With the goal of getting out of the house no later then 4:30 am out the window, ashley and I hurried around flipping off lights, grabbed our bags and stepped out the front door at 4:40. I locked the front door, then locked the inner courtyard gate. We needed to leave our keys behind so the plan was for us to toss the keys back into the inner courtyard so that Jonsie, a brother who lives in an apartment in the back, would get them as he left. So I tossed the keys in, happy when they landed in a good spot. Ashleys starts to say "nice toss", or something like that, as we turn to face the gate. The outer gate. The gate that we also deadbolt each night with the keys that i just threw back into the other courtyard. Essentially we were now locked in Valeries yard....
Let me just say that it is a good thing we are both tall, algile, not afraid of heights, and, most importantly, Valeries fence was not armed with a bunch of jagged glass at the very top, which seems to be very common on other fences around here. :)
Needless to say we made it to the bus with about 5 min to spare. Now the whole reason we wanted to be there early was to make sure we got seats near the front; we'd been warned of the sardine like style they fill the buses. How it works is that once all the regular seats are filled (two seaters on both sides) they start pulling out these little benches that they lay on both edges of the seats creating another place to sit in the middle. They start this process from the back of the bus, moving forward. Imagine yourself sitting in the very rear of the bus slowly being boxed in as more passengers were loaded on. Now imagine in an emergency getting off the bus. Impossible! My feelings of claustrophobia having already been established in my first car ride here, I really did not want to get stuck in the back!
Unfortunately, due to my great key throwing abilities, the very back seat right in the middle, was where I ended up. Ashley had the privilege of getting the first bench seat, directly in front of me. After her they added 3 more bench seats, plus had two militiary guys standing up by the door, with no seats at all. It was packed. I waited for any panic to set in and when, after a few minutes, it didn't, I was much relieved. I had seen no way out of it short of climbing over the two people next to me and out the window! Which, funny enough, is what one you girl had to do when her stop came early in the trip and no one had yet gotten off before her! The drivers helper just came up to the side of the bus and helped her down!
So are bus ride went well for the most part. Poor Ashley had to struggle with her "seat" for the first part of the trip; it kept slipping off one edge of the side seats and would collapse under her!
We just got back in from the creole meeting here in Santo Domingo. The singing there was amazing!! So loud.. We are going preaching here in the capital in the morning, then our awesome tour guides, Jessica & Andershis, are taking us aournd the city.
Will Update again when I can!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Super Fast Update...It's 4:30am here!
Just wanted to update you all quickly. I have had a few friends email with concern about the cholera outbreak in Haiti. The outbreak is no where near Anse-a-Pitre; there have been no reported cases here so far. The government on both sides has been doing lots of education campaigns around both towns; for example trucks with loud speakers broadcasting information about cholera are being parked in public places and posters are being put everywhere. The border has been shut off and on, but, like before, it is not affecting our work at all.
Having said that, the reason I am up so early is that Ashley and I are travelling to Santo Domingo via bus this morning. We are going to be staying there for a few days then on Monday will be travelling on to Port A Prince to stay with some friends just outside the city (not near the cholera area) for a bit. We have been planning this for some time and are really looking forward to it. We plan on using all precaution in our travels! We have been in contact with both bethels and have not received any warnings to not travel. I will try to post something if I get a chance when we are there.
Also, some have been wondering when we will be getting back... well that date is fast approaching!! We will be stateside as of December 1st:)
With Love To All!
Having said that, the reason I am up so early is that Ashley and I are travelling to Santo Domingo via bus this morning. We are going to be staying there for a few days then on Monday will be travelling on to Port A Prince to stay with some friends just outside the city (not near the cholera area) for a bit. We have been planning this for some time and are really looking forward to it. We plan on using all precaution in our travels! We have been in contact with both bethels and have not received any warnings to not travel. I will try to post something if I get a chance when we are there.
Also, some have been wondering when we will be getting back... well that date is fast approaching!! We will be stateside as of December 1st:)
With Love To All!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Photo Update!
I have tried to have my camera with me everytime I leave the house... Here are a few funny and strange images I have come across!
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| A gust of wind threatens Martin's umbrella! |
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| Check out what is holding the seat up in this bike.... |
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| We saw this guy feeding the birds while in Santo Domingo. Mary Poppins anyone?? |
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| I know, this is pretty gross looking... just a scene from our local market. |
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| Prize rooster. |
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| Spider Man..... |
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| Spider Man... |
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| Hoping for a scrap. |
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Why am I baking in this heat??
