As always, it is the children that give us such great joy while
in Haiti.
Our crew this time
(minus me of course) mixed in with our friends! Starting bottom left: Theresa, Mia
(can't miss that orange shirt),
Joe over on the right with the shades, Pete hiding next to Joe, Dan hiding
behind Joe, Chiara next to Dan, Catherine generally happy out there in the middle,
John up top above Catherine, and second-timer (sounds bad doesn't it?) Colleen
to the right of Catherine
And this time we are proud to present Pastor Jean-Alix Pierre with his
beautiful family, including his new little one!
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Of course, then there is Dan starting an international incident with
Jackie (from the drill crew)!
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And old friends
in Lynn Shelack and Don Robertson (behind the rig, sorry Don) from
my first trip to Haiti
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This time around, we also got a bit off road - boy did it feel good!
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Our Spring 2001 Student Trip To Haiti
During April of 2001, a group of ten folks
wandered back to Cap Haitien, Haiti, as part of our continuing experiential seminar
sponsored by the University of Notre Dame
The goals of this program were to:
--> Expose the students to life in Haiti
--> Provide for interaction between
students and Haitiens
--> Provide for an opportunity to once again
work with Pastor Alix's men in pump
repair
--> Provide an opportunity for these
students to live their faith
--> Provide an opportunity to repair wells
and extend the work to new areas
As in previous trips, the students got their hands
dirty in the field, repairing wells. In addition,
this time, the group had plenty of opportunity
to watch the Pastor Alix's team show their
expertise at repair and their eagerness to work
with the local villages.
The trip was once again supported through housing and vehicles
provided by OMS, a missionary group with a significant
compound in Cap Haitien. We are deeply endebted to this
group for continuing housing and logistical support. They
also have an incredible radio ministry housed in their
NEW, and UNBELIEVABLY impressive, radio station
{Radio 4VEH}
The trip was an enormous success with students making close
contact with the missionaries at OMS (including an Easter
egg hunt and Easter morning service!), with Pastor Alix's men,
and with the incredible Haitiens in the various villages we
visited.
We were even able to extend the ministry to the Bayeaux region
west of Cap Haitien (where we plan to return this October)
Further, as we have done in prior trips, we offered prayers at
essentially every repair site, providing
an opportunity for our
faith to be witnessed among the Haitien people.
We also got to see some of the local life styles, including
this lumber yard - ask John L. how much fun this is for
cutting boards!
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Remember?
Lynx Air
The "new" airport
{what time zone??}
Extra Food? MIA!!
A little geometry in the sand
The roads! (My driving)
The guys
Do these radios really work
The food
Don Robertson and Lynn Shelack
Yes, Dan does want to come back!
The kids
The people won't pay for this!
"We like working for Steve"
Threading pipe, threading sucker rod
Which one is the real Colleen?
April in the Carribean (paid for by ND!)
Easter in Haiti!
How did you do problem 6?
Shopping
Coming Home
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