From October 23, 2022
While the rest of Haiti is going to hell in a handbasket, inside Santa Chiara on Saturday morning the young kids are learning to appreciate reading. Because we have no idea when and if the schools will ever reopen, we are planning to start our own school. We have already purchased the books that would have been used in the external school. Gabens and Steph on conferring with our primary teacher, Madame Frances, to develop a program.
From October 22, 2022
Late yesterday morning, Gabens and Mackenson left Santa Chiara to pick up some needed supplies. Not long afterward they were running for their lives. Gabens snapped this photo. He had parked the car a little distance away from the store. It looked safe, but as they got close to the store the area exploded in to violence and they had to run.
From October 21, 2022
Mr. Gabens worked from home on Thursday. He really wanted to conserve gasoline and minimize the danger he is exposed to while driving. I’m sure having people throw rocks at the car yesterday rattled him.