Time Flys By

Just as back home, the summer time flys by but here it is year round. Days run into weeks and weeks months, it's hard to believe that we are fast approaching our one year mark already. It has been reaching the mid 90's each day with about 90% humidity which feels like 105+, we look forward to a good thunderstorm about 5:00PM to cool things off and water the parched land.



Edric [Ed-reese] and I spent Monday & Tues. installing a new generator at the Petite-Aunse transmitter site. I look back on how God was preparing me through my career as an Ironworker with rigging experience for just this time. On Wed. we returned for 1/2 day to familiarize ourselves with the computer controls before leaving it to the 4VEH technicians to operate daily. This new addition comes none too soon as the other generator has been without a backup for at least two years now and is in desperate need of a new rear main oil seal. Upon returning to OMS at noon I received a call that the only running generator at the seminary had stopped and would not restart, so off in the other direction. After an hour of changing filters and purging diesel fuel lines we were able to find an air leak at a defective fitting and get it back in working order. Before we left, Abel made sure to bring to our attention a leaking hydraulic hose on the Bobcat that needs changed and is almost inaccessible. Dave Shaferly is on his way in September as we believe the other seminary generator is in need of an overhaul.



Thursday was a run to the airport with the tractor to lift two 1000 lb diesel engines that had arrived for another mission, move a disabled mower for the airport and receive our cargo shipment. Friday we were able to finally get the brakes back together on our Mitsubishi Montero that has been sitting since I believe May. We were never able to find the correct brake shoes so had to do a little revising on the adjusters to make the new ones fit. We installed a new universal joint and now only need to weld up a cracked portion of the frame.



Monday we have a team coming in from Canada to help with work on the Cowman school with roof repairs, painting, and preparing for the upcoming school term.



We have had Raymond & Islande as our house guests this week, they are here with Madam Sampson for a week of special prayer meetings.



Jane has been spending long days to get 1800 report card letters out to Starfish sponsors. A small group of people have been writing, stuffing & mailing them all by hand.



This next week we look for Kate, Erica, Brett & Angie to return with Dave & Marylin going out. Matt & Stacy returning the week after and Jane & I leaving for 6 weeks on Sept. 6.

We will be returning home to see family & friends and speaking in Churches about our work here. Jane & I continue to be amazed by God's provision. Much like the story in the Bible where the container of oil never went dry, each day there was just enough for that day. It seems like our support account is the same, continuing to meet each month's need.

Continue to pray for Haiti, each day we have been seeing spiritual warfare raging right here in our neighborhood.

Just as I was finishing up writing, Julie called," when I went to feed Erica's cat there is water coming up through a grout joint in her laundry room floor and it wasn't there yesterday!" After shutting off the water, breaking up three 8" x 8" granite floor tiles and removing a five gallon bucket of deteriorated concrete and sand I found a broken plastic water line. Three hours later all was fixed except for replacing the concrete and floor tiles, that will wait for someone else on a different day.
Just another typical day here in Haiti.


Bud