This past Thursday, my computer died! I had to lead ES chapel this past week and I had the the songs on powerpoint loaded on my laptop and and new song to learn and a presentation of the fruit of the Spirit. However, at 4 AM the Lord had different plans for me. The laptop did not start up. Not a power problem but maybe a mother board problem. I did have a laptop back up received form John Feddema some seven years ago and tried to upload the various programs on the older computer. The Lord was good and He made me exercise the fruit of the Spirit that morning in chapel. The fruit of

patience

self-control

and as always, the joy of the Lord God is my strength..

The kids did hear me exercise patience and self - control and did see the utube presentation on the fruit of the Spirit. Thank You Lord for providing all my needs from day to day. At Christmas time I'll be shopping for a new laptop :-)

A week ago this Saturday, Miquette Denie, our school nurse, through her organization - TeacHaiti - had parents come to the school to receive clothes and more donated from American sponsors. The children of these parents get their education paid for if they keep their grades at the level of expectation.


Need the proper vision? These glasses help you to see and give you 20/20 vision. This was all created out of newspapers and certainly a hit during the chapel exercises. Newspapers are difficult to find in Haiti.




The grade eights had a bake sale this past Friday. Each of the classes in the high school are saving monies for their senior class thrip. The monies collected are put in their class funds and used in their senior year. The seniors this year are spending time in the northern part of Haiti in the Spring time.





This past Thursday, Mary spent the morning at this clinic, being the dispenser of the medications that the nurse ordered. This is a new clinic and will be operational 4 days a week at a charge, but the fifth day, it is a free clinic.

Let the pictures speak for themselves about the beauty found in Haiti. Where did you see God today?

BBrrrrr! It is chilly this morning. Not really:-) This is the temperature in my office one morning this past week. That is the first time I have seen the temperature in that room under 80 degrees.




On Sonday we attended the Premiere Eglise Presbyterienne De Port-au-Prince. This church is onsite of the school Randy and Karen Lodder operate - Adoration Christian Center. Here we see Pastor Ben Hopp preach in English with the other pastor translating. It was the first anniversary of this church this past Sonday.


See you at the pole. Students are gathering each school day to pray at the flagpole before the start of school.





At chapel for both the ES and the MS/HS, these girls did an interpretative dance to a Christian song by the Newsboys. They were taught the use of these sticks by a visiting teacher who had taught kindergarten at QCS some 20 years ago - Mrs. 'Leabhart' Harper. This dance is part of the Dowel Rod Ministry.

This past past Friday the parents received the report cards of their children at the parent teacher conferences which were held from 7 A.M. - 1 P.M. The students in the MS/HS could come along with the parents and attend the conferences if they so desired. Some did. There was a good turnout of the parents - about 85 % in the MS/HS and better yet in the ES.



This past week the grade 6 class led the ES chapel with a drama script they wrote. With the aid of the puppets and the students in costume, the story of Moses was well presented. It certainly kept everyones' attention. We even had some parents come to watch the children present the gospel.




Soccer is THE sport of Haiti. This year there is also ES soccer - on Mondays for the grades 1 and 2 on 1/3 of the field and the grades 3 and 4 on the other 1/2 of the field. Good math eh? Not only the children love to stay after school, but the parents love that their tykes are able to participate in school activities like this.




Wednesdays at DeKoters - we have an open invitation for the single teachers on campus and a few others to come for a free meal on Wednesdays at 6 PM. No reservations required. No fee required. Just come and enjoy the food and the fellowship and the fun. Would you believe that we have had at least 12 in our small space? You should hear the joyful laughter :-)