Word has gotten out and I have been baking all week...... My dad would be proud:) I can't remember if I wrote about one of our calls, Andreman, that Ashley and I visit in the early morning. One morning her and her sister were spreading otu a huge tarp on the road and they were spreading raw coffee beans right there on the tarp to dry out. Ashley and I were really intersted in the work and our interest got us invited back to test out the homemade coffee. They also gave us a big canister of fresh coffee for our home. And a few gigantic avocados and some oranges. When we went back the next visit, again we were served coffee and given fresh fruit and avocados. So I decided to make her family a cake to thank them for all the things they were giving us. Plus, I had just made that other cake and was now in a baking kind of mood. It turned out well. And now we have an invitation to go up to the mountains with the family to visit there "jardin" where they grow there own fruits and vegi's. Yay!!
So then at meeting on Wednesday night, Mateo approached me and asked me to make a cake for a surprise for his wife. It was there 17 wedding anniversary! I was really happy to accept. Especially since I had just that day saw knock-off nutella in one of the stores and was already imagining nutella based frosting. (it is really hard to get any kind of chocolate here, so anything close to that is pulled of the shelves by all of us foreigners as soon as we see it!) I also had been thinking about making some sort of coconut cream/pudding for the middle of the cake too.....with toasted coconut shavings on top.....
Et, Voila! A cake was born!
Here's the recipe for the Nutella frosting in case anyone wants:
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup nutella
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbs milk (i used coconut)
2 cups Powdered sugar (did anyone else not know out there that you can actually make your own powdered sugar simply by grinding regular sugar till it turns into a fine powder??? amazing!)
Whip up butter, then add all other ingredients, mix till smooth!
This morning I finished off my baking week with another really easy recipe. Oatmeal Lemon Bars. Cans of evaporated milk are never in short supply here and thankfully I learned of a super easy recipe for a lemon cream using just the milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Again, really yummy.
Sorry for all of you out there reading this who are not really into food blogs.... This is not what this blog is supposed to be about! I think I have just been reading way to many food blogs myself this week and they are all floating around in my head!
A quick update on the border crossing: Friday is one of the two days of the week they have the international market. This past Friday some of the Haitians decided to protest the new rules with crossing. So they made a fire on both sides of the bridge and would not allow any other Haitians to pass over to the DR. They did not want anyone who would usually be selling goods on the DR side to cross. Without the Haitains, there was no market! Without the market, there was a lot of dominicans with no weekly produce in their kitchens. Unfortunately, a brother in our group tried to come over for service in the morning and the Haitians would not let him pass. Even after some of the Domican Guards yelled over to them to allow him through, saying he was a witness and was not taking part in any of the protests or selling, they still would not allow him to pass. The next day, he didn't even try to pass the border there. Instead, he walked through the river further up where it is shallow enough to cross. Although we found out later that he did not need to do that. By the afternoon the fires were gone and we were allowed to pass the border to preach with no issues in Haiti. It will be really interesting to see how things develop in the the near future!
So then at meeting on Wednesday night, Mateo approached me and asked me to make a cake for a surprise for his wife. It was there 17 wedding anniversary! I was really happy to accept. Especially since I had just that day saw knock-off nutella in one of the stores and was already imagining nutella based frosting. (it is really hard to get any kind of chocolate here, so anything close to that is pulled of the shelves by all of us foreigners as soon as we see it!) I also had been thinking about making some sort of coconut cream/pudding for the middle of the cake too.....with toasted coconut shavings on top.....
Here's the recipe for the Nutella frosting in case anyone wants:
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup nutella
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbs milk (i used coconut)
2 cups Powdered sugar (did anyone else not know out there that you can actually make your own powdered sugar simply by grinding regular sugar till it turns into a fine powder??? amazing!)
Whip up butter, then add all other ingredients, mix till smooth!
This morning I finished off my baking week with another really easy recipe. Oatmeal Lemon Bars. Cans of evaporated milk are never in short supply here and thankfully I learned of a super easy recipe for a lemon cream using just the milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Again, really yummy.
Sorry for all of you out there reading this who are not really into food blogs.... This is not what this blog is supposed to be about! I think I have just been reading way to many food blogs myself this week and they are all floating around in my head!
