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LIVING IN HAITI

1/19/11

OK OK, it's been a while since the last update. There's a good reason for that. I've had to come
back to the US for family reasons and I'm now in Arizona with my son Anthony. I expect to be
here for a while, at least a year and possibly more.

So what does that mean for the Little Orphanage and Haven of Jesus (LOHJ)? Lord willing, not
all that much. We still plan on operating as usual. We have been training Tchooby to work there
for some time. He is an intelligent young man and has picked up the work and the intentions very
quickly. We know he will make mistakes, but he has a great heart and will grow in this work. We
communicate almost daily, mostly by email but also by phone. We ask for your prayers and
patience as we grow in this different direction. We also ask for your prayers that I can return in
accordance with God's will. By the way, Tchooby is pictured alongside the 12/24/10 entry below
helping Cherry Bean pose for a picture with his Christmas cake.

1/10/11

School is supposed to start back up today from our Christmas break. However...we have rumors
of riots (manifestations) so many schools are not opening, including the orphanage school
where Junior and Mikaëlla go. So they're home for the day. We will see about tomorrow. Kinda
like what Jesus says about not worrying about tomorrow, because tomorrow has enough
troubles of its own.

The Otisville Church of Christ sent us some money that was not expected. With it, we were able
to pay the kindergarten tuition for the rest of 2011 for Cherry Bean. He and Guerline left today to
see if his school is open. I won't know if it is until they gets back. Pic of him in his cherry red
uniform to your left.

Also with us is Richardson, Linda's 12 year old son from Camp Louise. He is a cute kid and all
but he wandered off Friday without telling his mom or anyone else. He caught it big time when he
got home. He will learn. He will go back to Camp Louise soon so I wanted to get a pic of them all
together before he left. It's to your left also.

1/6/11

Happy 60th anniversary to my Mom and Dad. January 6, 1951, Jim and Gert Valerius were
married in Granite City, Illinois. They were married for better and for worse. They have had many
good times together, especially in the first 58 years; and even more especially after I left home.
The last 2+ have been difficult, but God has given my Mom strength beyond what even she could
have imagined as she continues to care for my Dad who has very advanced Alzheimers and can't
care for himself any longer. Thank you Mom and Dad for all you did for Mary and I!

Just a quick note on our weather. This has been a very cold winter. Temperatures at night must
be getting below 60. I wear sweats to bed now. I keep them on in the morning until the sun hits
our front porch. Others in the house go to our neighbor's front porch across the street and sit
there for the sun. Temperatures don't get much above 78 or so in the daytime. I know those in
Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, and Wisconsin sympathize with us.

1/3/11

Yesterday...no fun. I had cholera-like symptoms, but since I recovered in about 24 hours, I doubt
that I had it. However I was a bit concerned and did use the pedialight that was sent down for us.
All better today as I was able to walk into town.

The first group of pics to your left were taken Jan 1. Our vwazenaj (neighborhood) put on a little
New Years Day party for the kids. It was cute. They had a radio and the kids danced for us.

This morning we also got to go visit Lilane Dorval in her new house. It really is an improvement.
It looks so clean and they are so pleased with it. Pics to your left.

1/1/11

Bon Annee and a blessed New Year to all in our Lord. May God bless all of your families this year
and may all of us grow in Christ and allow him to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine...Ephesians 3:20.

Just got back a bit ago from seeing Milonia Noel. She is the emaciated diabetic 14 year old that
we have been helping for over 2 years now. Her neighbor and guardian, Rosalin came to us last
Thursday in tears because her physical condition had deteriorated so much. She couldn't
swallow and her knees were swollen. Because she has a sponsor, we were able to give her
some money to take her to the hospital.

We came by today to check on her. Rosalind wasn't there but Milonia was, by herself. She
looked incredibly weak, but at least she could talk. Don't know what happened and may not
know for some time. We will try to get back later this week and talk to Rosalin. Pics of her and
her home to your left.

Good intentions. Over a month ago, someone donated a ton of dumpsters to Cap Haitien for
clean up. You can see from the first pic on your left that many remain unused. The second pic
shows what happens when you don't have the equipment to pick up the trash (yes there is a
dumpster there under the trash if you search). Money spent but nothing changed.

12/26/10

We pray and hope here that everyone who reads this had a blessed and joyous Christmas in our
Lord. May our God grant you peace and hope in Jesus.

