Even though the weather has been extremely dry, there are still blooming flowers decorating His creation, telling me of His majesty and creative powers. The school secretaries this past Thursday did also plant some 'native' ferns and other plants with the help of the Haitian workers to help beautify the school campus. Even top soil was ordered. Unfortunately after the dump truck dumped his load, the driver got the raised box stuck under a tree limb so that they had to cut the branch off the tree to free the truck.

We did have a few rains as can be seen by the lush green grass. Although the camera does zoom 12X it is not enough to get close to the guinea fowl that is feeding in the grass each morning and evening when there are only a few people moving about the campus. And the times I do get close enough to snack a picture, my camera is . . . . The grass is not only a blessing for the children but also increasing the bird life at school as well as the insects they feed upon. The campus has a lot of trees which is not natural for this part in Haiti. My banana plants are not doing all that well. This is the second year and still no bananas.

I was in charge for opening devotions and so I took a snapshot of all those present to take attendance. Not. We have approximately 25 staffers - full and part time for this coming year. This past week was a week of staff development and divisional meetings. Tuesday we start the first day of school. We plan to welcome about 260 students, but since the hurricane is approaching Florida, some families will be joining us later during the week or the week following because of cancelled flights.