On Jan. 2, 2014, our friends from Miami came to the HOH with the express purpose of hosting a BBQ for the HOH family. It all started about 6 months ago when they were here on a work project. They had a BBQ for themselves and some friends in the neighborhood one afternoon, and brought Linda and I some of the leftovers. There were hotdogs, hamburgers and ribs. Good stuff. We shared it all with the kids, and to our friend's amazement the food got split into many many pieces as the kids all wanted to taste this strange food. They had never tasted anything like it.
And with that the planning started for a special surprise BBQ just for the HOH so that our kids could enjoy their own hotdogs and hamburgers. Jan. 2nd was the special day, and our kids had an incredibly good time. When asked if he wanted a hotdog or hamburger (they called them long or flat meat), one of our older boys said, "Please give ma a hamburger, I've only ever seen them in the movies, I'd like to know what one tastes like". Here are some pictures of our fun day...
Cooking up a storm, Mikerlange and Rosnel help BBQ the meat.
Renel, the mastermind, behind the BBQ taste tests the food to make sure it's OK for the rest of us.
Waiting for the food to cook, Ivinsky does his best to entertain.
Finally, Hotdogs and Hamburgers for everyone!
An afternoon of games and popcorn.
A late afternoon meal of BBQ chicken, ribs & Steak plus good ole Haitian rice & pikliz (like a very spicy hot coleslaw).
The end result!
Thanks so much to our friends from Miami Shores Presbyterian Church, Central Presbyterian, and Friends of Humanity for a wonderful day.
Now the partying has finished, and it is back to school. The books have been dusted off, uniforms washed, and the week is now filled with classes and homework. Please keep our students in your prayers. Several: Siliana, Chedlyn, John Wisly and Ivinsky have such a hard time with school, they could use your prayers as they struggle to keep up with their classes. A few others have not been putting the effort they need to into their school work and did not get passing marks last semester. Please pray for their attitudes toward school, and life in general.
Jenny will be traveling starting tomorrow and into next week visiting an Extreme Response ministry in another part of Haiti, so please pray for her as she travels. Linda has been having some trouble with her diabetes the past couple of days, and has had to start on insulin shots. Please pray for her that she'd be able to get this under control, and get her numbers back in a normal place.
Many thanks for all your support!
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