The work was completed yesterday, and the day concluded with a celebratory trip to Edner's Cafe just up the street from the mission station. The extended party didn't end until about 10 hence no blog post yesterday.
On Wednesday the remaining batten strips were attached, and a couple custom fabricated pieces of plywood and 2x4s were used to block openings at the corners of the ceiling and walls.
After lunch we were able to visit the Okipe Children's Village; the construction of the Okipe Children's Village is a cooperative effort to provide housing and living space for about 70 children in the care of Madame Solliette, who is currently caring for these children in an unsafe 3-story building without adequate space. The move in date for these children is March 31. We also visited another orphanage in the area (New Beginnings) recently begun by a young man who works for WISH and his wife. On the way back to the mission station we drove through the saline, and area near the water that is home for many who cannot afford to live elsewhere.
Several months ago one of the business men in town opened a cafe not far from the mission station on the former site of the block factory he owns. Several of us went there for a snack after dinner.
The Wesleyana ride across the channel this morning was quite pleasant. The sun is shining brightly, and the temperature is higher and the sun more direct than we experienced on the island the last few days.
Tomorrow we are scheduled to depart Port-au-Prince at 10:25 am and arrive Philadelphia at 5:50 pm. We've had a productive and rewarding trip; it will be good to be home.
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