Karen here - Sandra did this blog too. What does that say? Females write best perhaps!!!

This was a very quiet day, unusual, to say the least!  Karen has laryngitis!
Church was worshipping, singing, praising and praying today as Karen couldn't speak or translate.  It was a beautiful service and we were only there 1 1/2 hours today.

After church we had some Canadian visitors, then the usual Sunday trek to papa Luckner's for juice and cookies. 

We had a water balloon fight which grew from water balloons to bowls of water to buckets of water and I do believe I got most of it, the little children were trying to wring out my skirt! 

Fun time water fight

Little Sandra coming for Mama who was hiding behind the camera

We (Keith, Jim and Sandra) had a mango eating contest.  We were to eat them as Haitians do: bite the peel off with our teeth, eat the mango and not have any on our clothes or face.  It was fun  and delicious BUT we did have it all over our faces and hands...I even had some juice on the ground...Jim was the first one finished, Keith was next BUT the vote decided that I was the winner!  I did not argue!

Mango eating contest.

Dirty face, dirty hands, satisfied stomach

This guy kept us all in stitches

Good to the very last bite

We had a wonderful walk/bike ride along the canal with the older children.  Jim must be an older child...he took a bike too but the children were not going to let him ride faster than they could.  There were races but the kids always come in the winners.  Karen rode for a while, Sandra took a race with JJ but he beat me when I had a head start on him.  Ti Luc was travelling fast and found himself in a few tight spots as Keith was his co pilot.  Keith has retired as a pilot so he now gets to be co-pilot on Ti Luc's bike, and Ti Luc loves it!

Last afternoon walk for this crew this time

Our walk-ride along the canal

Ti Luc dearly loves his new co pilot

Moise missed the walk because of school work - next time Moise

Had our last delicious supper and said our goodbyes.  The hardest part is to hug the children for the last time when you know it will be a year or more before you see them again.

We tried to talk Karen out of going to Port Au Prince tomorrow BUT guess what...she is going!  She should be staying home but no one can tell her what to do!!!!

We have had another fantastic time here and God willing (Karen too) we will return.

I, Karen, would like to keep them here now.  Luckner feels the same way.  Going to be very difficult to see them leave tomorrow.  Until next time!!