A quick update on the border crossing: Friday is one of the two days of the week they have the international market. This past Friday some of the Haitians decided to protest the new rules with crossing. So they made a fire on both sides of the bridge and would not allow any other Haitians to pass over to the DR. They did not want anyone who would usually be selling goods on the DR side to cross. Without the Haitains, there was no market! Without the market, there was a lot of dominicans with no weekly produce in their kitchens. Unfortunately, a brother in our group tried to come over for service in the morning and the Haitians would not let him pass. Even after some of the Domican Guards yelled over to them to allow him through, saying he was a witness and was not taking part in any of the protests or selling, they still would not allow him to pass. The next day, he didn't even try to pass the border there. Instead, he walked through the river further up where it is shallow enough to cross. Although we found out later that he did not need to do that. By the afternoon the fires were gone and we were allowed to pass the border to preach with no issues in Haiti. It will be really interesting to see how things develop in the the near future!
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| Bonjour Tout Moun! *That guy riding by is what we use as taxi's to and from the border *We were in Pedernale's this day and I really liked the small house that is behind us. |
Sunday, October 10, 2010
best comment ever...
Remember Isaak, the young boy who I was in service with in Spanish and suddenly was unable to speak at the door??? Well, he has totally redeemed himself.
After eating a wonderful, fabulous, delicious meal of lobster and pikliz, I pulled my cake out for dessert. It wasn't exactly what I had wanted, but I thought it would do. Anyways, Isaak digs in and right away tells his dad something in spanish. I asked them to translate. He told him that I should be the pastry chef if his dad opens a bakery. I thought that was pretty cute. But then, as he is finishing his last bite, he says something else and the whole table starts to laugh. Arlie then translates: "I don't care what language we are talking in, this cake is delicious!"
It was very funny! Anyways, here's a picture of the cake..... it doesn't look as good as it tasted!
After eating a wonderful, fabulous, delicious meal of lobster and pikliz, I pulled my cake out for dessert. It wasn't exactly what I had wanted, but I thought it would do. Anyways, Isaak digs in and right away tells his dad something in spanish. I asked them to translate. He told him that I should be the pastry chef if his dad opens a bakery. I thought that was pretty cute. But then, as he is finishing his last bite, he says something else and the whole table starts to laugh. Arlie then translates: "I don't care what language we are talking in, this cake is delicious!"
It was very funny! Anyways, here's a picture of the cake..... it doesn't look as good as it tasted!
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| *See that shaved coconut on top?? You know I actually had a brother crack open the coconut and I grated all that stuff myself!! There is about a cup of it in the cake too! |
Border crossing!
Some of you may have been wondering where we have been..... Well, as predicted, I have sort of run out of steam to keep this post super up to date, but I am still trying my best! And it certainly does not mean that our service here has changed at all. In fact, it has only gotten busier.
The brothers are really wanting us to try and have a balanced ministry, ie: door to door ( "kay nan kay" in creole) the first part of the morning, then, around 10:30/11, taking off to do return visits. This worked really well for Ashley and I the first few weeks, as we quickly built up a nice log of visits to go back too. But now, especially this week it seems, I found myself almost holding back as my partner and I would approach a new house so that my partner would be the one to speak. Not because I didn't want to speak, but I seriously have had anxiety in the evenings when I am going through my list of studies and calls that I need to get back too! It seems impossible to get to all of them! Thankfully, all of the ones who we talk to, even if it is call that you had told you were going to come back the following Thursday but you don't actually make it back till Saturday, are grateful for whatever time we can spend to them, encouraging them.:)
One of the things that makes it difficult to return is that, obviously, we cannot work alone in the territory, so we are always paired up with someone else. Someone who also happens to have a load of studies and calls that they want to do that morning too. It turns into a juggle of trying to fit all of them in together, or at least get back to the ones that you have not seen for the longest time. And our group here is so small, maybe around 10 including Ashley and me, so when we leave we really don't have anyone to turn our studies over too! (ok, so I am being a little dramatic here. There happens to be a couple from Canada arriving mid November and Ashley and I are already compiling a list of our really good studies, the ones that are making it to the meetings, that we want to turn over to the sister.) They need help here!! Anyone wanting to come would be welcomes with open arms!
