Thursday Day 4

Day 4 in Lagossette, Haiti was business as usual. A very "Gumby" schedule that included more woodworking with the boys and the girls working with the nannies and others to teach the health and hygiene for the children.

The boys Dan, Mason, Logan and I(Tanner), continued to tinker away in the shop on carnival games for the carnival games coming up on Friday. We had finished a lot of games earlier in the week including  a chicken catapult, can smash, cutting out the shape of a soccer goalie(who we named Benny Frank), and we had started on a Plinko board that had frustrated us so much to point of quitting on it for the day. Until today! Today we finally put it together and got our Plinko board finished. It was also quite impressive if I say so myself. We also prepared a photo booth for painting by cutting out 3 head shaped holes. We don't have any paint so we are going to have to use the board for just a bean bag toss until the next group arrives with the paint.

We also had a 3:30 VBS session with the kids and got a little more interactive with them because if any of you can imagine 10 little kids who are used to playing most of the day having to sit down and listen to us talk... It doesn't work to well. The kids paid attention a little better today because we had a skit and a game in the middle of the lesson, and the kids are also starting to become more comfortable around us and it is so much fun to witness and be a part of.

For supper we went out into Cap-Haitian to La Kay in honor of Julien and Kirk's birthday's who were the last 2 days. The trip into Cap-Haitian took a little while and we witnessed so much eye opening devastation on the way. Seeing the homes of some of the people in Cap-Hatian and how much work some of the roads need. At the restaurant we enjoyed a night of good food, music, and good conversation. When we arrived at COTP we had cake that the girls had prepared in honor of the birthdays the last 2 days.

I look forward to what the next 3 days will hold for us here in Haiti before we head home. Thank you so much for your prayers back home, we really appreciate it!

Tanner Stoel