Today was the most intense heat I have ever experienced. We all survived by drinking large amounts of water and taking many breaks. The childrens program is running smoothly now and it is a common sight to see one of our people holding a sleeping child or playing slapjack with a huge crowd around them. I think by this time everybody has had to breakdown and cry at least once. I had one of those moments today as we continued digging a hole for a 10 family latrine, 10′x20′ 7 feet deep. Several locals told us they would help us dig all morning for some water. Can you even imagine? We had them work with us and we had a blast digging and singing Michael Jackson songs which they all knew every word to. In the end they left with more than a glass of water, they left with our sunglasses, t-shirts and anything else we could give them. We made sure they knew that we didn’t give them the stuff because they worked but because we were friends. I think that the theme of the day was connections. By now the language barrier is gone and we all work smoothly together. The Holy Spirit overcomes all obstacles in the way of advancing the kingdom of God. Several of our men built benches for the clinic with the Haitian carpenters and it was amazing to see them work seamlessly together without talking at all. Off to bed as we are all drained from the heat of the day and the emotion we all felt. Goodnight and God Bless.

Jeremiah
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