On another note. there have been some interesting new developments regarding the border crossing between Haiti and Dominican Republic. As I wrote about in the beginning, when we first arrived anyone could freely walk right through the border; the gates were never closed. As time passed, they started keeping the gates closed more, but would still open them for just about everybody. Then a few times they wouldn't let anyone pass through from the Haitian side unless they were Dominican workers. But each of those times there were specific things happening that day, like the President coming through or another time they had some sort of ceremony in town. Now, just this week, they have built a new little structure right next to the gate and have had more guards on duty. They will not let any Haitians through unless they have proper papers. It even has affected the international market. See, the market takes place literally right next to the border, but on the DR side. Anyone can sell things at the market, but the majority who do sell things are Haitians. We were all wondering what they were going to do about the new border crossing rules. A lot of Dominicans rely on that market for cheaper food then in the town. So on Friday, as I rode up on my moto/taxi, I could see how they had decided to handle it. They had let the market take place as usual but stationed guards on each of the entrances to the market, making sure any Haitians who left were going directly back across the border. Of course, beyond the market, it doesn't seem like they are letting any Haitians across to do work on the DR side. But Dominicans are having no issue traveling over to Haiti to do business. Interesting...........
You may be wondering how this has affected our work. Well, all last week it seemed like whenever we invited new ones to the meeting in Pedernales, they mentioned how that it is difficult to cross the border so they probably would not be able to come. I even had couple studies mention that they had tried to come but were not allowed to cross the border. (Incidental, I did have one study and two visits make it past last week. Forgot to ask them how they crossed.) So we started to tell them to be dressed up for the meeting and carry their bible in the hands as they cross. At the border, tell the guards that they were going to go to the kingdom hall. We all hoped that this would work.
Well it did! Today we had around 15 walk over the border for our meeting, all of them dressed up and holding a bible or whatever literature of ours that they happened to have. It was so great to see. Even a bible student of mine came, despite her parents not being super supportive. (I had talked to the mom and made sure it was okay I studied with her. She said yes. I guess in the past she had studied but was forced to stop. I am not sure what changed the parents minds now.) She had a huge smile on her face and told me she had walked through the border with a new publisher named Samuel and had had no trouble.
As far as us walking back and forth over the border, we really have had no issues. There have been a couple of times where it seemed like we were not being allowed to enter DR at first, but then, once the head guards see us, we are waved through. I wish I could describe the feeling I had when we came across the last time. We were standing at the gate with a ton of Haitians around us, waiting to be let through to the DR. Many of the Haitians were trying to talk to the guard so he would let them pass. He was not listening. As he let a Dominican man by, our group started to follow him, but then we were stopped. The guard started to motion for us to go back when another guard behind him yelled "Testigos des Jehova". The young guard just smiled at us as he let us through. And in our service group there are two Haitians with no papers. But we are all let through with no issues as soon as they realize we are Jehovah's Witnesses. :)
The brothers don't know what is to come in the future regarding the border, but, as the CO encouraged and as we all know, we really just need to have a place to meet for meetings on the Haitian side. It's definitely a matter of prayer, as finding a place suitable and cheap enough is very difficult. It is also very much needed, so I won't be surprised if a solution presents itself soon!
Ok, well I better get going. Mateo is cooking us lobster again tonight and I am supposed to be making a fabulous coconut pineapple cake for dessert!! I did just happen to peep in the oven though, and it seems to not be rising so fabulously. hmm....... stupid humidity maybe.. or being so close to the equator. i am going to have to make up for it in the filling!
Love you all!
The brothers are really wanting us to try and have a balanced ministry, ie: door to door ( "kay nan kay" in creole) the first part of the morning, then, around 10:30/11, taking off to do return visits. This worked really well for Ashley and I the first few weeks, as we quickly built up a nice log of visits to go back too. But now, especially this week it seems, I found myself almost holding back as my partner and I would approach a new house so that my partner would be the one to speak. Not because I didn't want to speak, but I seriously have had anxiety in the evenings when I am going through my list of studies and calls that I need to get back too! It seems impossible to get to all of them! Thankfully, all of the ones who we talk to, even if it is call that you had told you were going to come back the following Thursday but you don't actually make it back till Saturday, are grateful for whatever time we can spend to them, encouraging them.:)
One of the things that makes it difficult to return is that, obviously, we cannot work alone in the territory, so we are always paired up with someone else. Someone who also happens to have a load of studies and calls that they want to do that morning too. It turns into a juggle of trying to fit all of them in together, or at least get back to the ones that you have not seen for the longest time. And our group here is so small, maybe around 10 including Ashley and me, so when we leave we really don't have anyone to turn our studies over too! (ok, so I am being a little dramatic here. There happens to be a couple from Canada arriving mid November and Ashley and I are already compiling a list of our really good studies, the ones that are making it to the meetings, that we want to turn over to the sister.) They need help here!! Anyone wanting to come would be welcomes with open arms!
