Thursday it poured down rain midday, which cooled things down a bit then soared the humidity.  Progress is coming, but with changes midstream it seems like one step forward and two back.  Tiling and electrical and welding and plumbing and a few other things are keeping it busy and changes are becoming apparent.  We hope to have lights on in the technical school tomorrow.  Guys are holding up well and there's been good camaraderie amongst the teams.  Tonight Howard cooked up two turkeys he found in PAP and we celebrated American Thanksgiving, which was great.  The next four days we've some outings re evangelism, market, beach, restaurant and house dedications so it'll again be a different challenge and eye-opening all at once.  Internet is bad so I'll end here and hopefully this gets saved...

Now Friday evening after a very satisfying and eventful day.  I've been tiling, after two days finally figured out how to keep a straight line.  Yeah!   Two rooms are nearing completion as today we had three different tile crews going so we're making good progress.  We also got lights in the rooms which you never really appreciate until you don't have any.  Late this afternoon we split into two teams and with interpreters walked into the nearby village to meet and share with some local Haitians.  It was a very moving time, with lots of opportunity to pray, play with the kids and get a much better appreciation for normal life here.  At one home a wrinkled grandma rushed up and with joy in her face gave me a great bear hug and won't let go, remembering my name from last winter and our fun times dancing in the Lord together.  She introduced us to her 7 children and some of the 32 grandkids, one looking very similar to our own Bella and proudly discussed their life here, showed off their garden and allowed a lot of play with the young kids.  At another stop we connected with 3 young men "hanging out" and gradually built enough trust to share the love of Jesus with them and challenge them to seriously consider God and a relationship with Him.  There were many other experiences and it all was quite life-changing from many of the participants.  another great thing this week is the interweaving and meshing of our group with the Red Deer Crossroads group.  It is going very well, with all open to sharing and being used as best they can be while here.  It is a pleasure leading and working with this group of men, and of course Cathy.

For those praying please raise up Glen who has a touch of stomach illness as well as Cathy's continued back weakness, though she did have a  good day today.  Tomorrow and Sunday are rest days, with a market trip in the morning followed by the beach in the afternoon.  Danny I think is going to join the worship team in the afternoon then on Sunday, and Cec is preaching and bringing a word the Lord has given him on Sunday morning.  Many have shared devotions and been challenged in many ways and it is fun to see everyone stretched, even the oldest of us old dogs, Ian.  Sunday we're off for "goat & Coke" in the evening at a local restaurant then Monday night are several HAM house dedications to participate in which will also be a great blessing to be able to participate in.

That's it for now.  We pray you are all well too.  God Bless...

Chris & Cathy & Team