Monday February 13: Forms were made around the columns and above the windows. Several columns were filled with “meckla” utilizing much teamwork. Our team was amazed at the resourcefulness of our church friends as pretty much all of the lumber used for the forms would have been considered scrap lumber back in the states. Many of the nails used were recycled: taken out of one board and used again in another - again something pretty much unheard of in the states.
We enjoyed another meal of salad, rice and beans and chicken prepared by the women of the church (and Jodi). This time our meal was eaten amongst our friends instead of separately like the first meal they made for us.
In the evening we were joined by two members and the President and founder of Jet, an organization that has been formed to help raise awareness and help young Haitians learn technical skills and how to help navigate life without any citizenship. We all learned about the documentation discrimination that is so prevalent leaving the majority of the Dominicans with Haitian ancestry stuck without any citizenship at all.
Tuesday, February 14: The day seemed a little warmer than previous days as there was very little breeze and plenty of sunshine. We moved dirt/clay and did more “meckla” pouring into the columns. Because of the heat, we enjoyed a siesta over the noon hour and went back to our hotel to nap and cool off. The afternoon seemed to gather a few more kids so they were able to enjoy some of the coloring books, stickers and balls that we had brought along to share.
In the evening we enjoyed a nice meal of seafood at a nearby restaurant and treated ourselves to some ice cream for dessert.
I see you have kept the ice cream tradition alive! Nice work!
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