Our second day

Dear family and friends,
Our second day in Haiti has been extremely memorable. We started off with a wonderful morning worship and devotion on laboring and doing God's work. Afterwards, we formed 4 different teams to work on the various projects to help NVM:

1) Housing project: 13 of our teammates are helping to build homes for long-term missionaries and full-time Haitian doctors at the clinic. The materials were donated by an organization in the US, and today we hung plywood walls, set in window trims, and hung ceiling walls. We are working along side a team of 9 students and ministry leaders from CRU in the University of Maine.

2) Fence project: 8 of our teammates are setting up a fence on one side of the camp to prevent farming animals from wandering on. It's a tough job pounding in posts and stakes and stretching wire fencing, but the team is making great progress under Farmer Bill's guidance and direction.

3) Mechanics garage project: 6 of our teammates are helping NVM's Haitian Mechanic set up his garage. It involves building some parts shelves, making a tool shadow-board, and moving some heavy equipment from the old location.

4) Energy conservation project: 2 of our teammates are working with the NVM staff to collect data on the camp's energy usage and making recommendations on the most efficient use of resources. It's a project that will have lasting impact on the ministry.

We will try to post pictures tomorrow, but hopefully this gives you an idea of how we are laboring for the Lord and his people. We also continue to play with the children during recess and even accepted a challenge by the NVM Haitian staff for a good old fashion soccer game this evening.  We The American's lost, but we played very well and were impressed by our friends!

Blessings!  And please keep us in your prayers!