Our Haitian boss this week is a tall, slender, quiet man named Anderson. Anderson was in charge of the crew in April when we worked on the orphanage. He was awaiting us at the home we worked on Saturday. We dug the foundation by hand and stacked big rocks and small boulders along the trenches. At the end of a long hard day we had made a friend.
We learned that Anderson's home was damaged in he quake. He had block, concrete, and sand but needed labor to carry it maybe 50 yards from the road, to the house, then help laying block.
Well, Chuck asked - would you guys want to take Sunday afternoon to help Anderson? Well of course we would! We spent the afternoon carrying sand and water, mixing mortar, and laying block. We had a great time and made a friend for a lifetime. We later learned Anderson has several family members who are professional contractors but haven't been willing to help. We built the front wall and most of the middle and back walls until the material was gone. Yesterday he was shaking his head at the end of the day, today he was hugging us with an ear to ear smile :)!
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