Category Archives: July 23 – 31 Team

Day 5: Saying goodbye to Petit-Goave

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ian Beyer

Today was a bittersweet day – our last work day in Petit-Goave. Tomorrow morning, we leave here and return to Petion-ville for a visit the PAP area before we fly home. Another team arrived this afternoon from Central UMC in … Continue reading →

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Day 4

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Ian Beyer

Moved rocks. Lots of them. See?

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Day 3

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Ian Beyer

(Today’s blog post comes from Ashley and Jeff) Tuesday started off with the team gathering around the breakfast table. Hot dogs, bananas, PB&J, and cornflakes were on the menu. We headed to the job site around 8:30 and met up … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Work Begins.

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Ian Beyer

We have internet today! It was offline yesterday because Pastor Maude had unplugged the system. I got to work on the techie stuff, but I won’t bore you with the details (if you want that, I’ll post over on my … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Church, Out to the field

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Ian Beyer

Internet is down at Pastor Maude’s, so we’re posting via Bryan’s phone. It’s mind-boggling how much technology is pervasive down here despite the devastation and poverty. I’ll add pictures to this post when we get the internet back up and … Continue reading →

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The team has arrived!

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Ian Beyer

After a very early start and a day of trouble-free air travel, we arrived in Port-Au-Prince and got to experience the excitement of riding in a steel cage through the streets of PAP. It was probably just as well, keeping … Continue reading →

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