Today was my first experience with the water purification system installation. Jeff and I decided to stretch ourselves and do something other than construction. The assembly of the systems went very quickly and we were ready to get started distributing them to the designated families. Keith Woodard did the first installation, then we looked up and the other translator and a good chunk of the team were off at another home. I instructed the next installation after only hearing the presentation one time. Thank goodness for translator Alex, who filled in the gaps. It was so precious to pray for these families. One young lady asked us to pray about persecution. That was touching as we hear on the news about the governmental desires to deport all of the Haitian refugees. Mary Oliver entertained the children with coloring sheets, necklaces and bracelets, and manicures. Mary even got her nails painted by Jessica. After installing twelve systems, Alex took us on a tour of the batey prior to lunch. We completed the remaining eight installations after lunch, including one at the school. We traveled from house to house with our ever growing entourage of children. We had help from young ladies from Schriener University. They were very helpful and enjoyed blowing bubbles with the children. Lousia, the batey health coordinator, asked if we could give our lunch leftovers to the children, which we enthusiastically agreed. Mary and I helped make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. We loved being able to share our lunch with the children. It was a very good day!!
Susan Spencer
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