We're now in the swing of things!

Here is a quick update on just some of the great things that are happening here...


Well, we've been here now for 4 weeks and have fully settled into our new home.  The weather is a warm 90 degrees and there is plenty of humidity.  Escape is impossible so we have found that sprawling out in front of the fans at the end of the day is a good break.

This is a view of the town from a fisherman's jetty

This is the road we travel everyday to town

...and this is how he rolls!

Our first 3 weeks were spent visiting old friends, making new ones, and getting acquainted with the town. 

Jacob, our local Haitian brother, was one of the first of our friends that welcomed us with a huge smile and many hugs!

The slower pace of life here is great, just will take a while to get used to…everything takes a LONG time to get accomplished.  We have to set aside a whole afternoon just to go to the bank.

We found that if you leave more than an inch of space between you and the person in front of you in any line someone will cut in front of you...it's quite comical.

Robin and the baby are doing great.  We went into a local, American run, health clinic to check out there facilities in case Robin needed any care.  The place is great and we asked if we could hear the baby's heartbeat.  They grabbed the machine and 5 minutes later we heard the beautiful heartbeat!  The doctor looked at us with a smile and said it sounds very healthy...so good to hear!

I began a men's Bible study last week and it's going very well.  The guys are eager to learn and have many questions.

Kervens, Maya, Jacob, & Junior are four of the young, up-and-coming leaders in this community that attend the study.

Robin and Melissa got mobbed when they began to share a short story with some children in the countryside.

Robin and the girls started their children's ministry where they teach stories from the Bible and then teach them how they can tell the stories...this helps with remembering and spreading the stories

This little girl was the first to retell the story of creation...it went great!

Afterwards, they just had fun singing and dancing.

The second water well is underway.  Prior to the digging, the community gathered to thank God for providing water and to sing Him a song.  It was very touching.

The well should be finished next week, depending on the rain.  We will then build a housing facility around it to protect the generator and storage tank.  Before we know it, we'll be pumping 3-5000 gallons of fresh drinking water into a community that currently has to walk quite a distance for contaminated water.  

Its great to be moving forward with all that God has pressed on our hearts for this community.  We pray that we are able to genuinely express the love of Jesus as we are engaging each person that we meet through these various activities.  Thanks for your prayers!