Bathrooms and Bargains

Today, as the rooster crowed, Bob the Builder, Dave W. and the table saw joined in to announce the day. Aside from waking us up, the predawn task was to prepare the wood and supplies for replacing the door in the kitchen at Village of Hope, destroyed by termites.

Also of the "To Do" list at VoH School was painting the girls' and boys' bathrooms. This has been on Debbie's wish list for several years and she was happy to have them updated. Nothing like a fresh coat of white paint to sparkle things up. Along with the white walls, the students now have tropical seafoam green doors on the stalls and a freckled floor to finish the decor.

After a lunch of creamed spinach, beans and rice at the school, we all went to an artisian village looking for tin art. There were several shops that were packed full of various tin wall hangings, napkin holders, coasters, and key racks. The group had fun bargaining for these items!

Drawing the initial design

Drums and Artwork taking shape

Village Assembly Line - Painting Artwork

We were back at Hope House by three and immediately jumped back into our projects. The shelves in the storage "depot" area are looking great! Debbie continued to find more boxes of clothes, blankets, towels, and wash cloths to sort, organize and give aways.

We had a surprise visit from some friends that a couple of our team members met last time they visited. Christophe, Esther, and Ruth dropped by, which made Abby, Liza, and Judy very happy!

The rest of the night continued with more project work, not stopping until dark. All of us find it hard to believe that tomorrow is our last full day here in Haiti. This week has been such an eye-opener on so many levels. Appreciation for everything we have back at home has sky-rocketed. We thank God for blessing us with our great health and saftey so far on this life changing journey, and we thank you for your continuous prayer!