In the grade seven class we are looking at the various sources of energy. Here the student is combining art with ecology - trash art. The students were asked to take a 'walkabout' of the campus and return with articles they found from God's created world or from man's discards. With the articles found their assignment was to create a masterpiece. They enjoyed the time out of the class room, as always :-)




This past Saturday was the day for the Christmas Bazaar, put on by the Parent Action Committee of which I am the secretary. It was a great day outdoors with fun, food, fellowship and of course funds for the school. There were about 35 concession booths under tents in the soccer field. All the vendors paid for their table and sold their wares to the public, just in time for Christmas. The traffic was down somewhat since many thought the municipal elections on Sunday would bring disruptions. Our prayers have been answered and all has been quiet.


Saturday night, after the bazaar we found our banana tree in this fallen state. Slowly, the stem has been rotting and the weight of the bananas was just too much. We knew something was amiss since the bananas had not grown during the last few weeks. Now we know the answer. I need to study up on banana trees and how to nurture them. They are a remarkable plant, because this tree already has two small plants to take the place of the mature plant. We just need to exercise our patience.

Today was the first Sunday of Advent. Pastor Karl asked Mary and I to read the Advent reading and light the candle. Due to the elections today, many of the regulars did not attend church as a precaution. The pastor picked us up in the morning, since our ride also decided not to attend the service. After the service, The International Community Chorus of Haiti presented Handel's Messiah. There was an 8 member stringed 'orchestra' for this presentation. It was very well done, but unfortunately, the audience was small due to the political scene here.