In fact hope is what we preached on today in our worship service. The Christmas season is
about hope for the human race. But then so is the Easter season. And also the other days too.
Without Jesus, we have no hope. With him, we need nothing else.

We finished up our Christmas festivities last night with a chocolate cake, picked out by Tchooby.
Pics to your left. Also notice we have a new resident, meeshmoosh (or is it mooshmeesh?) the
chat (cat). She eats $0.14 of salami each day, so she'd better do her job good as a mouser. No
freeloaders (hope my guys hear that). She was a gift from Nancy, the orphanage laundry lady
with the 3 boys.

12/24/10

We are having 2 very special guests for our Christmas dinner tonight. To you left you see
Henrietta and Cluxalot. They are very nice ladies and we look forward to having them for dinner.
I don't know how they feel, but they are most welcome in our home. They don't eat that much.

We are having severe gas shortages right now. When I passed the gas station before the bridge
there had to have been 100 motorcycles there, plus another 20 or so cars. I heard lots of
murmuring too. The pic to your left is of a different gas station. It appears that there are
manifestations to our south which blocks the road from Port au Prince which further means the
tanker trucks can't get through. How they think they are doing anything worthwhile by this is
beyond my comprehension.

12/23/10

AMWEN! M te tonbe e m pa ka live! Help I've fallen and I can't get up! It happened yesterday and
very quickly. I tripped and hit my face on a concrete pillar. Some superficial abrasions to the
face, knees, and elbows, but the impact of my lower right jaw smacking the concrete pillar literally
knocked the sense out of me. I was dazed and lay there for a few minutes before being helped up
by a passerby who put me on a bench. After 5 minutes, I was fine and walked the 4 miles back
home, so I know there was no real damage.

Today, I checked the area that I fell in and still can't understand why I tripped, but I sure did. I'm a
little sore but no worse than normal.

12/22/10

We have found a nice home (by Haitien standards) for Liline and her family. See 12/18/10 blog
below. It's $2000H ($267US) for a year. It has two small to medium sized rooms, a backyard
communal kitchen, toilet, and shower. The only thing it doesn't have is a well, but they seem OK
with that as there is a community well a short ways away in the neighborhood. They will just get
buckets and the older 2 boys can haul the water for their mom. I will make sure they understand
that. Hauling water is not necessarily women's work. I hate that concept but it's in the culture
here.

I saw the place this morning and will have pics once the family is settled in, hopefully before the
first of the year.

12/19/10

Cheribin, our newest resident Guerline's 5 year old son, spoke his first English words yesterday:
Stupid Chicken. Not sure where he got it from.

Guerline and Cheribin (Cherry Bean) are settling in very nicely. He is as hyper as 8 year old
Mikaëlla is shy. So they get along well. Guerline has been to the Dominican already to get her
stuff for resale. That will be her business, but unlike some others, she also bought food to cook
for resale, kinda like fast food. I had to try her wares last night just to know if she is a good cook.
The bon bon ak sik e pepet (sugar cookies and popcorn) were great! Pics of Guerline and Cherry
Bean to your left.

We finally got the full story as to how Ewod's mom lost the money for her business. See 12/16/10
blog for background details. It seems that she went over the Dominican border on a Friday to
buy stuff to resell here in Cap Haitien. Trying to get bargains with a volume discount, she bought
more than she could take back by herself, so she left it with someone she trusted. She went back
for it the following Monday (Mondays and Fridays are free market days and the only days Haitians
can legally cross the border without a passport) and she was denied entrance to the DR due to
the concern over cholera. When the border was finally reopened, she went back and found all
her stuff gone. Everything. We had told the family before that the cash grant to start a business
was a one time thing, but obviously we have to make an exception here.

12/18/10

I think I have figured out how not to get frustrated by the poverty here. DON'T VISIT PEOPLE!!!
That way you won't know about the suffering and it probably won't bother you!!! What an idea!!!

Paul in Romans 12:9-13

, NET Bible

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil,

cling to what is

good. Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in

honoring one

another. Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice

in hope, endure in

suffering, persist in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue

hospitality.

OK, well ...never mind then.

The pic to your left is widowed Liline holding 13 month old Chosnel with Benson there too. Not
pictured is Liline's 11 year old daughter Melita. They live in one room, and pay about
$120US/year rent. It's due and they have no money. In any case, it's not a good deal because
there is no toilet. They have to use a neighbor's. We are going to search for a better place for
them and see if we can change their location. Pray we find suitable and affordable housing. By
the way, none of the kids go to school, although Benson can read and write.

