A Typical Saturday

 

A special “hi” to all of you from Haiti… where the weather is warm and the sun shines most of the time! I know it has been awhile since I did a blog.. sometimes the inspiration to do one just doesn’t strike me!

Well and inspiration struck yesterday…. so I decided to act upon it and take some pictures while on duty.

Yesterday was Saturday and since I was on duty I could not sleep in like I normally enjoy doing on a Saturday!  I was responsible to ring the “get up and get out” bell at 6:00 AM.

I was downstairs before 6:00 so I could get a head start on my work load.. There are two water jugs outside that I filled with fresh water and a chunk of ice. The jugs are placed on a shelf that Don made and painted especially for them. This is where the girls get water to drink anytime they want during the day.

Next I got the cleaning buckets ready for the girls and set out the items that they needed to do laundry. Before breakfast the girls each have morning chores to do (except on their days off) . They are in charge of cleaning their dorms, helping in the kitchen, and doing laundry.  They also rake the yard and pick up trash on a daily basis.

Presently, there are 17 energetic girls here…. The girls usually greet me with smiling faces and a cheery “bonjou” (good morning). I like to give the girls a morning kiss and ask them how their night was… They seem to love the special attention and cooperate very well for me. (most times!)

After their breakfast of Haitian coffee and rolls they start the big job of washing their hair and combing it. I took several pictures of this procedure! The “lesiv”  laundry area is a busy place on Saturday mornings.

 

 

After they wash their hair they sit out in the Anba Pisla and comb each other’s hair.

 

 

I found a bit of time to mix together a batch of my version of homemade donuts.. … I used my butterhorn recipe and they turned out rather tasty!

 

I took the opportunity to “pop” a donut hole into the girls’ mouths while they were patiently waiting as their hair was being combed… :)

Every Saturday for lunch one of our native workers prepares Haitian spaghetti for everyone to eat. The Haitian spaghetti is different from Italian spaghetti and is different from what we’ve been used to in the states but it is good. The girls love to eat it with ketchup and mayonaise!! What a combination!!

Karlee loves water… and  took the opportunity to play with the hose yesterday.  I managed to snap a few pictures of her… in spite of her dislike of posing… :)

She ended up having her bath outside…

Don and Dale have been working hard at getting the school ready for the ten new little girls. Tomorrow is the first day of school here in Haiti. The ten “little” girls will be having school within the walls of our compound and will be taught by a native school teacher. The older girls will be going to school “outside”.

Don redid some shelving for the office of the school… and Dale painted them.

By last evening the school room was almost ready to be inhabited!

Thanks for visiting our blog.. I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Continue to pray for as we serve God here!

With lots of love,

Karole for the Weaver family