Friday, July 11, 2008
Day 3
Today was another painting day led by Wayne. He has about 5-6 helpers at any one time. They are McKenzie, Courtney, Lauren, Lexi, John and Wayne's wife Sue.They finished painting the outside of the school house and most of the inside too. They will be done tomorrow. Tomorrow we will also start building another school room. It will be more like a tent than an actual school room ,but they need it for pre-k .
VBS is going great and today they sang songs from the CD that Amanda made and they loved making the maracas from the paper plates. We also hung a new door on the school house and patched up a lot of the block wall that was starting to break away. We are finishing very fast.
They keep telling me how grateful they are for us!! That is very cool, I am so happy that we are able to make that much of an impact on all these kids. Without Three Angels, these kids would be out on the street begging just for a glass of water.
We also had a visitor tonight, his name was John Paul and he works for St. Vincent's Home for the Disabled. He had no arms or legs and is a painter. He paints with prosthetics that he got when he came to the United States. A lot of us bought some of his work, he is a very amazing man with a great gift that God has given to him.
That's all for now...more later.
VBS is going great and today they sang songs from the CD that Amanda made and they loved making the maracas from the paper plates. We also hung a new door on the school house and patched up a lot of the block wall that was starting to break away. We are finishing very fast.
They keep telling me how grateful they are for us!! That is very cool, I am so happy that we are able to make that much of an impact on all these kids. Without Three Angels, these kids would be out on the street begging just for a glass of water.
We also had a visitor tonight, his name was John Paul and he works for St. Vincent's Home for the Disabled. He had no arms or legs and is a painter. He paints with prosthetics that he got when he came to the United States. A lot of us bought some of his work, he is a very amazing man with a great gift that God has given to him.
That's all for now...more later.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Day 2
Today, the group got to the orphanage around 8am. There was a lot of work to be done and the majority of 
the day was spent moving rock to make room and a nicer surface for the kids to play on outside. It was very tiring work and they are all exhausted tonight.
They also painted the school rooms, fixed drawers in the kitchen and built some shelves in the Nanny's closets.
Katie Wiening led a wonderful VBS(Vacation Bible School) program for the kids that was created by Amanda from PCC, who was supposed to be there now, but couldn't go because of medical issues. I know that all her work is greatly appreciated and I heard that the kids had SO much fun and loved singing all the songs and doing the activities and crafts. There were 21 kids between the ages of 2-7 that live at the orphanage that participated in the VBS. Most of the women helped out with the program and had lots of fun.
The group left around 4pm and were driven to the local market where they shopped for snacks.
Then, back to the guest house for dinner, devotional and then relaxation.
There may be a storm tonight and the power keeps going out, so it's quite hot and the Internet has been down for a while.
The group brought a donation of a stander, chair and bath chair to a 4 yr old girl named Stephania who has Cerebal Palsy. Today, she was able to use the donations. She loved sitting in the chair and using the walker. Joey and Kelli helped her walk, which is something that she is just learning to do. She has been at the orphanage since she was a baby.
By the way, they were told today that Parkway is the largest financial contributor to Three Angels Orphanage and that they are one of only two churches who send missionaries there to help out. There are other medical missions that help out in the clinic, but nothing like they are doing now. So, they greatly appreciate Parkway and all the people who are willing to sacrifice their time and use their skills and talents for their benefit.
Way to Go Parkway!!!! (LOVE, learn and lead)
-Michele
the day was spent moving rock to make room and a nicer surface for the kids to play on outside. It was very tiring work and they are all exhausted tonight.They also painted the school rooms, fixed drawers in the kitchen and built some shelves in the Nanny's closets.
Katie Wiening led a wonderful VBS(Vacation Bible School) program for the kids that was created by Amanda from PCC, who was supposed to be there now, but couldn't go because of medical issues. I know that all her work is greatly appreciated and I heard that the kids had SO much fun and loved singing all the songs and doing the activities and crafts. There were 21 kids between the ages of 2-7 that live at the orphanage that participated in the VBS. Most of the women helped out with the program and had lots of fun.
