Our new house!

On February 8th we moved into a new house just around the corner from our old house.  We were house sitting for a family that was on furlough for 6 months.  This house opened up for us on the day that we needed to be out of our old house.  Here are some pictures of our house for the next month and half.

The kitchen

Chloe's playroom

Security door towards our bedrooms.

Spare bedroom.

One of the three bathrooms

Master bedroom.

Bathroom number 2.

Front of the house.

Front of the house and side yard.

Back patio.

Office area.

Dining room and living room.

One of the many cool trees on our property.

Outside the master bedroom and back of the house.

Generator depot.

Clothes on the line.

Back door to our house, propane tank and water heater.

Solar panels.

Chloe's bed.

Some of Chloe's stuffed animals and books.

Swimming

On Sunday afternoon we went swimming with a family that was staying with us for the weekend.  Kati Wiersema's family was here in Haiti for a week helping with the building of a school.  Her family stayed the weekend and we decided to go swimming.  Well this was the day that Chloe decided that she would start swimming.  She learned very quickly and by the end of the afternoon was swimming for about 20 seconds by herself.  Thank you Kati also for helping us get this video up and running too.  Thank you for all that you do. 

Bible Trivia @ Adoration Christian School

The students participated in a Bible Trivia Challenge on Friday, March 9th.  The school was divided into four sections: Special Needs, Kindergarten, Grades 1 - 3 and Grades 4 - 6.  Each section picked five students to represent their class.  Throughout the morning the students got more and more excited and the cheering got louder and louder.  The students enjoyed the competition as much as the teachers did.  Here are some pictures of this mornings Bible Trivia Challenge.

The students eagerly waiting an answer.

One of the Special Ed. classes discussing the answer.

Roodvens excited that a team got an answer right.

Whispering the answer so that the
other team would not hear anything.

Grade 3 in great discussion!

Director Alix reading the questions.

The score between Grades 1, 2 and 3

Grade 4 discussing the answer.

Do we have it right?

The audience cheering the winning team.

Dedicated to Grandma and Oma!

Chloe and her daddy!

Enjoying Play-Doh

Wacky Wednesday.

 

Reading a new book!

Chloe loves her ice cream.



Chloe still misses Angel, :(

  

Waving hi to mommy.



Chloe chillaxing with one of her friends at school.

Enjoying the slide at the bazaar.

 

Chloe loves to play in the sandbox.



Spaghetti and meatballs, want some?

Angel loves having her belly rubbed.





Playing with the new puppy!

 

Locked in the cage with Maia.

Making crafts with Miss Kati

Bible Trivia Challenge!

This past Friday the Secondary Students met for their regular Bible Study at 3:00.  However this Friday afternoon was going to be different then most Friday afternoons.  The students had a surprise waiting for them.  They were going to be participating in a Bible Trivia Challenge.  The month of February was dedicated as Bible reading month for the Adoration Christian Centre.  The Secondary Students read part of Joshua on Friday afternoons and the book of Matthew at home.  So anything from those books was fair game.  Pastor Octavius and I spent some time during the day coming up with some questions.  After the initial shock that they were going to be tested the students formed groups and were ready to go.  Throughout the afternoon, the competition was fierce.  But in the end the there was a winning team.  They won only by one point!  A job well done and an excellent time had by all.

Pastor Octavius and myself coming up with the final question of the challenge!



Coming up with the right answer, together as a group.

 

Oops wrong answer, nice try guys, better luck next time!

The right answer, time for celebrations!  Well done team!

 

Writting down the correct answer, hopefully!



The winning team, Santanette, Amson, Seliane, Jeandline, Farah, Nelson and Claudy.  Well done team!

Finished products!

After spending part of Thursday and most of Saturday, the secondary students, Daniel, Randy and myself finished up some of the projects and got the school ready for the children to start again this past Monday. 

So to the eight who travelled from Ontario, Canada for 10 days to help with the renovations at Adoration Christian Centre here are some pictures of the finished project. 

Much thanks for your hard work.  Much thanks for your mentorship and leadership.  Much thanks for everything that you could do.  May God continue to bless you and keep you back in Ontario, as you spend time time with your families and as go to work.  You have touched many lives here in Haiti and for that we are most thankful for.
 

Books ready to be read.



Come take a book, read as much as possible!



Freshly painted floors and walls and a new chalkboard
waiting to be written on.



The Grade Six class does not have to share a room anymore.

New installed doors, connecting all the downstairs classrooms.

A freshly painted chalkboard put to good use in Kindergarten II

Our new message board!

New shelves, new work tables, a totally
rearranged kitchen that is a lot more user friendly,
and screened in to protect from birds and bugs.

Soccer nets made out of metal, used every single day.

The younger children love their new playground :)

Not as much noise between Grade 2 and 3 anymore.

Beauger's new shoes.

Extra clothes donated to the secondary students.