The value of a person

WEDNESDAY - visited 3 hospitals and discovered something about their specialties and how to contact them about a referral.  The closest I can come is to compare it to visiting 3 colleges in one day in 95 degree heat.  Such a simple thing and it was exhausting...
These photos are of the courtyards of St. Damiens.

 And their chapel

The visits were well worth it though and again I am grateful for our "planning week" and all it has offered.
On our way the hospital visits I stopped in and took a few photos of the sewing class going strong!

In the midst of these visits we stopped at Walls International Guest House to pay our deposit for next week.   Our reservations were apparently made after the prime rooms were booked and the rooms they had for us were moldy and one of them was shamefully dirty.
I was so depressed - sure it would be too late to get anything decent that wasn't exorbitant.
We looked at another place on our way by and it was worse - not good security and not appropriate.  I felt alot of guilt for the group...  

THURSDAY
Today "Madame Pastor," Pastor Ronel's wife Manise came and picked us up to visit another guest house.  As mired as I was in group leader guilt, I was not hopeful... But it was wonderful!
So we are staying at the Coconut Villa Hotel, Rue Berthold, Delmas 19, Port au Prince

You can visit online for a description and photos at www.coconutvillahotel.com

This afternoon we went down to the orphanage to work with the children.  Today was "Photo" day.
(See David's blog for info about documentation and for a photo of the drying instant photos)  My part was taking instant photos of each child to give to them.  Nette borrowed an idea from her daughter-in-law Amy and bought clothes pins.  We fastened yarn to each pin / each child wrote their name / and we clipped the photo at their bed.
When we gave them photos last year they didn't seem to last long - but this year they seemed proud of their names and their clips.  I had fun looking at each photo with the child and admiring how pretty/handsome they were.  Some of them seemed to get it and stand a little taller...

In our prayer circle tonight we prayed for these sweet children, for the folks packing up to come down on Sunday, and for all that God has helped us / allowed us to see and do in this patched together week.
Thanks to all of you for prayer and support!
God bless us everyone, shantia