Also, believe it or not, they have a sponsor, but almost all of the sponsor money is going to meds
for baby Chosnel. We don't know what's wrong but he always needs meds. His next hospital
appointment is 25 Dec so we asked Liline if we could go with her and find out what is wrong,
what the long term prognosis is. She tells me he bleeds from the mouth. We don't know if that's
gastric or dental.

12/16/10

How not to have a good day in Haiti before noon:

Have 6 straight days of rain.
Get entangled with a woman on the road and push her into the mud.
Travel to a kid's home and walk through muck that would be illegal in a non-3rd world
country (see pic to your left).
Travel to another kid's home (Ewod) who we have helped in the past and be informed that
the money that was given to start a small business was stolen during the riots. They are
back to square one, meaning they have nothing. Try not to cry as you pray with them. We
don't have the total story yet but expect it by tomorrow, so check back if you're interested.
On the way back from Ewod's home surveying the slop and the garbage which
continuously fester (pics to your left) and ask how can people be expected to live like this
and then realize whatever you do is not enough nor will it ever be.
After finding a sponsor for one kid a few months ago, come to the understanding that it's
not enough because the year old baby is continually sick and the money that should go for
a business or for food, is going for medicine that may or may not make a difference.

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. So
then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who
belong to the family of faith. The apostle Paul in Galatians 6:9-10.

12/15/10

I've lived here in Haiti now for most of the last 5 years. You woulda thunk that with that much
"experience" that I am able to say no to people who come to me for help with relative ease. It
doesn't work that way and maybe it shouldn't. I am slowly coming to understand why the
concept of budget is so foreign to Haitians. You just can't. I have busted so many budgets I'm
almost ready to give up. Everybody needs help and many come to us. We don't want to create
dependency as was done in the past, but at the same time how do you tell a hungry 12 year old
that you have given all the money you budgeted for the month away already? How do you tell a
cholera victim who needs food that he wasn't in my budget this month and could he please
reschedule his cholera bout some other time, we may have some spare funds next March or
April? Maybe I'll figure it out after another year or two, or maybe 5, or maybe...

We need dry! We have had so much rain and dampness for the last week I think I would welcome
some dust. OK, not really, but mud and water is everywhere. I am reminded of when Jesus
telling us on the Sermon on the Mount that our Father in heaven sends rain on the righteous and
the unrighteous together. It was dry today from about 4AM to noon-ish. Then more rain. Even
our mud is muddy. We need about 2 or 3 days of not-rain to get back to our normal dusty selves.

12/13/10

Yesterday afternoon we sent out our notifications of the monthly update before we went to the
Mountain Church. Bad move bob!

We added 2 more souls and updated another on the Home Page. The update is urgent because a
family is facing eviction. One of the stories, the one on Joanne Diez, is very sad. Thanks so
much for everything everyone does to help God's people here in Haiti.

12/10/10

Yesterday was one of the few days that it was better to be inside. As I write this, I don't know
what the news is telling anybody, but no one on a moto or a car/truck could get into town. The
insanity and futility of rocks, bottles, and guns were ruling the day. Tchooby tried to go to school
but turned around. So I stayed home. The pic to your left was actually taking on the way home
Wednesday, 12/8/10.

After that pic was taken, we went and saw Wisnel. I had mistakenly assumed that he was in the
big gym in Cap getting treatment. He wasn't. He was out on the road towards Ouanaminthe
close to Quartier Moran in a Baptist facility. The lady on the mountain church was thus the only
person I really had to see in Cap on Wednesday.

Wisnel was doing OK. He was waiting to get a cot, because they were out. His family was with
him and because of the help from donors such as those that read these updates, we were able to
give them some money for food. All treatment, including meds, was free.

You can see from the pics to your left that the facilities are large open air tents. In the big tent that
we visited after seeing Wisnel, everyone lies on a cot, dormitory style, with overhead IVs. You
should also notice the pink/purple buckets. Those are the repositories for the vomit and diarrhea
of cholera. There are no toilets inside or out and obviously no privacy. Also notice that the
entrance and exit station into the compound. It's mandatory to wash your hands with a chlorine
solution and after that they spray the bottom of your shoes with the same solution. This is done
when you arrive and when you leave.

This morning was very calm walking in. No problems at all. Pray that God's peace remains here
for a time.

