Happy Thanksgiving ..

Well what a day we had yesterday -- Jen and I agreed when we finally laid down in our beds that the day seemed like it had been 3 days compacted into one. And I told her -- we should probably expect every day to seem as long... Simply because so much happens here in Haiti. We are just taking a quick break now between filming so we can charge the batteries. It is so strange to think that if we were home we would be preparing for Thanksgiving. I would probably be up with mom getting food ready, the house prepared for family... I thought I would be overwhelmed with sadness today... but I am not. YET. I think Christmas will be harder. Thanksgiving is not too big of a deal here in Grand Goave it seems. Life goes on as normal... we visited the English class outside today. The classrooms are being worked on so Jessica and her class are meeting under the church roof. It's so different than one might imagine. Completely different than our North American way of life. But it is so neat to watch what the people are learning and putting into practice here.

I am excited to see what the rest of today will bring. Jennifer is so fun to watch. She comes alive as she works on these interviews and getting every angle for the filming. I just enjoy watching her. I wish I could help more but I do feel so inadequate. It will be fun to see the finished project.

Outside there is much noise! Hammering and drills and saws. There is a group of men working on construction of the 2nd story of this mission house and a 2nd story to the school building. It's amazing to see how much progress takes place every single day. The men work so hard. And it moves along.

I better get back to Jennifer and see what else we need to do today! Keep praying for us. It is fun and exciting but it does take a lot of energy. Pray for the people here as well... that God will continue to strengthen them as they do their work.

I love sitting here in the computer room. I can hear the echoes from down the hall in the kitchen where the cooks Madame Artise and Madame Luc are singing Haitian songs. What a beautiful sound. I hope I find my place soon.