This past Wednesday, our Director, Mr. Hersey, helped the senior class fund raiser by playing chess. Each chess player paid $10 Haitian to play and the winner would receive $100 Haitian. There were approximately 15 players signed up, students and parents. All the games were played simultaneously, yet Mr. Hersey remains undefeated! It was interesting to see him move quickly from board to board. In less than 1/2 hour, all the games were finished and our Director remained undefeated!

On Saturday, January 27 th, Mary and I had a CPR course with with five other staff members. All those teaching PE needed certification of CPR. Since I now teach PE to the grade six class twice a week, I was a lucky candidate for this course. Here I am pictured giving mouth to mouth to a baby mannequin. The course taught us the CPR to babies, infants and adults. I now know the procedure, but I pray that I may never have to use it.


Mary also participated with the CPR course, to be re certified. Mary is pictured here with our instructor and a 'baby'. We were taught what to do if a baby, child or adult was choking. Here, Mary is practicing what we were taught on a small 'baby'.

On Mondays, Mary is the school nurse. Some students arrive at Quisqueya at approximately 7 A.M. for a 8 A.M. school start. At times, she has patients even before school starts :-) Here she is looking at the arm of Malieke Van Dam, a student in grade two. The last students leave the school grounds between 5 and 6 P.M.

This past week, three men from from Searchlight Ministries visited Haiti to see how their new organization Son-Beam Inc can help the churches via building programs working through existing organizations. We fellowshipped together at the Van Dam house. Pictured here from left to right are Steve Windemuller, Stan Drenth, Luis Pellecer (Latin American Program Director of CRWM) talking with Ad de Blaeij who works for Sous Espwa.

This past Saturday was Beautification Day at Quisqueya Christian School. Students and teachers came together to plant flowers, clean closets, paint basketball lines and more. We were treated by a pizza lunch hosted by the student council. Pictured here are some students carrying a wheel barrow since they 'lost' the front wheel. They were carrying topsoil to the flower bed:-)

I praise God for technology. The Internet keeps Mary and I in touch with our family and our church in Port Perry. it is just super that I can hear Pastor Norm preach in Haiti via the internet at http://nsennema.wordpress.com and even post my thoughts regarding the text he will preaching on the following Sunday. Pictured here is my daughter Janis with her dog Tigger, 'running' him through an agility course . It is a real blessing to be in touch.

As we all enter the New Year, may we all continue our trust in the Lord. God has been our help in the ages past and He is our Hope for years to come. Thank You Lord for this New Year and all that it brings. May we always find shelter under Your wings. May our children also realize that as they Live for Jesus. May all your people daily proclaim their Hope by what they say and do wherever they are planted.




Each Saturday morning, Mary and I go to the Agape Flights building just up the street on Delmas 75. This postal outlet is operated on a volunteer basis. All members of the Agape Flights mail are assigned special times to be of service, to sort the mail and to 'hand deliver' the mail :-) This time also becomes a great time to interact with the many volunteers and/or missionaries who work for the many different Christian agencies at work in Haiti. Here Mary is talking to Ruth Van Dam, who is involved with CRWM and whose children go to Quisqueya Christian School.

The new year also brought new opportunities for service. In addition to the MS algebra class and the grades 6/7/8 science classes, I also now have some administrative duties which include curriculum, teacher development and classroom visits, and dealing with the discipline in the elementary and middle school grades. There is no air conditioner in the office, but I have a great view of the soccer field just outside my window. I also exchanged two grade 6 science periods I teach to PE periods:-) Now both the grade sixers and I get our weekly exercise.

Equal time for all the family members:-) We also spent time with the DeKoters in Chatham after Christmas, enjoying the fondue family get together, a family tradition. Pictured here are William, Kathy, Calvin, Jeff and Amelia. We praise God for using them for service in His kingdom in Chatham. We praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Speaking of praise, we thank also the St. Thomas First CRC for their support to us in our ministry in Haiti. We'll certainly visit them during the summer of 2007 D.V. We worshipped in this church while we lived in St. Thomas for 18 years.

This office was not in use and so it served as storage for many things. I claimed this space since I will be involved in the administrative aspect of the school starting now :-) This is beside the regular teaching assignment. I will help with the curriculum development, teacher growth and development and discipline for the elementary and middle school grades. Yes, the ofice looks like an office again, and this time my desk is neat and clean :-)

As we stand on the threshold of the year of our Lord 2007, may we go forward in His power each and every day. Every day is the Lord's day and we all at work as His workers doing His kingdom work where ever we are planted. This Haitian nativity scene reminds us once again that our eyes need to be on Jesus. That is our focus and our hand need to be in His hand. May we all go forward being led by His Spirit, today and always.

Living for Jesus in all that you do whether in California on the farm or teaching at Hanford Christian School. (Dave Persenaire) Here our daughter Jan is showing the milk tanks of the dairy farm where she works. Impressive! It was good to see family during the holiday season, but it gives parents no greater joy to see their children living for the Lord. While there, I heard a former student of mine preach. I taught Rev. Sikkema geography in my first year of teaching in 1970 and now he is Jan and Dave's pastor:-)

Sharing our experiences with our daughter Sue, her husband Mark Dieleman and two of our grandchildren Liam 3 and Camryn 15 months. Here Tony is showing our pictures from Haiti. This way, our children can support our ministry through daily prayers and understand our daily living for Jesus in Haiti.

Children are never too young to hear His Word - Bible reading during lunch time to Liam and Camryn. This is PrimeTime:-) It is of great importance to talk to the Lord at scheduled times/anytime and read His Word daily. We continue to walk and work in His presence always. We need to 'see' Jesus in the daily tasks we do because we are all His stewards working in His vineyard. We are His gardeners yielding produce for His praise and glory. Pray that our little ones choose to serve Him always.