Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Hannah - Introduction


Hi. My name is Hannah. This is our 2nd blog post.  I'm eleven years old, like my brother said in his post.  Some of my hobbies are sewing, origami, finger weaving, duct-tape, and READING!!!  Some of my favorite book series are Percy Jackson, The Kane Chronicles, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, the Dork Diaries, 39 Clues, the Titanic Series, and The Familiars.  When my parents introduce us to some of their old friends, the first thing they say to me when my brothers and sister and I walk in is "You must be the oldest." And their thoughts are "She must be 13 or 14" because I'm really tall for my age and I wear women's size 12 tennis shoes.  This kind of thing drives my older brother nuts because he is "average" size as he says.
 

The first paragraph was about me and this one is about what I'm going to do in Haiti.  On the OMS compound (where I am going to be living) there is a gift shop where I will be working.  This gift shop is more important than one would think.  The visiting teams, that only stay for a short period, are so busy doing mission work that they don't have enough time to go out and by souveneirs so some people on the compound go and buy art work to put in the gift shop.  The people who made the art work get money from it and that money puts food onto their table at home and that money feeds their family.  So my job will be to tell one of the people in charge if we need to restock the shelves if they are emptying out, keep the shelves orginized, and I might help with a little pricing and cleaning.


Me in the gift shop during a trip to Haiti in July, 2011.



Monday, May 27, 2013

Caleb- Introduction

My name is Caleb. My siblings and I will take turn turns sharing on this blog. This will be a great way to still be connected to friends back home while my siblings and I are in Cap Haitien, Haiti. My family and I will be moving to Haiti in August. My mom and dad will be teachers at a school called Cowman International. I will attend classes there.

Cowman International
 
While I'm in Haiti I will live on a mission compound. My neighbors will be the Bundys. This blog will describe my family's experiences fundraising and our time in Haiti.

About me- I am 12, My sister Hannah is 11, my other sister, Sarah, is 6, and my brother Samuel is 9. I am about to finish my sixth grade year at Southside Elementary, the school all my siblings and I are attending. I am Christian.

Things I'm into- Legos, Star Wars, Ripstiks, and serving God.  Right now, I am helping an orphanage in Haiti called The Potter's House.  I met them when I went to Haiti in February. When I get to Haiti I hope to stay involved with the orphans. They are only a mile from where we'll be living. 

Me with the orphans of The Potter's House last February

My hope is that my siblings and I will take turns describing our experiences on this blog.  I will ask them to introduce themselves in the next few days.