cent". Katie is called "Candy" either for pronunciation reasons, or because of the candy.
Most of the men haven't been able to interact with the little kids (too busy working). The youth and ladies have been flowing back and forth between working on the house, interacting with the children, and witnessing in the nearby village. We continue to be blessed with everything we need and the ability to get the work done.
Thanks for your prayers and keeping things together at home. Hey to my kids: Andrew, Abby, and Anna! I'll have a little gift for you. I love you Tiffany!
Hello everyone,
I appologize for the small number of blog posts, but we have been very, very occupied working on the house for Madame Mamoon. We worked from 8am to 430pm and got about half way through pouring the foundation. This involved a delay while our engineer gathered up the materials to frame up the slab, but once we got going, we worked all day. This involved mixing the concrete in a small portable mixer and moving it uphill by wheelbarrow load to the house. The morning was very hot, with almost no breeze, and it really sapped our strength, but after a brief lunch break, a storm blew over and brought cloud cover and a cool breeze.
A core group of 5 haiti teen boys really ran the show, under the supervision of the engineer. They are incredible, with a tremendous work ethic and attitude. Rob Goldsmith has really bonded with Ricardo, one of the teens (a friend of the Mamoon family) and we joke that he plans to bring him home. I really think he would if he could. Everytime I've told the boys my name, they laugh, and today I found out why. Kirk is prounouced the same way they say the word for Rooster. So I became known as "Big Chicken". Tom is "Big Boss", and both Rob and Rick have been called "Papa", because many of the children see these guys as father figures. Andy is "50 cent". Katie is called "Candy" either for pronunciation reasons, or because of the candy.
Most of the men haven't been able to interact with the little kids (too busy working). The youth and ladies have been flowing back and forth between working on the house, interacting with the children, and witnessing in the nearby village. We continue to be blessed with everything we need and the ability to get the work done.
Thanks for your prayers and keeping things together at home. Hey to my kids: Andrew, Abby, and Anna! I'll have a little gift for you. I love you Tiffany!
Monday, June 28, 2010
28 July
(Posted by Kirk McCauley)
Greetings friends at Wall Highway,
Thanks so much for meeting up for the Left Behind Dinner and pulling off the Skype session. There were lots of tears and homesickness on our end, but it was so worth it to see you guys. It's hard to describe how excited everyone was on this end to watch the rachety freeze-frame pictures for a glimpse at our loved ones.
Today was a great day. God gave us awesome weather, perfect for the work we had to do today. As Courtney and Stephanie mentioned, we are building a small 5 room house for a "family" of 12 Hatians. The house is being built on a slope, and has a beatiful view all the way down to the ocean miles away. The stone walls of the foundation were already built, so our objective today was to clear out some mud that had washed over the footings, and fill in the foundation with rock. The 22 of us worked very hard along side 4 of the teenage Hatian children that will live in the house. We completed the job in about 3 hours, although it seemed like 6 (and would have taken us 15 minutes with a "Bobcat"). May not sound like a long time, but 3 hours in the hot sun shovelling rock really wears you out.
I was really encouraged by how much we were able to do today with limited tools and skills. Thankfully God provided shade nearby, and a stiff breeze, which made the work bearable. Tomorrow we lay rebar, and pour a slab. Pray that we exceed our capability. Also, we will be feeding some Haitians at a dump, and the youth will be leading VBS.
Of note, parents and friends, you can be proud of the youth on our trip. There have been absolutely no complaints (from the youth, adults however... ). Nelson and Katie have been leading the worship at night. Crenshaw was an ox, pushing heavy wheelbarrows of rock up hill without any breaks (borderline nuts). Today, Sarah, Tara, Amanda, and Lorin entertained the kids at the job site, with genuine care and tenderness. Jacob helped lead the VBS team in the afternoon in the village nearby, Source Matles (Soo-SMAHLTESS). Courtney really connected with one of the girls in the orphanage with playing all kinds of different derivatives of the "hand slapping" game, and other things that I can only inadequately describe as "patty cake".
