Hey you guys! Yesturday I wasn't feeling to well so i didnt do much, I just rested. However friar Antoine gave a talk at church which was awsome and I was able to attend. Because I wasn't feeling to well That was basically my day yesturday. But i am feeling better and today was a blast! We kicked off the day with visiting the town of Jeremie. In Jeremie there was a soccer team who was told we would bring them one ball. So once Patrick gave them one soccer ball they were super happy! Little did they know that we had twenty soccer balls, jersies, shorts, and socks waiting for them in the car. One we brought out the rest of the stuff they were overwelmed! The teams ninety two year old coach was crying, tears of joy. After we visited Sacred heart church, while we were there they had a beautiful rainbow that circled around the sun! We also gave the priest of Sacred Heart church some soccer balls. He was still thanking us for the well, built a year ago! We also visited a group of nuns and went to the port of Jeremie. The rest of my afternoon consisted of playing with the kids we played jump rope and hand games. We also took a ride around on the mule. Which we gave out skirts and visited Mrs. Alourds. Tonight, Friar Antoine lead us in a rosery at church. The church was packed! Everyone really enjoyed it! We sung the rosery and after we finished they played music and everyone danced.  I was able to end off my day with giving a little boy a soccer ball. This boy sits by me in mass and he's so cute! He sings every song and knows every word!
                                                                                                                                      -Therese
 
     Well I am sorry I haven't blogged more but we have been so busy.  Wow what a beautiful week so far full of surprises and new adventures from front row seats at a chicken fight to helping buy cow dung.  This past week I have greeted friends old and new from the Canadian UN guys to the new children passing through.  We have given family distrubutions to about 320 families and we have climbed mountains.  I have decorated schools and created hugo boxes.  So many new stories one of my favorites is when we went to the beach in the mule and swam out to the submarine it was a beautiful until we climbed back up the cliff and saw we had a flat tire.  The good thing was Assad was able to pull out the hand pump and pump the flat tire back up for a five dollar bill from David Fakier.  So we thought ok great Assad pumped it back up and now we can get back to Father's house without having to walk.  Once we got back we decided we would change the tire soon but to our surprise it didnt deflate again so we thought about.  Well the next day the tire was still fine so we asked Assad if he deflated the tire while we were at the beach and Assad just smiled and said idk and quickly ran off.  So there it is Assad was able to scam another $5 from us, but we were able to get back so I guess it is all good. Right now we are going to sing the rosary with friar Antonio so goodnight and bonswa to all of our friends back at home in the US.

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        Well today was yet another wonderful day in Haiti. Right after breakfast this morning we went to the school. While we were over there, Joe and I hung up decorations for the school made by our class mates. Father Joe explained to the students who we are and what we do. The kindergarden class even sang for us, whic was precious!!! After we got back to the compound we had our distribution which went pretty smoothly. Then the guys went to the chicken farm and we stayed back and played with the kids. Mom, Abby, Pat, and I took a walk to the old bakery and bought the kids bread which is always fun. Then Father Joe took Pat, Mom, and I on a little ride. We checked on a couple of wells and went to Bon Bon. Bon Bon is a town known for it's fishing! The water there was gorgeous! So today was a great day! Thanks for reading!

                                                                                                              -Therese-
 
           I woke up, slept through mass. Then I ate breakfast. We gave out food at the distribution. We also went to the school, I bought chips there. I Played with the kids. I also rode the mule. Then we took a little walk to buy some bread for the kids. Later Father Joe drove us around in his car. He took us to Bon Bon the fishing town. On the way there we stoped at Bec's to get some water. Then we came back and ate supper. And now I am bloging. It was a fun day!

                                                                                                            -Patrick
 
 
        Well I'm sorry I couldn't blog last night, as you know were very busy all day long so when it comes time to blog were very tired. So i'll give you a recap of yesturday. First off we had mass in Father Joe's house. After mass the group went to the catchmens system. Which is like a natural water spring. Unfortunetly I was not able to go, because I passed out in mass that morning. But I'm fine now. So after some rest me and my mom just hung around the compound and I played with the kids. The kids and I even had a water balloon war. That night we dedicated three houses. At these dedications I was able to give out skirts/ dresses and little play packets. After supper we all went on the balcony and sang the rosery under the stars. Today we had a early morning start with 6:30 mass at the orphanage. The orphanage is truly heart breaking. Seeing the menntaly dissabled men and women and the children really makes you stop and think about how lucky you are. Once you hold those kids you just want to never let them go. I really wanted to see a little girl I met at the orphanage last year however I couldn't find her. Once we got back from the orphanage we had the distribution. I love the distibution because the people are so grateful. The old ladys will hug and kiss you and it just is so wonderful to experience peoples apreciation.  After the distribution we did some preporation for tomorow's distribution. Later we rode around town on the mule and gave out a couple of soccer then headed to the beach.  The beach was so fun! Joe, Abby, one of our haition friends, and I all swam out to the submarine. Once we decided to go back to shore our haition friend did a front flip off the submarine. Then Abby goes to jump off too and as soon as she hits the water her shirt gets caught over her head! haha! It was so funny because he made this big exit and he comes Abby with her shirt stuck! After we got back from the beach we walked around with the kids. Well that was pretty much my day!

