12 Things Here and There

$355.00     Dorm Size Fridge
$2.00         Off Brand Mac&Cheese
$0.30         18oz. Coke Bottle
$24.00       Large Kraft Parmesan Cheese Shaker
$10.00       Gallon of Apple Juice
$8.00         Rice Cereal Large Box
$0.06         8oz. Bag of Purified Water
$0.25         Super Glue
$0.15         Clove of Garlic
$0.60         2.5lbs. of Potatoes
FREE         Mangoes - Although we aren't grateful for their overabundance.  We just try to avoid them and
                                    the injuries they cause.

Central Baptist Youth Group

This week has been one of my favorite weeks in Haiti.  Our church's youth group joined us for a week of service last Tuesday.  They worked hard on many projects.  Below are photos of some of them.  They painted three large murals.  Our youth pastor, Jason, drew the murals and then the team did a paint-by-number kind of thing.  

The students helped the cleaning staff wash the baby clothes, clothe diapers, and blankets.  At COTP all laundry is done by hand.  No washing machines and no wash boards.  Instead, the items is rubbed between your wrist.  Each item is washed three times.  This is easily the hardest job.  The students were great sports about helping wash clothes.

The students also put up the walls to our first house.  Before the youth group arrived all that was there was the foundation and the first layer of blocks to outline the walls.  These students worked along side the  construction crew to put up all the walls.

The student also spent a lot of time investing in the children at COTP.  This was by far the most meaningful part of their trip.  The children at COTP are so precious!  The children love listening to stories, so everyone received the opportunity to read a few stories.  The photo below is story time being interrupted by a baby lizard.

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Feeding 60 kids is a lot of work.  The team helped feed breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner.

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Four girls helped photograph our 60 kids for their formal pictures.  Bi-monthly we post photos of our children.

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