12/8/10

This...is going to be long.

The election results were announced today which everyone suspected would precipitate riots.
They did. Inadvertently, we got caught right in the middle of them. I had an appointment to visit
Tabitha and Jackson Santil (Jonas' dad who has a broken leg from a moto accident) in Petite
Anse. That went smoothly. Tabitha showed me a lot of new construction going on at her home
and school and Jackson was resting comfortably, although now they have lost their only source
of income for some time as the moto was totaled.

As I left Petite Anse heading to Cap Haitien, I saw some burnt tires in the road and one of the new
dumpsters overturned, but it at first appeared that it was over. Wrong! As I continued to walk I
was joined and overtaken by a group of about 15 guys who looked mad. The group got a bit
bigger as we continued to walk. The mood was pretty jovial though because at first they thought
I was with them, which I most assuredly was not. Of course I was the only white guy within miles,
except for the armed UN troops. I explained to anyone who would listen that I am a minister and I
had to visit some sick people. They understood that.

However as we got to the bridge, it got ugly fast. If I hadn't have had sick people in town, I would
have turned around. No sense being stupid and going into town just for pizza, coffee, and the
internet when it turned violent. Lots of rocks, bottles, and a couple of shots were fired. It
continued that way from the bridge to the start of the boulevard by 5th street. Once on the
boulevard, it was completely deserted but the bakery was open, which is where I write the
updates because of their electricity (OK, the pizza and coffee doesn't hurt either).

I neglected to point out that when we went to the Mountain Church last Sunday, that there was a
woman there who was very ill and in obvious pain. She had her whole body covered so we
couldn't get a pic or even know who it is. Because of your generosity, we were able to give her
$100H and send her to the hospital. We went back yesterday to see how she was, but she was
still in the hospital and being discharged later, which is why I wanted to go back today and see
her on the mountain.

I just came back from the mountain but didn't see her. She is better and has a prescription, but
no meds yet. I'm waiting for someone to call me to return.

Also, while I was walking along the road before it turned violent, Jimmy Onexil from Petite Anse
called about Wisnel, another one of the kids in Petite Anse. He has cholera and no one to care for
him. So before I knew about the riots, I had promised Jimmy I would see him today if he would
meet me later in the afternoon to show me where he is.

There is a lesson here for those that want to hear it, although I know most will disagree: Even
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
God took care of me. There are times we have to do his will when it's not comfortable or goes
against conventional (aka worldly) wisdom. We shouldn't have a problem with that, because
even if something bad had happened or does happen, we know that all things work together for
good for those that love God and are called according to his purpose. That is incredibly
reassuring.

One more thing: I had my camera in my pocket ready to take some pics, but because of the
potential mood swing of the crowd, I chickened out.

12/7/10

This morning was a very good example of something we are up against. Jean-Claude, the
husband of Soman and Jwanis' dad (Jwanis is the 4 year old hydrocephalus girl) who lives
across the rode from us, came over to complain that he was hungry. He wants me to give him
money for food. I said no.

I told him that he sits all day long in front of the house and doesn't do anything, doesn't try to find
a job, just sits and talks while his wife does try to sell stuff and does go out from time to time
(before she was nursing their new kid) selling odds and ends. Now that she can't go out because
of the baby, she just sells from home, depending on foot traffic. Obviously it's not enough.

Yet instead of doing something, all he does is sit and talk. I told him exactly that. He needs to get
off his butt and support his family somehow. He is able, just not willing. Like I tell Anthony my
son, when you don't have a full time job, your full time job is to look for a job, and that may
include overtime.

We have to walk a fine line between honest work and greed/obsession. We won't always get it
right. Pray that we're right much more than we're wrong.

On a better note, we've added Guerline and her 5 y/o son to our home. Pic to your left and story
to follow on the monthly update.

12/3/10

You heard it here first: Coup d'etat! Last night, some of the kids brought me a fairly well written
paper (about a paragraph) calling for a coup d'etat. It advocates shutting down roads, throwing
bottles and rocks, and basically shutting the government down. It actually looks professionally
done. As you can tell however by my ability to come into Cap Haitien and go onto the internet, it
hasn't started yet. Maybe that's because they know Friday is cheeseburger night for me and they
don't want to interrupt it.

