It's Time to Get to Work

Now that you've seen how beautiful Haiti is, let me tell you what we did on our trip and what our next steps are. Our main objective in going to Cap-Haitien in May was to see what our "jobs" will be when we move there. I will be filling in as a Teacher's Assistant to a Pre-K/elementary classroom. My goal is to eventually go to the Emmaus Biblical Seminary in Cap-Haitien to get my Masters in Education so I can become a certified teacher. Then I can teach in the classroom which allows me to then train Haitians to become teachers in Haiti.  Shawn will be working with the middle school and high school administration at Cowman https://www.cowmaninternationalschool.org/.  The high school is a relatively new addition and the spring of 2019 will be the first year to have graduating seniors. Shawn will work alongside the administration to establish a curriculum that will prepare the students for University.

The Cowman International School Teachers

The director of the school, Mrs. Gross, with teachers from the school


Our goal is to get to Haiti by August 1 of 2019 and our focus until then is to raise a team of support--people who will pray for us and support us financially so we can do the work in Haiti that God continues directing us to do. Please pray that God sends us the perfect team!

Teachers praying in the library at the Cowman International School

Teachers and students leading chapel on the "porch"

Lastly, we will be selling our house (hopefully around April/May) and most of our belongings, so please don't hesitate to ask us if you need something that we might have! We would rather our stuff go to people we know can use it than directly to Goodwill.

Flag Day! This is the 2nd grade class Abigail got to spend time with on our trip.

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