                                                                                                                       -Therese-
 
    Hey everyone! I hope yall had a Easter which was as enjoyable as mine was. Everyone had a blast at the beach yesturday. It was a beautiful day to swim and play soccer in the sand with the kids! Well this morning we did some more preporation for the distribution. After that our morning was fairly relaxing, I spent most of my time with the kids. We had a good time playing jump rope with them. We also picked up trash with the kids around the compound. Later we went to the airport to welcome the arivale of the rest of our group. Once they were settled in we rode up the mountain to check on a well. The view from the mountains are so gorgeous! And we always see kids in the mountains who are living in extreme poverty. Just knowing that you put a smile on their face is the greatest feeling ever! Well please continue your prayers, and thanks for reading!
                                                                                                                            -Therese-
 
I apologize for not blogging the last two nights. We've been very busy. We arrived at the compound Friday morning. It was so great to be reunited with the kids I missed so dearly. Especially since they knew me from last year and to see how they have grown. On Friday we settled in, went to Bec's, went to mass, and did a couple of other things like playing with the children. Yesturday (holy Saturday) we rode to go visit Witleen, which was a very succesful trip! It was so nice to see the many smiles on her, her family, and her friends. If you didn't know, Witleen is a crippled girl that my dad and brother Travis built a house for. We also went to Jame's (Boo Boo) house. Every one calls him Boo Boo which means stuiped. We arn't sure what his real name is so we call him James. James is a young boy that my mom has really took under her wing. He can speak little to nothing and can't hear. His dad is a drunk and his mom has been out of town for about a month now. However he wasn't home. After, we went to visit Anise which is the lady we gave our first sewing machine too. She showed us some pieces wich she made. She is such a taented women, she has a real gift for sewing. Later that night we went to mass. As we were walking out of mass my mom got weak and passes out. Next thing you know a crowd of Hatians came surrounding her. To the point where I could't even see her. However, she is now doing great and back to her perky self! This morning we went to mass. A little girl came sit on my lap. She was so precious. I've just enjoyed being with the kids more than anything else! We just finished lunch and we are fixing to go to the beach!!! Which were thrilled about! Oh and if any of my friends are reading this I read the note today! hahahaa! Ya'll the best!
                                                                                                                God Bless, Therese
 
     Good morning and Happy Easter from Haiti.  So for we are having a very nice and relaxing couple of days.  Mostly we have just been playing with the kids and getting ready for the rest of the group to come.  We arrived here Friday at about 10:30 on a small 9 seater plane.  So for we have unpacked most of the duffel bags and blew up many soccer balls.  We have visted several houses and very big smiles of warmth and hapiness that Haiti Mission has built over the last couple of year.  We had a chance to see the chicken farm, which is a work in process, but coming along very quickly and will hopefully have many chickens inhabiting it very soon.  The school in Numero Duex is beautiful, it is painted and has windows and doors on it. We also had a chance to visit Anice and talk to her about the sewing machine that she loves so much.  She is truely grateful, she has been making clothes and mending school uniforms for money.  Well today is Easter and we will soon be going to Easter Mass and then either the beach here are in BonBon.  I hope you all have a blessed and happy Easter.

May God Bless you all,
Joseph Schonacher
 
 Well unfortuenetly today is are last full day. I am going to miss Haiti so much. I know for a fact these people that I've met will never leave me. I'm already excited about my next trip and I still have a full years wait. First thing this morning we had mass. After mass we gave out 200 chickens. We also dedicated a house this morning. As for as the rest of this morning it was pretty laide back but I gave out soccer balls to the compound kids and they were thrilled. Later this evening we went to the beach. The waves were rough but it was so gorgeous the water is crystal blue. I had an amazing time at the beach. Tonight we had a party at Becs bakery. I'm going to miss the children so much ! I know I'll think about them alot. They are such great kids but don't have all the oppertunitys we have. It so sad to hear these kids storys. They have really been through alot but they are strong children.