The deJonge Rents were in town!

Mom & Dad deJonge came and visited here in Haiti for a week and then we headed over to the DR for a week. We had a great time with them. I think they were a little overwhelmed at first but they got the hang of it. We also spent many a night playing Settlers with Dad, don't worry we put him in his place despite what he may tell you :)

Here we are up at Fort Jacques, Mom & Dad's fist day here, they look a little tense don't they?

Mom painting with Wisly and Guerdson

Dad and Samuel building me a little shelf for supplies in the office
And the two newest additions to the family, Droppie & Dukey, this when we first got them three weeks ago and they've already grown a ton!
Doing homework after school... not always their own....
Samuel with his niece Natalie
Kindergarten children after they made their crowns

A typical sighting here on the street

A glimpse of the streets in Port au Prince

Visitors

So I think that this is almost it.... some touch ups need to be done and some more little things painted but the majority is almost done. Thanks to Andrew, Sherri and Nicole for the original design and for the team members who made changes and suggestions to improve the look!
Cadeau, Samuel and Randy posing for the camera... you can see Port au Prince and a little bit of the ocean and the mountains in the background.Erin Kottelenberg and Jaron Gritter came for a little visit. Mostly to let us destroy them in Cities and Knights :) but we got a bit of work done while they were hereWe gave the school a total cleaning, stained a bunch of benches and tables, cemented the back corner for a waiting area for the clinic, painted some more of the school and organized all of the school supplies.The guys helped us out HUGE as well..... staining the benches while we cleaned the inside... almost ready for school on Monday!If you ever need anything organized or cleaned just call Erin... the before picture of the closet...The after Picture....

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a Blessed Christmas from all of the staff at

École Chrétienne Adoration!

Randy doing a devotion on "The King is coming" at our closing assembly. Below is a picture of all the students and parents who attended. At the assembly awards were given as well as their report cards for the first and second controle.
Giving out awards to children who were never late or never absent, put forth the best effort as well as 1st place in each class.

The Kindergarten children showing off their Christmas artwork
And.... Santa even comes to Haiti... we're not sure how well the sleigh works where there is no snow... although it almost looks white here with all the dust, it's been over a month since the last rain!

Random Pics

Beach Bums... just showing how hard we worked last week!

The Kindergarten children learning their J, K, L Lining up for the singing of the national anthem

This ones for Anita

About a hundred or more people and garbage trucks and backhoes drove down the schools road today and cleaned up a pile of garbage, they were from the mayors office

Before Last and Last work day

The almost finished product Ed paintin it up
All the kids put their handprints on the wall

Peter in charge of the handwashing station

Sandy helping the kids with their handprints

The Amazing team!


The pre-almost finished product

Barry attempting to cut out the tree trunk.... it took a good part of the day to conquer that one



The painters painting the wall while the guys prepare the concrete

Mixing the concrete while the school kids supervise from the road

Day 4... still going at it!

The basketball court that the men are re-cementing tomorrow

Henry working on the new desk in the office Sandy brightening up the school
The children at the school just sharing some love

Dr. Ed putting a splint a on a little girls ankle

day 3 of work

Maman Manise enjoying her new counter! Bob building some more tables and benches
Adria sprucing up the school with some paint

1 man working, 3 watching... that's pretty standard isn't it?

Some of the team members.... and others

A bunch of the guys helping out with the painting Peter working hard
Gwen and Ed working together.... or trying to work together :) Good Father, daughter comradeship

Sandy hanging out with the children during recreation
Barry and Rob working hard together

The Before and In Progress

We've got a team of 10 joining us for the next week. They all arrived safely on the weekend. 4 from Abbotsford B.C. and 6 from Canada. We are having a GREAT time with them. Just thougt I'd post two pictures to show you the progress they've made in two days! Please pray that we may continue to have a blessed week together and that the work may be enjoyable and the fellowship sweet, and that God's love may shine through it all.
After today: Before they arrived: