EWOI Beach Day

Welcome to Louisville team three...

Team three will be staying over night at a hotel in Louisville Kentucky due to mechanical problems on the plane, they are scheduled to leave tomorrow morning at 9 am.

Goodbye Haiti

Archbold Team 3 and Haitian Team Bravo in the final pose before departing for the airport this morning. Jesus did amazing things in and through this group this week, His Kingdom advanced in a big way, and He was glorified. "Grace! Grace!" Powerful.

Thursday photos and update

the kids came over for dinner.

Roofing on a 95 degree day!

Finishing up the ends of the shelter house.

the west side of the shelter house is completed and the team is waiting for more supplies. The paint crew is painting the outside of the gate.

View from the inside of the shelter house, look at those trusses!

just before noon, the last piece of plywood went up.

Isaac and Jason in the rafters.

the shelter house is near completion!

Wednesday photos

Alien invasion! Actually, Dan and Wibens a.k.a. Haitian MacGyver, are repairing the gate to the property. The supports were loose and one wheel was missing bearings, but that will all change today! Aniel has one less excuse not to let me on the property now ("Sorry, Greg, gate is too heavy")! Poppycock.

Templates layed out for trusses, Jerry is heading up this project of the shelter house roof.

Water tower base completed.

Patio trusses going up. This is a thing of beauty - the structure, the teamwork, the venue - the whole shebang. That's because it's all God.

1st truss going up.

No idea!

preparing for plywood.

Roof ribs in place. Sweet, except for the hole in the Roof of my tent from the drill falling through! And I thought Isaac and I were getting along just swell. Duct tape rules.

Gas is out on the island til Sunday. using the welder as a welder and generator to conserve fuel.

Haiti team and Greg's tents under the new shelter house. so cool!

DG Welding Haiti style on the front gate.

first sheet of plywood going down.

cutting rafters.

Archbold Team 3 surprised us at the property tonight to worship! Isaac has an amazing voice, Mark (and others) shared encouraging words, and everyone's presence and prayer was yet another example of the joy that we experience as we gather to love, serve and praise an awesome God. Missing David a bunch tonight. You can't really see the detail of this photo too well, but you don't need to. And, on the way out, we paused for an impromptu rendition of "Hang on Sloopy"! O-H-I-O! Go Bucks!

Haitian "ladder."

Something about loud tools and heavy equipment always attracts a guy. As Tim The Tool Man might say, "Arrgh! Arrgh!" These guys concur.

Tuesday photos

Building tresses this afternoon.

David Charles Bompart, Feb 2, 2012. 1 Chron 28:9-10. Etched into the patio at the conclusion of the final pour at EWOI Children's Home in Haiti. A husband, father, friend, brother, a servant of the Lord. The Holy Spirit will continue to bless us through David - here on site, and in our hearts and memories. Thank you Jesus

Working on the water tower base at 7:00pm.

All of the completed concrete for the orphanage.

building tresses

Inscription in the concrete at the orphanage site to remember Dave Bompart.

Completed building slab!!!

looking west on the site of the orphanage.

Roland and Gary making forms for the water tower.

Alex and the compactor

Tyler, recently promoted to "assistant supervisor"