Blog Post April 2

I was very excited to get to work today at OLTCH orphanage (Operation Love The Children of Haiti). We have been tasked with building an addition to a house inside the orphanage compound, for Jasmine who runs things there.  After taking a tour, we joined in with the guys who were already hard at work, taking down a large army wall tent and prepping the ground. We placed "footings" around for the base, made the frame for the floor, and put plywood over the top. That was a lot for one day! In the midst of all the work, there were 54 smiley kids begging us all to play with them. They definitely spurred us all on with their endless smiles and energy. I'm already anticipating the tears that will inevitably come when we have to leave at the end of the week - not just theirs, but ours as well, I'm sure we'll all get very attached soon.  But I'm glad we are here, and happy to be offering this gift to Jasmine and the kids, even though it's only for a short time. Thanks for taking the time to check out our blog! Please continue to pray for health and safety while we are away. -Katie Russell