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| Back safely to Texas! |
Bienvenue aux Etats-Unis! Our team has safely arrived back at DFW "sans" Jhud...he arrives late tonight from Miami and we all came home through much easier Fort Lauderdale. Everyone else is happily reunited with anxious parents after a completely uneventful day of flying...a nice, calm change after our 4 days of Crazy Creole Chaos!
I thought you might be wondering why we haven't mentioned Mr Weiss much in our blogs on Monday and Tuesday...so while we were all in the church working with the high school students each afternoon, Mr. Weiss had his own set of challenges as he spent 2 hours each day with the Bon Berger staff in teacher training. With Jhud as translator, Mr. Weiss introduced the Haitian staff to various learning styles, classroom management, and even a bit of Bloom's Taxonomy (big pedagogical words for teaching techniques and styles). The sessions were so appreciated that we had to drag him away 30 minutes after the lessons were scheduled to end. We have dreamed of being able to do this with the staff...and Mr. Weiss finally made it happen!
Other times during the day when we couldn't find "le grand" (the tall one), he was usually out with excited Haitians who were learning how to make and use a solar cooker. His expertise in this project from teaching it at Prince of Peace amazed Marcelin, Junior and Hudson as they saw pasta and eggs cooked to perfection...with no charcoal! Haitians spend 40-50% of their income on charcoal. Mr. Weiss generously gave them tools they will eagerly put to use in their own homes...and we're excited to see what other creative ideas they come up with to help the people of Haiti!
We are an exhausted bunch...with lots of stories to tell when we have the energy....a trip to be remembered and lots of desire to return. We love you, Haiti...bonne nuit
Linda
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