A week and a half ago, my Dad, my brother Timothy and Glen Yoder came back from a strenuous week in Haiti. They left on the 14th, spent Sunday with Pastor Bruce, and arrived in the mountains that evening. The purpose of the trip was to get as much of the foundation of the house laid as was possible. God really blessed them and prospered the work, and by Thursday night, they had accomplished all that Papa thought they could get done in the week. So they were able to do a little more than what they thought was possible! I have a lot of pictures to share; thanks to Papa and Timothy. If you want to see the pictures bigger, just click on them.
One of the first jobs was to cut down a dead palm that was messing up the view.
Foundation walls going up, and Michael clearing the space for the basement floor.
Looking from the front of the building – see where the basement door will be on the back left?
One of the inner basement walls done.
The floor leveled and graveled.
Laying up the other two inner basement walls.
Almost ready to pour the basement floor.
Looking in the basement door… Timothy is finishing the concrete.
Straight in the basement door – you can see the septic lid, they lifted it out and Michael was able to go in to take apart the forms from pouring that cap.
The block windows in the basement for ventilation; Papa laid those in with re-bar and plenty of cement. They are pretty fragile blocks.
The end of the house closest to the fence.
Pouring the foundation walls full of concrete…
The foundation walls done, and the basement door installed.
Filling in between the walls…
The foundation is done!
Glen, Timothy, and the Haitian crew. Papa took the picture, and I don’t know where Michael was at the time. Those men worked really hard, and did a great job!
Of course, you have to date it!
From the road above…
You can see the back of the house, but not the front. That makes me happy!
At the end of the week, Papa found Michael’s tarantula that had gone missing from his room earlier in the week… in his carry-on. Thinking back, Papa realized that was what he had brushed off his arm one night, it had been too dark to see…
Michael with his pet… the critters eat roaches. Don’t YOU want one?
Timothy wanted to hold it, do you see it waving Hi with its leg? (Friendly little thing.)
Glen decided to brave his natural dislike of spiders and have a go at it too. He was fine till it started crawling around his neck, then Michael was obliged to take it back again. 🙂
That is all the news for now, folks! Thanks for checking in and being interested in the work. Papa plans on going down the 19th to help Michael pour the floor. If you do concrete work, or want to help with that, please let us know. It is a blessing to have others pitch in and help with all the work that is to be done. God bless you, and please keep praying for us and the work God has called us to do. Pray that through our lives many Haitians would come to know and serve our great God.
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