Today the blog will be short. I am tired – very tired.. I am too tired to write much and most likely too tired for my words to make sense. I can’t be three or four places at the same time – St. Marc to bank, hospital with Serlande, onsite dealing with workers who are digging foundation, here seeing that everything runs properly and as normally as possible, spending time with my children who are crying out for Mama, and planning for more repairs on site. I am getting more fatigued every day.
This morning I left 6:30 a.m. for St. Marc. Odner and I arrived to find a line up already in place outside the bank door. Odner quickly joined the line to stand there for me. I sat in the truck and had some prayer time. After 1 1/2 hours the assistant director of the bank came outside and saw me sitting there. He had seen me Friday and knew I had stood in line a very long time. He walked across the road and spoke to me and asked it I needed something from the bank again today. I said I needed something from the bank – still. He was surprised to know I had gotten nothing on Friday. So, to make a long story short he took a cheque from me and my ID. After three trips into the bank and back to my truck he brought me out an envelope with the cash I had requested. The bank door still had not opened. Now is that service or is that service!!!! Mind you the cash was all US. They had no Haitian gourdes. I went to the supermarket to change it but the owner said he would not be receiving
any Haitian money until this afternoon. For me to come back. Yeah right! I have nothing else to do of course.
I have already used 95% of the funds I got from the bank this morning on construction materials for the water tower and was able to do so with US $. Now I am almost completely out of funds again, but the construction can move ahead on that project.
On the weekend we had two more aftershocks. One was quite strong. I was sitting at my computer and had my little, Ti Luc, next to me. He was helping Mama with her work. Yeah right! I felt the floor move and saw my desk sway so grabbed Ti Luc and ran into the yard. My other kids and the housemother had also run into the yard.
I’ve been approached by a couple of people about the possibility of taking two children who lost their family in the quake. I’ve said I would be very willing to speak to whoever was looking after the children about this possibility. The children are not yet in this area, so we will see what develops.
Today I was able to speak with two people in Canada – Mary Heaton in Yarmouth got through to me. I sensed a real desire to help for which I am extremely thankful. Too, I was able to finally speak with CBC Radio, Corner Brook, Newfoundland. This, too, pleased me as I sensed they cared about me, my kids and about what was happening to all the people here.
I spent time with Serlande this afternoon. She was very thankful and relieved to have me there. She cried when I left her and asked me to come back right away. I am going back now for a short time and then I absolutely must come home and go to bed. Rest and sleep I must get tonight !!!I plan to go to hospital to be with Serenade tomorrow morning by 7:00 a.m.
Anybody out there in the cloning business?? Perhaps you could make a few more Karen’s so I could keep some of this going a little better.
If any of this does not make a lot of sense, perhaps tomorrow’s will be better.
Thanks for tuning in. God bless you all.
~Karen
