Wednesday, July 31, 2019

 We got mail!



 Rebuilding a year after the earthquakes.


and then we come home to this in our yard. <3 :="" p="">

Friday, July 26, 2019

 Chelo, Haven, Journey, Nasha, Pierce.... all the kids that "Menya" spoils rotten.





This is the house where Zaki lives, or has lived since the earthquakes.

 This is the house the government money is building for Zaki's family.  One room, 6x6 meters.  Half cinder block walls and the other half will be sheet rock.  The rafters are from aluminum and has aluminum "tiles."  This is the exact house each family that lost their house should receive.

 This is Zaki's bungalow that his family built.  They said they'd rent it out to anyone for $10 a night.  This and the Zaki's dad's gym, just show how much creativity and spunk people here can have when they need to.

 This is Ibu Ria, who made the "Earthquake babies" so many of you bought!  We took her the money that she straight away used to pay for her sewing machine.  The government will build her the same house as Zaki's family's but she'll build it to the front of her current tin/ tarp house.
 This is Zaki, Adel's buddy.  They are both about the same size as Pierce.

 And work has stabled out!  Ria's husband makes cinder blocks.  So he's got steady work now.

 This is the "front porch/ living room" of the their tin/tarp house now.


Monday, July 22, 2019

 Home again!
 First grade!  Class 1 sd.

 TK A, in the big kindergarten class now with out Journey or Pierce.  She thought Pierce was going to start to school with her....

 and this is how he's spending his school time.


Sunday, July 21, 2019










 Just before he tried to EAT me.