Hi everyone,
First the pictures: From the first time in Haiti until now, we have always seen the women sit apart from the men. In some of the larger churches in Port Au Prince you may see them sit together but not out in the villages. And the women always have their heads covered with something, usually how you see them here.
The man at the podium is our friend Prophet, pastor of this church and over the school there during the week. You need to notice the speakers behind him as well. When there is electricity, it can get loud under a tin roof. If there is no electricity, they use a small generator during the song service then turn it off for preaching. Its still loud, just not for as long.
Also notice the benches- they are used for church and desks for school. When we first bought one of these, they cost less than twenty US dollars. Now, ones like these are fifty dollars and since we use so many, any extra funds we have are used for that.
We have always made it a practice to not influence how or what they do in their service unless they’ve asked, and they have. Some things they change and some, such as the head covering, they leave. One thing we can say is that they have church and they are in no hurry to get home.
Next, update on Terry: This time around her chemo is in pill form, rather than a shot in the tummy 3 times a week. For three month she will take Pomalyst for 21 days then off 8 days. When that is complete they will do another stem cell transplant. At some point between now and then she will have a catheter surgically implanted in her upper chest. That sounds terrible, but it makes blood draws and everything else so much easier on her.
Remember to pray for our friends in Haiti and for Terry. We appreciate everything you do for them and us.
