Today is considered an EXCELLENT DAY in my life! Our first host family (families, as it's a church sharing a student) has been secured for a student in the 2013 graduating class. May others follow in the footsteps of these families and the church's action from the leading of the Lord and their obedience to serve others. My heart leaps with joy! It is a church in Eastern Pennsylvania. The administration of the school will now begin the evaluation process of the students. Please consider, or have your church consider, hosting a student, so our students can graduate from Institution Univers with the hope to be part of this generation to be educated in careers that they can bring back to Haiti, to be the generation to change their nation.

Between yesterday and today, I have completed 18 career assessments out of 51. What is speaking loud and clear is each student has a goal to accomplish something for their country. They want it! All of the students thus far who have completed an assessment have come prepared with a career in mind that they want to pursue after high school. Many want to study medicine, engineering, computer science, for example. Once we finish the assessment, and they see what other career choices they have to choose from, some of them still want to pursue the field they considered when they arrived in my office, but now realize there are a lot more opportunities in which to  apply their pursuit. For example, students are realizing medicine isn't limited to being a doctor (although there is not a limitation to being a doctor, so to speak!), but once assessed and we sit together while I educate them on the results of the assessment, they understand that having a strength for administration or research, for example, can be applied to the medical field. The feedback I've received thus far from the students is that they are surprised how accurate the exam "reads" their "likes" and "dislikes", and how it "reads" their personality. It is so exciting to see the students enthusiastic about the technology that they've not had the opportunity to experience. The remaining 33 assessments will be completed next week. Oh, and a "bonus" for me in completing these assessments is that I get to meet and spend time getting to know each and every student. This, I now realize, is a terrific bonding exercise!

It's now a humid yet breezy Friday evening, overcast here with rain in the mountains. It's a beautiful night. Can you hear me making a big sigh? The crickets are chirping...the mosquitoes are out in access tonight it seems! It's the sounds of summer, yet it's the 2nd of November! Talking on Facetime to Hannah today, it looked cold in Ohio. Time to get the fabulous boots out, my friends living in the cold weather! I'm dashing in some nice black rain boots these days!!
I just walked inside from the veranda. The mosquitoes won; they can stay outdoors. I'll 'wave the white flag' and go inside now!

As I've continue to view more photos on internet news I continue to pray for all those who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy.

I have some additional  photos thanks to Jan Iannetta, from last week's Caracol events for Sae-A's opening ceremony, the school's groundbreaking, and the tour of the housing development. You will notice some famous faces, as many dignitaries were present to include President Martelly, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, the "governor" of Northeast Haiti,  and ambassadors. In addition, those who have a heart for development in Haiti included Ben Stiller, Richard Branson, Sean Penn, Marie Bello, and Donna Karan. We (Hugues, Tony and Jan Iannetta, Jim MacMillan, and I) were the guests at a private luncheon with the Chairman Kim's family at our table. What a precious family! Chairman Kim is the head of Sae-A. Check out their website; quite an impressive vision for developing countries all over the world. We now see it live in North Haiti. www.sae-a.com