On a bit more serious note, we have noticed a renewed effort to cleaning up the city. Down by
the police station on 24th street there are over 100 large plastic trash dumpsters, the kind you
would find in the US. I have only seen one placed but it's a start. Also today on my way in to Cap,
there were at least 3 street cleaning groups, complete with t-shirts. Also about 10% of the people
are now wearing particle masks to help shield themselves from bacteria. We hope this
appreciation for cleanliness is habit forming.

12/2/10

We made it to Tabitha's this morning to get a low down on the cholera outbreak at her orphanage
and in Petite Anse. It's worse than I thought. She has had seven of her 26 kids get cholera
already. Five have already recovered and two others are in the hospital.

Providentially, UNICEF was there talking to her when I came. Right now, they trying to help but
are just overwhelmed. They are searching the area for orphanages to go to and determine what
the needs are. They don't know where the orphanages are and the government is not helping
much, ostensibly because they don't know. Color me suspicious. Pics of the UNICEF workers at
Tabitha's are to your left. They did mention that the UN was scheduled to spray the area later
today with a chlorine solution.

News from Jesus Country: Add one to the population! Jwanis' mom, Soman, gave birth to Jan
Ranel while we were out of the country. Jwanis is the girl with hydrocephalus whose family was
added to Jesus Country on October 15, 2010. See that day's blog for more details. Pic of Soman
and Jan Ranel to your left.

One last thing. I went to the Mont Joli today and then to the Christophe and finally to Net Love for
internet (that means I have to pay). I intentionally walked by the Nepalese UN contingent to see if
I could detect any mood changes and maybe I'm imagining something but the prior playful
interaction between the Nepalese UN and the Haitians was not evident. I only saw one Haitian
talking with them and they were separated by a chain link fence. I'm not sure what to make of it.
Remember that the Nepalese contingent (not this one but another much farther south) is the one
that brought cholera to Haiti.

12/1/10

Vant ou gwo!!! = Your stomach is big!!! That has been my greeting from the kids since I returned
yesterday. As most of you probably know, diplomacy is not their strong suit. And yea, I ate pretty
good while in the US. Too good in fact. I put the glut in gluttony and I know better.

I was so happy to be back home yesterday seeing old friends. Everything is kinda back to
normal. I walked in this morning and a few people had noticed that I was gone and they were
happy to see me return. I am happy to see them as well.

We are very happy to report that we have enough donations to add another mom and her kid(s).
We asked Linda for a recommendation because she knows the families better than we do and
she is going to have to live closely with them and we want someone she can get along with. We
should have plenty of pics and the story in a couple of weeks when we add the family.

I haven't had much of a chance to do anything, just unpack and give away some of the stuff I
brought back. I will stop by and see Tabitha tomorrow morning and hopefully give everyone an
update on what has happened there and in Petite Anse. Stay tuned! Pics of yesterday's
homecoming to your left.

11/26/10

We have recently received info from Tabitha concerning some of her kids. Unfortunately, it's not
good news as we just found out that at least 2 of them have cholera. Pics to your left. Please
keep her and God's work in your prayers.

11/21/10

We have an opportunity for a sizeable donation from the author of Sno-Wee the reindeer. Read
about the book here! http://www.magicsnowdeer.com/.

11/10/10

I'm not going to blog on here very much for the next 3 weeks because I'm in the US and this is
supposed to be a Living in Haiti blog. Having said that...

I was a witness to a very scary and potentially deadly accident today on I-95 about a few miles
south of Fayetteville, NC. A woman came across the median tumbling in her car very fast and hit
a white car about 100 feet in front of me. The white car veered off onto the median and the
woman kept turning over and over until finally and Providentially she landed right side up on the
side of the interstate. When I got to her she was unconscious. I called 911 and they took forever
to get there. But some other people and I stayed with her and kept talking to her. Even scarier,
she had a 2 or 3 year old boy in the backseat car seat. He was cut a bit but unharmed. She was
cut too and I don't know how bad she was hurt because while she did regain consciousness, she
was too woozy to be coherent. Gratefully among the bystanders were two paramedics who knew
much more than I did. No info about the occupant(s) of the white car in the median. If you read
this, please pray for all concerned.

11/8/10

Lord willing, this will be the last blog from Haiti for about 3 weeks. I'm scheduled to fly back to
Florida on MFI tomorrow around 12 or 1. While in the US, my phone will be 314-683-4329. If that
changes (it's Virgin Mobile), I'll update that here. I would love to hear from others who follow the
blog or God's work in Haiti and tell me what you think.

