Today is the first day of the month, and we met with people at Good Rest Mission to plan together what we will work on this month:
1. Carl will be tearing down an old outhouse and rebuilding it as a trash incinerator. (I am glad he is doing this job and not me!)
2. We will be rearranging the things that have accumulated on site and moving junk out of the way. This is a huge job! We will also be looking into how to buy trees and to replant to make the campus more beautiful. We are trying to find trees that will work as both shade trees and will provide food.
3. I will be teaching an English class twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays. I will also be having craft time with the little kids every Saturday and during the week as time allows.
4. We will inventory everything in the food storage room (not that much right now) and see how we can build up a food storage so that we do not run out at the end of every month. I checked the storage room last week, and there was one day when they only had enough food for the next day. We need to get the proper paperwork and then we can officially apply to more local organizations for food support. I don't want to rely on that, even though we need it right now. Carl and I are researching ways to start a chicken farm and/or Tilapia farm. Other local organizations have done so. I want to set up systems where Good Rest Mission can become self-reliant.
5. We have to get the kids ready for school. We have 52 kids on site that are going to school on Sept. 4th, and more in the village here that have sponsors through Children's Heritage. The people here like to dress up and look nice, they wear very fancy dresses and shoes to church and to school. We need 25 pairs of girl's shoes and 27 boy' shoes. A HUGE thanks to Temecula Dance Company for helping us to accomplish this, they are sponsoring a shoe fundraiser beginning on August 4th. Shoes here in Haiti are very expensive, it is about $25 for a used pair! We also have to pay school enrollment fees, buy books, and buy material for them to make their school uniforms. This will be a very busy month!
I hope we can accomplish everything that we have planned!
1. Carl will be tearing down an old outhouse and rebuilding it as a trash incinerator. (I am glad he is doing this job and not me!)
2. We will be rearranging the things that have accumulated on site and moving junk out of the way. This is a huge job! We will also be looking into how to buy trees and to replant to make the campus more beautiful. We are trying to find trees that will work as both shade trees and will provide food.
3. I will be teaching an English class twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays. I will also be having craft time with the little kids every Saturday and during the week as time allows.
4. We will inventory everything in the food storage room (not that much right now) and see how we can build up a food storage so that we do not run out at the end of every month. I checked the storage room last week, and there was one day when they only had enough food for the next day. We need to get the proper paperwork and then we can officially apply to more local organizations for food support. I don't want to rely on that, even though we need it right now. Carl and I are researching ways to start a chicken farm and/or Tilapia farm. Other local organizations have done so. I want to set up systems where Good Rest Mission can become self-reliant.
5. We have to get the kids ready for school. We have 52 kids on site that are going to school on Sept. 4th, and more in the village here that have sponsors through Children's Heritage. The people here like to dress up and look nice, they wear very fancy dresses and shoes to church and to school. We need 25 pairs of girl's shoes and 27 boy' shoes. A HUGE thanks to Temecula Dance Company for helping us to accomplish this, they are sponsoring a shoe fundraiser beginning on August 4th. Shoes here in Haiti are very expensive, it is about $25 for a used pair! We also have to pay school enrollment fees, buy books, and buy material for them to make their school uniforms. This will be a very busy month!
I hope we can accomplish everything that we have planned!
I visited a a program called Double Harvest. they raise chickens and fish. Perhaps you can get a tap tap to take you out there. not a bad ride, at the base of the mountains. here is the info:
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DOUBLE HARVEST
55 South Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Telephone: (440) 714-1694
Email: info@DoubleHarvest.org