On another note. there have been some interesting new developments regarding the border crossing between Haiti and Dominican Republic. As I wrote about in the beginning, when we first arrived anyone could freely walk right through the border; the gates were never closed. As time passed, they started keeping the gates closed more, but would still open them for just about everybody. Then a few times they wouldn't let anyone pass through from the Haitian side unless they were Dominican workers. But each of those times there were specific things happening that day, like the President coming through or another time they had some sort of ceremony in town. Now, just this week, they have built a new little structure right next to the gate and have had more guards on duty. They will not let any Haitians through unless they have proper papers. It even has affected the international market. See, the market takes place literally right next to the border, but on the DR side. Anyone can sell things at the market, but the majority who do sell things are Haitians. We were all wondering what they were going to do about the new border crossing rules. A lot of Dominicans rely on that market for cheaper food then in the town. So on Friday, as I rode up on my moto/taxi, I could see how they had decided to handle it. They had let the market take place as usual but stationed guards on each of the entrances to the market, making sure any Haitians who left were going directly back across the border. Of course, beyond the market, it doesn't seem like they are letting any Haitians across to do work on the DR side. But Dominicans are having no issue traveling over to Haiti to do business. Interesting...........
You may be wondering how this has affected our work. Well, all last week it seemed like whenever we invited new ones to the meeting in Pedernales, they mentioned how that it is difficult to cross the border so they probably would not be able to come. I even had couple studies mention that they had tried to come but were not allowed to cross the border. (Incidental, I did have one study and two visits make it past last week. Forgot to ask them how they crossed.) So we started to tell them to be dressed up for the meeting and carry their bible in the hands as they cross. At the border, tell the guards that they were going to go to the kingdom hall. We all hoped that this would work.
Well it did! Today we had around 15 walk over the border for our meeting, all of them dressed up and holding a bible or whatever literature of ours that they happened to have. It was so great to see. Even a bible student of mine came, despite her parents not being super supportive. (I had talked to the mom and made sure it was okay I studied with her. She said yes. I guess in the past she had studied but was forced to stop. I am not sure what changed the parents minds now.) She had a huge smile on her face and told me she had walked through the border with a new publisher named Samuel and had had no trouble.
As far as us walking back and forth over the border, we really have had no issues. There have been a couple of times where it seemed like we were not being allowed to enter DR at first, but then, once the head guards see us, we are waved through. I wish I could describe the feeling I had when we came across the last time. We were standing at the gate with a ton of Haitians around us, waiting to be let through to the DR. Many of the Haitians were trying to talk to the guard so he would let them pass. He was not listening. As he let a Dominican man by, our group started to follow him, but then we were stopped. The guard started to motion for us to go back when another guard behind him yelled "Testigos des Jehova". The young guard just smiled at us as he let us through. And in our service group there are two Haitians with no papers. But we are all let through with no issues as soon as they realize we are Jehovah's Witnesses. :)
The brothers don't know what is to come in the future regarding the border, but, as the CO encouraged and as we all know, we really just need to have a place to meet for meetings on the Haitian side. It's definitely a matter of prayer, as finding a place suitable and cheap enough is very difficult. It is also very much needed, so I won't be surprised if a solution presents itself soon!
Ok, well I better get going. Mateo is cooking us lobster again tonight and I am supposed to be making a fabulous coconut pineapple cake for dessert!! I did just happen to peep in the oven though, and it seems to not be rising so fabulously. hmm....... stupid humidity maybe.. or being so close to the equator. i am going to have to make up for it in the filling!
Love you all!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
week 5
Hey Everybody,
Having bible studies is the purpose of this trip, so I'll just tell you about a couple lovely people I have been able to speak with lately.