The group left around 4pm and were driven to the local market where they shopped for snacks.
Then, back to the guest house for dinner, devotional and then relaxation.
There may be a storm tonight and the power keeps going out, so it's quite hot and the Internet has been down for a while.
The group brought a donation of a stander, chair and bath chair to a 4 yr old girl named Stephania who has Cerebal Palsy. Today, she was able to use the donations. She loved sitting in the chair and using the walker. Joey and Kelli helped her walk, which is something that she is just learning to do. She has been at the orphanage since she was a baby.
By the way, they were told today that Parkway is the largest financial contributor to Three Angels Orphanage and that they are one of only two churches who send missionaries there to help out. There are other medical missions that help out in the clinic, but nothing like they are doing now. So, they greatly appreciate Parkway and all the people who are willing to sacrifice their time and use their skills and talents for their benefit.
Way to Go Parkway!!!! (LOVE, learn and lead)
-Michele
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Day 1
Today was a very tiring day. We got in late to Miami last night and most didn't sleep but an hour or so. We are all very tired but we pressed on and made it to the guest house in time for lunch. After a little rest we went to the Orphanage. I would say that for the new people it was very eye opening to see what the conditions are here both in the orphanage and the overall country. We did not do much today but plan for tomorrow to actually start working. We will be painting the school inside and out, painting the bunk beds, building shelving, building another school room plus many other projects that I will let you know about later.
Back to Haiti!
Well, it's time again for another trip to Haiti. This time, there are 23 people going, with most of them from Parkway Christian Church and some from Christ's Church of the Valley.
We arrived at the church, where they were to be picked up by a bus that would drive them to the airport. We got there at 10am, expecting them to leave within 30min or so. Well, that didn't happen.
As usually happens on mission trips, there was a slight bump in the road. When the bus arrived, the driver noticed that it was leaking gasoline!
So, a new bus was called, but didn't arrive until more than an hour later. We were starting to think we might have to load up misc. cars with people and luggage and drive them ourselves! But, just in time, God provided another bus and they were on their way at about 11:30.
They were a little concerned that they would miss the 1:30pm flight, but after some running and a little stress, they made it to their first of 3 flights.
They left Phoenix and arrived in Dallas, where they had to sit on the plane because of rain. Then, they flew to Miami where they had to spend the next few hours trying to get a little rest before the last flight to Haiti early the next morning. I think that about half of them slept in the chairs at the gate, while the others toughed it out and stayed up all night.
They left early this morning for Port Au Prince and although I haven't heard from them yet, assume that they arrived safely and are now at the orphanage.
I will get more info tonight so check back again for updates.
I will also try to post some pics, but I'm having issues with trying to download them, so wish me luck!
Until later....
Michele
We arrived at the church, where they were to be picked up by a bus that would drive them to the airport. We got there at 10am, expecting them to leave within 30min or so. Well, that didn't happen.
As usually happens on mission trips, there was a slight bump in the road. When the bus arrived, the driver noticed that it was leaking gasoline!
So, a new bus was called, but didn't arrive until more than an hour later. We were starting to think we might have to load up misc. cars with people and luggage and drive them ourselves! But, just in time, God provided another bus and they were on their way at about 11:30.
They were a little concerned that they would miss the 1:30pm flight, but after some running and a little stress, they made it to their first of 3 flights.
They left Phoenix and arrived in Dallas, where they had to sit on the plane because of rain. Then, they flew to Miami where they had to spend the next few hours trying to get a little rest before the last flight to Haiti early the next morning. I think that about half of them slept in the chairs at the gate, while the others toughed it out and stayed up all night.
They left early this morning for Port Au Prince and although I haven't heard from them yet, assume that they arrived safely and are now at the orphanage.
I will get more info tonight so check back again for updates.
I will also try to post some pics, but I'm having issues with trying to download them, so wish me luck!
Until later....
Michele
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