Keith
I’m not sure what
the child labour laws are here in Haiti but I am pretty sure I violated them
today. We had 3 truckloads of lumber delivered for the Gerry’s Team project
next month. The wood had to be moved so.....
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| Truckload #2
of lumber |
117 pieces of 2X4
X 16 FT
50 pieces of 1X4
X 16 FT
10 Sheets of plywood
Yawel made three
trips to pick it up and dropped it all in the driveway. We had Eugene help for
the first load but the kids, JJ, Moise, Djemina, Leica, Dieunel and I schlepped
it all up the winding stairs to the
second floor of the water tower where all the wood is stored. That location
keeps it dry and out of the sun.
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| The target is
the second floor of the water tower |
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| The chain gang |
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| Amazing but
true – no injuries |
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| Don’t give up
yet Dieunel – only 88 more |
Between the second
and third loads we sat for a break. Germaine came out with juice and cheesies
for all the kids; the workers AND the watchers.
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| Break time |
Exactly 2.3 seconds
after that picture, Karena, who was on my knee threw up her cheesies, juice, breakfast and
lunch – thankfully she missed me!
Back to work. All the lumber was freshly cut
but some of them had a pretty good bow already.
Karena bounced back quickly and was smiling and running around in no time. Too much junk food I guess.
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| And a couple
of them were actually straight
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| The child
labourers with the lumber AND the sheets of plywood. Good job guys and girls. |
The tents on the
roof of the HATS Hilton are still set up from The Texas Team visit. Karen decided
it would be fun to have the older kids up there for a sleepover. I am not sure
why they are called sleepovers; there is usually more giggling, fooling around and talking then
sleeping.
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| The sleepover
gang |
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| Djemina can’t
sleep
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| Ti-Luc can
sleep |
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| JJ ready to party |
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| Take up your
bed and walk
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| I wonder
whose bed he ended up in…. |
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| Good times at
the Hats Hilton |
4 comments:
I know moving that wood was hard work...good job!
I am sure the kids loved the sleepover at HATS Hilton, sure wish I was sleeping there tonight.
Funny thing about Haiti lumber. You can take a piece of the pile where it is stored properly to keep it straight and by the time you are at the bottom of the stairs it is crooked as a snake. You have some very good workers in your crew Keith, thnaks for the up date.
Looks like you & the kids did some fantastic work !
How much fun!!! Love it
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