family shots...

Just some family pics that were actually taken... Today!!! Here's a
variety-good, bad, and indifferent.... :)

Quartets and lollipops...

Steve and a couple friends enjoying a few minutes of singing...

Left to right; Donny, Stevie, Johnny, and Mikey. Or if you prefer;
Donavon Hostetler, Steve, Jonathan Newswanger, and Michael Martin.

Claudsie's first lollipop!!!! Just a few shots, his
expressions are pretty cute...
"Hmm, this ok...."

"Why didn't anyone tell me about these before???"

"Oh yeah, yummy!!!!!"

Ti Guave...















Last Wednesday, the 5th, we took Amy Widowski on a run to Ti Guave

to get cement, and the ladies spent a few hours in the market.
That's always an intriguing experience for those who visit...
Heading out in the morning...

Here they are shopping with our good friend and neighbor, Selma. The
Ti Guave market is composed of several long, narrow buildings side-by-
side, with a confused and seemingly endless series of tarp-draped shacks
 interspersed with occasional solid structures, out behind the buildings.
The vendors pack every available inch of space full of their wares,
making for a very interesting shopping experience!

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Ah, just the right pair of sandals!!!



On our way home, heading up the trail that evening. The roundish peak
on the right is known as Fort Gary; on top you will find the remnants of
a fortress constructed by the Haitian people during their war for
independence against the French...















More Family Pics...

Mommy and Claudsie..........



Donny and Grandpa setting up the new receiver for Grandpa's Internet.



Donavon Hostetler (aka "Donny" to everyone except his mother...:) is living with us for a few
months helping here at the mission. He's helping Michael with the house rebuild program,
making trips to Ti Guave for supplies, and putting in a hand wherever we need one down
here. Not sure what we'd do without you Donny!!! (Excuse me Eunice... "Donavon!!!")

Misc family shots

Shana with a little visiting friend.... Lizards actually rank pretty high on the "most appreciated vistor"
list around here..... When you consider some of the OTHER options, that's not entirely surprising. :)

A new goat for Alex!!! This one should be having babies here pretty soon. (No kidding!)

A new stove for the happy housewife!!! The old stove was still putting out a lot of heat,
the problem was that most of it was apparently being absorbed by the wooden cabinets
around it, which would become too hot to touch.... Much better now.....




 

Family

Soon after we arrived here