As we were working on the generator today, we found out from Jerry, the owner of the hotel next to us, that he knows two guys who are experts in repairing the electrical windings of a generator and he would call them. It turns out that they are from Gonaives, the town that was affected by the hurricanes recently, and they would be heading to Port au Prince the following day to get the wire we need to fix the generator.
I spent the remaining of the day working in the office. As for the evenings, we have been spending most of our time trying to work with candles and flashlights since it gets dark just a little past 6:00PM. It is becoming fairly routine to shower with just a candle, a 5 gallon bucket of water and a cup. It’s amazing to find out what you really need and what you can get by with when it comes down to it. The only really frustrating part is having no light and ending up in bed around 8PM because there is nothing to do without any light.
About Me
- DJodts
- I have created this blog to share the stories of my trip to Haiti as a missionary at Sonlight Ministries as I will be teaching Algebra, Geometry, Adv. Math as well as 6th grade math. Sonlight Ministries was started by Roger and Norma Alexander in 1985 after their second year in Haiti. Before moving to Haiti I have visited four times on one week trips to volunteer with anything that was needed. This mainly consisted of construction work as groups from my church, WRCC, have helped build a new multipurpose building for Sonlight which will be called SonCenter. Construction isn’t the only type of work. Some like to spend time in the classrooms interacting with the students as teachers aides or sitting in the hall with a student one-on-one to help with grammar, math, etc. Groups have also helped with numerous tasks such as painting inside houses, outside houses, and rooftops. If you enjoy helping others and would ever consider visiting please let me know; it is a life changing experience.
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