We miss you guys and really appreciate the emails, texts, and notes you wrote in advance.
Kirk
Greetings friends at Wall Highway,
Thanks so much for meeting up for the Left Behind Dinner and pulling off the Skype session. There were lots of tears and homesickness on our end, but it was so worth it to see you guys. It's hard to describe how excited everyone was on this end to watch the rachety freeze-frame pictures for a glimpse at our loved ones.
Today was a great day. God gave us awesome weather, perfect for the work we had to do today. As Courtney and Stephanie mentioned, we are building a small 5 room house for a "family" of 12 Hatians. The house is being built on a slope, and has a beatiful view all the way down to the ocean miles away. The stone walls of the foundation were already built, so our objective today was to clear out some mud that had washed over the footings, and fill in the foundation with rock. The 22 of us worked very hard along side 4 of the teenage Hatian children that will live in the house. We completed the job in about 3 hours, although it seemed like 6 (and would have taken us 15 minutes with a "Bobcat"). May not sound like a long time, but 3 hours in the hot sun shovelling rock really wears you out.
I was really encouraged by how much we were able to do today with limited tools and skills. Thankfully God provided shade nearby, and a stiff breeze, which made the work bearable. Tomorrow we lay rebar, and pour a slab. Pray that we exceed our capability. Also, we will be feeding some Haitians at a dump, and the youth will be leading VBS.
Of note, parents and friends, you can be proud of the youth on our trip. There have been absolutely no complaints (from the youth, adults however... ). Nelson and Katie have been leading the worship at night. Crenshaw was an ox, pushing heavy wheelbarrows of rock up hill without any breaks (borderline nuts). Today, Sarah, Tara, Amanda, and Lorin entertained the kids at the job site, with genuine care and tenderness. Jacob helped lead the VBS team in the afternoon in the village nearby, Source Matles (Soo-SMAHLTESS). Courtney really connected with one of the girls in the orphanage with playing all kinds of different derivatives of the "hand slapping" game, and other things that I can only inadequately describe as "patty cake".
We miss you guys and really appreciate the emails, texts, and notes you wrote in advance.
Kirk
A Note...
Aunt Elizabeth and Mom, thanks for the awesome comments!! I can't wait toshow you the pictures! We're really enjoying ourselves and love hanging out with the kids! :) Thanks again! We love you!!
Sarah, Katie, and Rob
Sarah, Katie, and Rob
"Village" Bible School
(Posted by Katie Goldsmith)
I was one of the people who went and did a VBS. I thought it would be at Mission of Hope but instead it was around villages.
We had a translator with us who helped but we walked to each area and kids followed us everywhere. They asked for everything we had on us. They were cute they wanted to look at our pictures and check out our glasses.
We are all so, so, so tired. Please pray for our health and endurance. We can't wait to share more. :)
Katie Goldsmith
I was one of the people who went and did a VBS. I thought it would be at Mission of Hope but instead it was around villages.
We had a translator with us who helped but we walked to each area and kids followed us everywhere. They asked for everything we had on us. They were cute they wanted to look at our pictures and check out our glasses.
We are all so, so, so tired. Please pray for our health and endurance. We can't wait to share more. :)
Katie Goldsmith
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The First Full Day
(Posted by Katie Goldsmith)
So I'm in Haiti! This has been my first full day here and already God has taught me so much. Really my only problem for me here has been the food. But there are snacks available for us.
We played with the kids at the orphanage today and they are so cute. Sarah and I have made many friends and keep going over there names so we won't forget haha. We start working tomorrow and we are planning a VBS.
I'm so excited; can't wait to share everything with my church family and friends. I love all of you! :)
Katie Goldsmith
So I'm in Haiti! This has been my first full day here and already God has taught me so much. Really my only problem for me here has been the food. But there are snacks available for us.
We played with the kids at the orphanage today and they are so cute. Sarah and I have made many friends and keep going over there names so we won't forget haha. We start working tomorrow and we are planning a VBS.
I'm so excited; can't wait to share everything with my church family and friends. I love all of you! :)
Katie Goldsmith
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