I usually "blurb" rather than blog but as we move into the new year we will try new things. Joe and I signed up for a 2 year appointment and that ends in October this year. We have some wells to repair and drill and a clinic that is now closed but "trying" to reopen. The clinic will serve about 8 to 10 communities that now are walking long distances for simple health care.

We have a sponsor to provide salary for a nurse and community health worker. We have a discount pharmacy that will provide some meds at cost from the US. We need a church sponsor that could provide $150.00 US each month for supplies and general expenses then we would be IN BUSINESS!

So many sick, hungry and no industry on the south side of La Gonave and we have so little time. We have been her 15 months and received teams to do roofing, repair guest house, paint clinic, repair cistern and one medical team.

Living is "rustic", travel to sousafilip is grueling, the sea is beautiful and food for teams is grand Haitian cooking. Teams help us employ many locals for short periods. We are attempting to develop cooperative groups in fishing and train community leaders in development and management of resources.

The Haitian Methodist Church now has new leadership and we look forward to more interested from the church in the project on La Gonave.

We did a food distribution, using some GBGM funds and UMCOR following the storms and fed families in 12 communities on sud la gonave.

With industry and NGO's all over the nord and in the mountains we hope to make some progress in livestock and farming to improve education, health and general living conditions.