Prayers are requested for Christ's churches that I work with (Madeliene and Mountain) that God
will supply them with all their needs. By the way, yesterday when we did our worship service on
the Mountain, I told everyone how much we enjoyed their company Friday and Saturday and we
think we will do it again on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. They liked the idea and suggested
we add meat to the menu this time. I told the woman making the suggestion that it's a great idea
and she can bring the meat then. That got a pretty good laugh. We don't do covered dishes here
at the Mountain Church, as no one has a dish, a cover, or food/meat to put into it.

11/6/10

It looks like I was a bit premature yesterday when I blogged. We did indeed did spared, so the
final result didn't change. But we got a lot more rain all night and it just stopped at about 5AM. I
walked in this morning and my feet and legs are mud-caked. Our visiting moms and kids from the
mountain church had a great breakfast of spaghetti while I had my oatmeal. It really was an
enjoyable and rewarding experience. Even Linda liked it because she and her daughter Mikaëlla
(my buddy) got to spend time with old friends from the church. I hope we can do this again
without having a hurricane as an excuse. I know! Maybe just because they're hungry and it's
what Jesus wants us to do!

11/5/10

Well as most of you probably know by now, the Lord spared us from a vicious hurricane. Thanks
to him for his mercy and all of you for your prayers. We are so grateful!

We got some rain but no wind and as far as we can tell, there is no damage whatsoever in Cap
Haitien. It started raining about 9PM last night and pretty much rained straight through the night,
but never heavy. It started to let up around 10AM this morning and as I write this at noon-ish
today the rain has completely stopped and the sun is trying to peak out of the clouds but there
are a lot of clouds and right now, they're winning.

We have temporarily added 12 people from the mountain church, 5 moms and 7 kids. As it turns
out they didn't really need to come down, but maybe they were afraid of mud slides or didn't
know how bad the storm was going to be. In any case, we're happy to have them. They will stay
the night in our spare room (that sounds so strange to say here) and be back off to the mountain
tomorrow sometime (he hopes optimistically). It's also funny because with 7 kids (3 in diapers)
we have to meet all their needs such as baby food and the diapers. It's so wonderful to see how
God takes care of us to take care of others. That's what I call real Godly synergism. I am again
reminded of our monthly Scripture on the Home Page (2 Corinthians 8:13-15).

11/3/10

We went up to the mountain church and gave everybody our phone numbers (for directions to
our home) and a few bucks for tap-tap. We told them everyone was invited if they thought they
might be afraid because of the hurricane, as our home has more sturdy of a structure than their
homes do. As of now, the hurricane or tropical storm is scheduled to hit S. Haiti at 8AM Friday
and move almost due north and be gone by Saturday morning. Again pray for all those who
could be affected, not just in Haiti but in Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos.

11/2/10

Long day today. Actually, every Tuesday is long because it's mail/cargo day. But it's most
definitely worth the wait and the lesson in patience. Today we received 21 each 5 pound boxes
from a very sweet Christian lady in Massachusetts (and I thought they only had Universalists in
Mass). So we now have 21 kids to give gifts to from Jesus. It's such a neat thing to do. As Jesus
says, giving is more blessed than receiving. Even the customs people got caught up in the spirit,
they told me just to go and we didn't have to pay a thing. That's 105 pounds tax free. That is very
unusual here.

Keep us in prayer because of Hurricane Tomas. Pray especially that God spares the mountain
church. I'm concerned because of their homes' flimsy structures. I may go up tomorrow and
offer our place as a refuge for those wanting one. I'll see if Linda thinks it's a good idea.

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Bob's New & Hopefully
Improved Resume

June 2010 Living in Haiti Archives

July 2010 Living in Haiti Archives

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September, 20 10 Living in Haiti Archive

Dudne Julmiste and
Sergeline Moise getting
cholera treatment.

L to R: The boys with
the boxes of stuff,
Mikaella with her new
tiara, and the outside kids

UNICEF workers at
Tabitha's place.

Soman with 2 week old
Jan Ranel.

Guerline and her son.

October, 2010 Living in Haiti Archive

Jackson Santil,
Jonas' dad, nursing a
broken leg.

Evidence of road
blockage.

Cholera pics: Wisnel,
the chlorine spray gate,
and the dorm tents.

The space between
Aland's home. That is a
submerged cinder block
he's standing on. The
water is a nice mixture of
goat, donkey, and
chicken poop. This was
not the worst example.