Teaching has been going very well and I really enjoy my class. The kids are getting into their routines and we are having a lot of fun. I am realizing more and more though, how difficult it is for some of them that are coming from the French schools to make the adjustment. Some of them are still becoming comfortable working in groups, which is taboo in the schools they are coming from. Either way, the students are excited to be at school and I am having a blast teaching them.
The ESL (English as a Second Language) started up this week and I am teaching the level 3 class. I currently only have three students signed up and only two that have shown up, but this is Haiti. I am sure soon I will have more of a class, as everything seems to start slower here. My students are a lot of fun and I always find a lot of joy in teaching English.
At H.E.R.O. we have been busy with so much. As we hire staff, register children, raise funds, set-up internship programs, make connections, fix our car, and somedays just try to get the simplest task done, we can see how this process is a day by day, step by step adventure. Having the realization that things will happen when they should and keeping our focus on getting kids off the streets has been what gets us through and keeps us going somedays. It is rewarding work and I am so proud to be a part of it.
Outside of all of these things, I am finding myself enjoying my life in Haiti a lot and like I have said before it is home to me. I have found a church here in English that is very international and really gets to the heart of Haiti and what is going on here.
Please keep Haiti in your prayers, as I could never express to you the amount of need that exists in this country. It is such a blessing that I have the opportunity to be here during this time and the daily lessons I learn here I will take with me for the rest of my life. The Lord continues to care for me every day and the blessings never stop flowing. Thank you for all of your support over the years and please keep me updated on your lives as well.
Here are some pictures from the public school we partner with and the new property we are renting in Delmas 95, Port-au-Prince that will soon house street kids and orphans and eventually volunteer groups as well. Some of the pictures were taken by the kids themselves and I am hoping to start some sort of photography class for the kids there in the future.
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