The team of two

MacKendy chatting with the guys as they load their luggage onto the bus. They could not believe how long or bumpy the two hour ride back to St. Marc was ... I guess I'm getting used to it by now, since this is the 7th time I've been on it!


Since this team of 2 is not large enough to convince the kitchen to open up and serve meals on weekends, we offered to feed the guys on Saturdays and Sundays. This was the scrumptious
Sunday lunch I came home to after worship practice. Hamburgers on the grill, fresh lettuce, cucumber, and tomato, and grilled buns. It was amazing!



Lindsay and Shakinah also got the guys to help out with their lesson for kids' church on Sunday. I think they helped to act out a skit about Satan ... ;) I don't think that says anything about their character though. They've been amazingly hard workers from day 1 and have jumped in to everything that happens here on the base.



Here they are putting a real ceiling in our apartment. This might seem like a somewhat 'selfish' project, but Lindsay and I were determined to leave this staff apartment in better condition than when we came. We are hoping to bless the next residents with air conditioning as well (thus, the need to have a ceiling, so all the cool air doesn't escape through the gaps in the tin roofing).



AND they mounted an exhaust fan in our school! This has definitely helped cool things off for us and for the students. But the hot weather continues to persist, so we keep praying that God will show us the best way to move forward from here with the plans for air conditioning. Apparently, there is a unit coming down on one of the trailers. A donated unit. But we also raised the funds to purchase one, and if we were to get one here in Port-au-Prince, it would be installed several weeks before the trailer would get here. Please join us as we pray for wisdom in making this decision... The students at the Liberty Academy are learning many lessons these days. Focus and perseverance in their learning is high on the list, as they fight off the frustrations of sweat dripping into their eyes as they learn, papers constantly blowing onto the floor, and sometimes even into other classrooms (under the blue tarp dividers)!, and the intense heat which forces us to take water breaks every hour or so, to keep the kids from getting dehydrated. But God is teaching us to live with all of this and STILL learn and grow and enjoy doing it! When this air conditioning is finally installed, we will know just how much to appreciate and give thanks for it.