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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Day 3 | Bill Morlan

After a 90 min delay in leaving for the job site, we finally left for our houses.  Being on a mission trip in a third world country is at times about waiting.  You learn to be flexible and not to get upset with the waiting.  Being American, we at times get really upset with the wait, but it’s a way of life here.  No one is real concerned with the time like we are back home.  Still today was a great day!  We finished the blocks on our first house and began to stucco it.  The second house we finished the block on the back wall and lack 4 rows of being finished.  We experienced a HOT day today.  No breeze to say of and no cloud cover.  Just about everyone was burnt and we went through the water.  We also loaded about a ton of sand, 5 gallons at a time as well as unloaded another 200 blocks.  Our trip home was a new experience in the “Momma will say there will be days like this”.  It started to rain on us and then we met a Mack truck.  Neither could pass so we did the Haiti thing and tried to pass.  The Mack locked up with our truck and then was stuck and we had to each back us and try again.  This time we got a running head start at each other and somehow made it by each other.  This trip has began a new book for “Momma would say there will be days like this”.  Everyone is working very hard and the work is hard to say the least.  We are surrounded each day by multitudes of children always asking for food or money and it does get hard saying no.  It seems like all of the children have the biggest smiles that you will ever see and enjoy being with us.  As you work and travel, your heart aches as you learn of their stories.  Not only from the earthquake, but from everyday life.  I can’t wait to tell of the stories when we get back.  Love ya all.  Love ya Bron and Boys.
                                                Bill

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