Another amazing day!!!

What an amazing day! Danny and Bob worked all day on finishing tile in the guest house. Barry was in charge of painting of bunk beds (kids had no school due to Haitian Carnival) and me, well I went to school (as a teacher). Early in the morning I was able to draw up a gable truss for the roof extension over the fish farm, break it down into material list and by the time Rene and Frenzy arrived I had everything ready for them. It did not take them that long to cut all of the pieces for the truss. They were ready for the next challenge, learn how to weld. I gave them brand new welding gloves, sleeves and a chipping hammer. Went over safety aspects and basic ideas of welding. I found a scrap piece of H channel (nothing in Haiti is scrap), and showed them how to weld. Both of them started slow since they have never welded before but in no time they were burning stick (I need to add that they were welding a straight line). They really picked it up quite fast. So the next step was to manufacture a battery stand (additional level to fit more back up batteries). They worked on it for the most part by themselves; I went and installed an electrical outlet by the fish farm. Once a while I would go back and check how they were doing on the fabrication. By the end of the day they were smiling for ear to ear, they were so happy to learn. Before they left for the day, we put the extension up on the existing rack and welded it up to each other. Job was finished! Danny was so happy for the extra space for new batteries, Rene and Frenzy were ecstatic about learning, and I, I got that great feeling for teaching someone a skill that they can use in life.  

We will see what challenge God brings tomorrow, but so far all He has brought is blessings for all involved!