March 4, 2011

Update letter from Don & Doris:

After the last team left we decided to go up the Mountain it had been over six
month since we had been up there.

We were there from Friday to Thursday. We didn’t intend on
staying that long but felt it necessary. For the first two days all we did was
sleep and rest, of course clean it up when we first came. Dad opened the door
while I was getting some things out of the van. He said, there is something
wrong with the floor but that’s okay you can walk on it.
So I laid my things down picked up the broom and walked across the room. A huge
popping sound - I thought I was going through the floor! The tile had heaved.
Didn’t know if it was a tree root under the house or just what. It had been
raining and the house was so muddy from tracking in nothing to wipe your feet on…… want to hear anymore? The door would hardly open so we could
slide through and it became worse so Dad had to take up some tile. Many were
loose and the more we walked the worse it became. At this point we’ve taken up
31 and many more are loose….. Believe it was because of the sun coming in the
window in the afternoon. We had decided not to cover the windows since the
break-in a few years ago. We found if they tried to look in and found nothing
they wouldn’t break in.
Brought lots of food. Huge cooler of ice. Rueben and Hilliare came up Monday
with the Toyota and changed with us as they had to pick up people at the airport
with the van. The Toyota has been under {construction} the fan belt broke and
the radiator blew. This all happened while we were still in the States. He found
the brakes were completely worn out. It’s 11 years old. Rueben took it down
where they knew how to replace the plastic pieces with metal in the radiator
after we returned and had new brake shoes put on.

This was the first time we had used it and Rueben wanted to have the tires
changed before he brought it up to us. They arrived around 11:00. I Asked if
they were hungry. Ruben swirled around embarrassed as he said no, but we could
eat before we leave…. We had a good time talking. Also they along with Swe (the
young man who looks after our place when he is there, went over and talked with
the fellow that cut down some of our trees and promised him that if there was a
next time he would be put in prison. Later took some tooth brushes and paste
over to them.
We had a good time talking as they sat down to our little card table (dressed
up as much as possible) to a little meal we prepared. (sorry no picture of the
boys maybe next time.)
They returned with the heavy things like the empty barrel we brought water in
and the huge cooler etc. When they left with tear coming in my eyes, I said Dad, It’s nice to be so very cared for.

Even though it was very cold and damp and only a card table and straight chairs
to sit on, oh and a two burner gas plate Dad bought for us when we first came to
Haiti we had a great time - wonderful time in the Lord as he spoke to our
hearts. Also he has given us (me) strength to go on and the ability to stand up
to some existing problems.
We are always so blessed up there.
May God Bless all of you.

I'M TRYING TO FIND SOME PICTURES! I'LL KEEP LOOKING