Last thursday morning, Valerie, the sister we're living with, and I started off the day with some door to door and continued making return visits. We were in Mamat's area, so we stopped at her house. I called out, "Bonjour", and this girl literally screamed, "Ashley!", ran and jumped of her raised porch, and greeted us both with a kiss on the cheek. I was not expecting that reaction. She'd been waiting for us to come back and even had a small present waiting for me; nothing out of the ordinary, but the fact that she was thinking about our visit enough to save something till the next time really touched my heart. Not everybody does that. We continued our study that day, and we're gonna continue tomorrow. She had a crazy question though- where did Cain get his wife. Random right? I'll give y'all an update;-)
Valerie and I continued on to visit Anada. She is very quiet and doesn't say much; you can tell she has a lot of deep thoughts though. As we were going through the lesson Valerie asked her how she felt about the fact that Jehovah cares about her personally. She started trying to say something about her life but couldn't continue. She tried to finish, but she couldn't speak through her tears. We didn't push her talk anymore. We just continued with the lesson. Afterward, we assured her that we are always in Anse-Pitre and are always there if she needs someone to talk to. Unfortunately, she moved back to Porte-au-Prince the next day for school. We encouraged her to stay close to the Witnesses there because she wouldn't have just a church- she has a family there; she promised she would. After we left, I asked Valerie why she cried. Apparently, she came from Port-au-Prince to begin with and had seen many horrible things because the earthquake. Also, her grandmother recently died from aftermath complications. I realized later that she had much help from the Witnesses in that area, so she'd seen firsthand how much the brothers and sisters love each other and their neighbors and that we really are a family. I'm never gonna forget Anada and the impact the truth is having on her life. In fact, she has given me a renewed appreciation of what it really means to be a Jehovah's Witness and a renewed appreciation for the beauty of the truth. Jenni and I are hoping to see her again when we visit Port-au-Prince. We'll keep you updated on that too.
That's all folks;-)
Ashley
PS- We didn't have Internet access all day. I got home and decided to do the dishes but was so excited to find the internet was working that I forgot to turn the kitchen faucet off ( I had an e-mail from Bruce:-)) Don't laugh Rox- I hope Valerie doesn't read this.
Having bible studies is the purpose of this trip, so I'll just tell you about a couple lovely people I have been able to speak with lately.
Last thursday morning, Valerie, the sister we're living with, and I started off the day with some door to door and continued making return visits. We were in Mamat's area, so we stopped at her house. I called out, "Bonjour", and this girl literally screamed, "Ashley!", ran and jumped of her raised porch, and greeted us both with a kiss on the cheek. I was not expecting that reaction. She'd been waiting for us to come back and even had a small present waiting for me; nothing out of the ordinary, but the fact that she was thinking about our visit enough to save something till the next time really touched my heart. Not everybody does that. We continued our study that day, and we're gonna continue tomorrow. She had a crazy question though- where did Cain get his wife. Random right? I'll give y'all an update;-)
Valerie and I continued on to visit Anada. She is very quiet and doesn't say much; you can tell she has a lot of deep thoughts though. As we were going through the lesson Valerie asked her how she felt about the fact that Jehovah cares about her personally. She started trying to say something about her life but couldn't continue. She tried to finish, but she couldn't speak through her tears. We didn't push her talk anymore. We just continued with the lesson. Afterward, we assured her that we are always in Anse-Pitre and are always there if she needs someone to talk to. Unfortunately, she moved back to Porte-au-Prince the next day for school. We encouraged her to stay close to the Witnesses there because she wouldn't have just a church- she has a family there; she promised she would. After we left, I asked Valerie why she cried. Apparently, she came from Port-au-Prince to begin with and had seen many horrible things because the earthquake. Also, her grandmother recently died from aftermath complications. I realized later that she had much help from the Witnesses in that area, so she'd seen firsthand how much the brothers and sisters love each other and their neighbors and that we really are a family. I'm never gonna forget Anada and the impact the truth is having on her life. In fact, she has given me a renewed appreciation of what it really means to be a Jehovah's Witness and a renewed appreciation for the beauty of the truth. Jenni and I are hoping to see her again when we visit Port-au-Prince. We'll keep you updated on that too.
That's all folks;-)
Ashley
PS- We didn't have Internet access all day. I got home and decided to do the dishes but was so excited to find the internet was working that I forgot to turn the kitchen faucet off ( I had an e-mail from Bruce:-)) Don't laugh Rox- I hope Valerie doesn't read this.
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