As you know, every Friday, Michael, the founder of these three homes I work within, flies from Port Au Prince to Jacmel in order to do a weekly check-in on the progress of the bakery, as well as assess and accommodate the monitoring program in any he can.

Yesterday, was a another 7 hours in meetings between all of the main leaders of the home:

The Director: Melchi
Assistance Director: Gilmiest
Art Teacher: Julneir
Dance Instructor: Jackie
Sports Coach/in house school teacher: Franzieke

Many issues were covered as well as over view follow up reports on the progress from the prior week.

Michael brought down to the Trinity House with him this last Friday two other people. KC, who is the director of the schooling services at all of the three homes, as well as Michele, a 29 year old man who came to Trinity for a minimum month stay in order to disciple, train and guide the director and assistant director to become the best leaders they can. However, if the director, and or assistance director do not perform to a necessary standard of quality, then Melchi will be taking over their position.

Michele is indeed a Godsend. We know and trust that God knows what we need when we need it. A lot of Haitians are quite timid and shy, not Michele. He is willing to be strong, take a a stand, not sway in his morals, beliefs, values etc. He recently comlpeted a two year term with the Brotherhood of Mother Teresa where he lived for two years in Port Au Prince. He is young, but fresh. He has phenomenal ideas, is very dedicated and disciplined and willing to take into consideration the desires and needs of the house a s a whole rather then jumping in and creating a new system without the go ahead of those who will have to daily walk it ou t.

Today is Micheles first full day in Jacmel, already he has done a tremendous job in instructing and assisting the younger children in their roles that they are responsibile for, as well as beginning to prepare and implement activities for the younger kids during the often idle time.

Michaels main job is to be in charge of prayer times, the disciplinary action/rewards system, as well as hunting for any other info. Neccessary. To improve the quality of this home. I am sorry that I do now know Creole' more fluently yet, as I feel I could be of so much more use. I am learning, however, in Creole'= Pazapa, in English = Step by Step. As I mentioned earlier, there are many changes I am experiencing, yet, I know that things never remain the same. And that is good, we keep learning, growing and being challenged on a level that allows us to mature and develop. For this, I accept it.

When I have more time I will write up and overview of yesterday's meeting. It is interesting to read as it gives a very good idea of where we are in the planning process of implementing more structure, order etc.