Container

H2H has a great (& rare!!) opportunity to send a container to our compound in Haiti.  Much of the container is already full of items needed for the Children's Home & School but we have a bit of space left and Pastor Luc & his wife, Elna, have requested a few additional items; sewing machines, sergers, sewing material, industrial kitchen appliances, etc.

If you'd like to help, here's what we still need:

- Donations of sewing machines, sergers & sewing material (in good shape, as we don't have the ability to repair them in Haiti)

-  Donate money to help us purchase kitchen appliances & pay for the cost of the container

You can make your donation on H2H's website (www.hearttohearthaiti.com) and click "donate" on the right side of the home page.  You can then use your credit card via PayPal to donate and there is a "memo" section where you can let us know what the donation is for.

Please let me know if you have items to donate (I'll let you know where you can send them) or if you have questions.

Thank you in advance!!!

A week of fun with friends

This past week we hosted a team led by Roger (President of H2H).  Roger was my team leader when I first came to H2H in 2005 and this week brought back many memories for me of my first experience in Haiti.  The team consisted of several old friends (including some other H2H board-members); Shawna, Colleen, Wayne & Rachael.  We also got to meet some new friends; Andrew, Melody, Jill & Quinn.  They spent most of their time connecting with the kids & leaders of H2H but they squeezed in some other activities as well.  Here are some shots of them throughout the week.

Wayne & Andrew working on the horn of the truck:

 A caravan of 3 trucks (99 people!) went to the beach for the afternoon...

...and Jelani had his first claustrophobic moment!

Shawna had 2 seminars with the church community.  One taught us about personality types & how we can better relate with each other.  It was recorded by a local radio station and has been aired several times a day since so everyone is talking about what personality they have and what personality they wished their spouse had, LOL :)  The other seminar taught us about anxiety and how to reduce stress naturally.  Here is a picture of Shawna & Luc demonstrating how to reduce muscle tension by flexing each muscle group separately... they are currently demonstrating the "bum burn"...

...and here are some of the church members respectfully laughing at their Pastor! 

Hasannah had a few firsts this week as well.  She got sick from seafood and she flew off the merry-go-round... at least we got a cute picture before she took flight!

Happy Bouyon Day!

Today is Agriculture Day in Haiti and traditionally it is celebrated by making Bouyon (aka Haitian stew) using the root vegetables grown locally.  It is also a day off of school... what could be better for 100 kids than having the day off of school & eating a big bowl of goat bouyon for dinner!?!  It was a great day and here are some pictures.

The professionals tried to teach Maily to skip.

 

Hasannah, Komsly & Roodlay patiently waited their turn to get their ankles hit by the rope :)

Shella loved playing marbles & not having to braid her hair.

 

Djefarah pretended she was a Queen & didn't have to walk in the hot sun.

Anyday is a good day for a mango but it's extra sweat on Agriculture Day... according to Domeline anyways.

 Zachary proved he is a true Haitian... able to play soccer and eat a mango at the same time!

Jelani spent the morning with his god-mother, Rosena... she even let him dangle his feet dangerously over the edge of the balcony!

And most importantly, we made 3 huge pots of Bouyon...

...and every plate got a generous portion of goat! 

It was a fun day for all and an early night for most!  Happy Bouyon Day :)