THIS IS FROM FRIDAY
It was a great day for another great life experience here in Haiti at the construction site of the house we are rebuilding. Family life in Haiti continues all round us on the construction site with children sitting with us and socializing, clothes being washed for the PID Group and dinner being prepared on a small stove (makeshift) right next to where we are throwing rocks (chain gang style to one another in a line) along with passing buckets of concrete being prepared by hand in front of the house. We have met a lot of characters working with us that are great to work with building the house. Scott Seiler has assumed the responsibility of tutoring all of us on the fine art of throwing buckets of concrete to each other. We actually now have it down to a science. We all have our war wounds now with nicked shins from errant tosses of buckets as well as empty buckets hitting my head at the same time. Life is going well with the youngest of the group, Trevor Pituck out working us all. In my case, I blame on youth being on his side, but his work ethic is impressive never the less.
Our day end
ed with our PID coordinator, Maxim Genault, inviting us to meet his family (brothers and sisters and parents. Maxim is one of the most mature 20 years old I have ever encountered. To see 10 people (2 adults and 8 children) as one happy family unit in a (2) two room house is pretty remarkable. His Mom was not feeling well and sleeping on the small front porch, still no complaining, she got up at Maxim’s prodding for a family picture of all who were present during our short visit (see Picture of Maxim’s family). Overall, to see the love that Maxim has for his family was just a great encounter for all of us present.
The one thing we have all learned to yell out and laugh at with all the workers at the site is fatique or as they say it in Creole “fatigay”. Nice to see that we all have a similar word for tired. Heat and humidity are not our friends. We just enjoy the fresh breeze that comes along during our respite under the few palm trees where we sit for our breaks. God is with us here in Haiti.
