well, the humidity has been about 90% for probably the last 3 weeks. with daytime temps in the mid 90's, the "feel like index" has to be somewhere around 3 or 4 million degrees. on the internet it says it is usually around 105 during the day, but I feel they underestimate this. I am looking for a cooler place to spend a few days to recover...like the planet Mercury. I thought I was adjusting well to the heat, as others c/o it's effects while I trooped on. But it has caught up with me the last few days and I AM TIRED OF SWEATING 24 HOURS A DAY. on the up side, I am losing weight....of course I AM passing out several times a day from lack of fluids, but I am sure it will work itself out eventually. :)
above is a picture of my students. Left to right are Myberson, Kesmy, Sophonie, James, Kennson, and Pony. they are a pretty good bunch of students really. James and Pony are 19-20 years old and are pushing thru school after being in Haitian schools earlier in life. James was in Haitian schools up till last year, and it shows. Haitian schools primarily focus-from what everyone tells me-on memorizing answers to tests so you can pass, whether you learn the material or not. It shows on so many of these kids who start here mid way or later in their education. Myberson is planning on moving back to the states next year to finish high school in New Jersey where his family lives, and then going on to Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a bright guy and I don't doubt he can do it. Kesmy, many of you know. He is trying to get to the states next year to start Bible college. His English is still an issue but he is improving. Sophonie is steady. She works day by day, gets stuff done w/o dazzling but is bright and wants to be a mother and wife. She usually has a "posse" of smaller girls around her all the time, as she is the lone older girl in school, she is 15. Kennson started late this year, he came from the states under trying circumstances and has struggled some to find his place here. He is starting to find it though, as he played soccer with the other kids today on the 20 foot playground they have for the first time today. Pony lost his right leg several years ago and now has a prosthetic leg. He does fair with it, but it will limit him as far as any physical labor here, which is the majority of available jobs. He has improved significantly this year in his math, and after initially saying he wanted to be a doctor (a brief conversation about the 10 years or so of college and internship's may have had something to do with that) he now wants to be an accountant, for which he has some possibilities. so there is the crew, I pray I just don't mess things up with them.
footnote: please pray for Nancy and the kids from her school, a school in SW Haiti that is having a spate of seizures with kids. Very unusual seizures that don't fit any medical profile that anyone here is finding. some may understand. These kids need prayer, significant prayer. thanks in advance for those who do. bye for now.
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