Refreshed and Ready to Run

As a family, we had some time this month to refresh. Marc, baby and I went on a REAL holiday, for the first time in 10 years- meaning totally away from work and just having fun!
Before we were married, I served in Italy for 2 years under Steve and Patti Gray teaching in an international school and always said I would return one day. Marc and I have been saving airmiles since we started traveling back and forth to Haiti for that purpose and this year being our 10th anniversary, as well as undergoing so much stress, we felt it was the right time to go.
And we are so glad that we did. The sites were amazing, walking through the same places where the Apostle Paul walked! We came home refreshed and now feel ready again to put all of our energy back into the work in Haiti. We will back there Tuesday, July 13th and be joined by Chad and Kelly O'neill from Surrey, who will be working with us for the summer. We have four other couples lined up this fall to come work. Rebuilding projects are going to commence right away- the technical school foundations, the medical clinic & home rebuilding in the community. We have also built temporary classes to open the elementary school in Sept. We are moving from immediate relief phase to rebuilding for long-term. Unlike many relief organizations, we are rebuilding our community to last, even if another earthquake would hit the country. That includes teaching the locals to build better and using the local resources to ensure sustainability. I can't wait to be back. It's gonna be a sweaty summer in the Caribbean humindity!