We are now back from Bouva with the medical team, where we had our first ever clinic in Grande Savande & it turned out to be HUGE... a bit scary at times with the crowd control (which was my responsibility... opps!!!) but overall a great success!

Along with the medical team was an Artist who worked with the older boys to update our mural... it was sad to see the old one go but it was starting to peel so it was definitely time for a face lift.  The boys were nervous at first but they quickly took ownership of the project and made Carol (the artist) very proud!

 

   

The medical team has now gone and in it's place is Darcy's construction team from Alberta.  They are moving the two large tents (that served as our temporary Guesthouse & children's Dining Hall after the earthquake).  They have already moved one of the tents to Foche and we leave tomorrow morning to take the other one to Bouva.  They have worked long hours in the sun (or worse, under the tents!) and are looking forward to having the wind in their hair during the drive tomorrow.

PS... Hasannah is completely hooked on Haitian fried chicken... spices and all!

Medical Team

We have had a medical team here for just over a week & they have been busy doing mobile medical clinic in Grande Goave and remote villages nearby.  As always the clinics have been awesome & greatly appreciated by the community.  Here are a few shots taken during the clinics:

 

 

As many of the team are veterans they took full advantage of their minimal spare time to hang out with their Haitian friends.  Here is Enorck & Henri Claude getting their first ever snorkling lesson from one of the doctors!

 
We are leaving tomorrow for another round of clinics in Northern Haiti so tonight we celebrated Valentine's Day with the kids a day early... hot chocolate & sweet bread has become an annual treat and this year it was accompanied by special Valentines candies from the team.

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Well, I'm officially back online & have made a New Years Resolution to keep my blog updated weekly... if anyone wants to volunteer to keep me accountable on this I'm still looking for someone who can crack a whip!

These past few months have been busy for Renel & I... we spent a few weeks with my family in Canada over the holidays, celebrated Hasannah's 1 year birthday and are looking forward to becoming a family of 4 in July!   

We have also been busy at H2H with holiday celebrations, new kids & a time of preparation for the upcoming teams.  One of the highlights of this holiday season was buying & handing out Christmas presents to all of the H2H kids... thanks to a very generous sponsor through H2H's gift catalogue!  Each child in the home got a personalized gift bag containing; clothes, perfume, soap, cream, candy, hair accessories & toys.  It was so much fun!

We also had a blast handing out food hampers to the school kids & at our annual Christmas Banquet but you'll have to wait for your January newsletter to arrive to get the pictures for that... they are in the mail now & include a letter from your sponsor child.