Last night we had a quiet New Years Eve with some friends & family - mostly playing games and just chatting. It struck me as I went to bed that it was really nice to just have some unscheduled "down time" without thinking about what needs to be done, or what is happening somewhere else. I think that will be one of my new years resolutions!
Before I think anymore about 2017 I want to share a bit about what's been going on at H2H the past few months.... and thank you for helping to make it happen!
The repairs to H2H's compound have been completed and we are now working on increasing security. We are raising the external walls by a few feet, adding barbed wire to the perimeter, building a security tower at the entrance and revamping our security protocols to include night security.
We are continuing to do food giveaways with the Manna Packs - most recently giving each of the H2H students a bundle to take home to their families.
We are also giving away sheet metal (to replace roofs), garden kits (including tools, corn & black bean seeds) and pairs of chicken/rooster.
Hundreds of people in the mountain communities surrounding Grande Goave have received these items and they are so grateful! Now that the initial shock of the Hurricane has passed, the realization of what was destroyed has set in. People are fearful of the coming months because they are anticipating very scarce perishable goods, expensive non-perishable goods and water born disease... not to mention the pending election results!
Please pray that God will bless these seeds and laying chickens and that 2017 will be brighter than projected!
Thank you again to all who have so generously supported H2H this year!
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