Day 6 Recap

At devotions this morning, Emily read the scripture, Nikki gave the message, and Ben said the prayer. We then split and the group that went to the construction site on Tuesday stayed with the kids, and the group that stayed with the kids went to the construction site. Those at the construction site spent the bulk of the day carting a huge pile of gravel from the main road down the narrow corridors between buildings to Rosita’s house. It took about 25 trips but we got it done and were glad that we were carrying stuff downhill rather than up! Our satisfaction was muted when we left as we saw that a fresh pile had just been dumped! We also gave the prayer card from our church to Rosita's family and she gave us all big hugs of thanks.
Those with the kids held the babies, clipped fingernails, changed diapers, practiced songs in Creole and English, held math lessons and distributed the handmade dresses we brought along from church members. The group enjoyed the children’s smiles and personalities as they have opened up more than previous visits.