Exams are finished; the school closed for Spring Break until April 1. This is the first week without a mission team on campus since the beginning of February. All to say, it's very quiet on campus. Today was the second day of break, and the electricity and internet were on Spring Break, too. Only had both or either, part of the day, so I headed home earlier than usual hoping to have internet at home to work. But, just as it's been all week, it is intermittent, as well. So, I will type as quickly as I can while it's working!
I have been able to walk to and from work this week since no team is here. I so enjoy being on the streets, with the community.
Yesterday, after Evelyne and Anay came to my office to practice for the ACT exam, Evelyne walked me to the street near my neighborhood through an area of Ouanaminthe I'd never been in. I couldn't get over how it is literally wall to wall, house after house, with people living in such close quarters. This was the second time this week I was in a new section of town - new to me! Sunday after visiting Evelyne's church with she and Evens, I went to Clarel's to meet and visit with his mother and him. Junior Filsto came by. We had a lovely visit. Here is a woman who has never been to school, yet has such a wise way about her. So elegant, too. I just fell in love with her. Afterwards, Junior and Clarel walked me home, and took me through yet another section of Ouanaminthe.
Monday after work, Clarel and I went grocery shopping at Bon Marche (the Ouanaminthe market). As a thank you for having me over on Sunday I bought his mom eggplant, fig (Haitian tiny bananas, that are so, so sweet and delicious) and cabbage. Then yesterday, Clarel showed up in my office with a bunch (still on the branch) of fig. A thank you gift from his mother, to thank me for the groceries. The generosity and love of the Haitians is precious and so humbling to me.
Here's a photo of Evelyne and her sister cooking in my kitchen (I love these girls!!):

The last of the college requirements for Clarel, for Madison Area Technical College will be mailed next week when I get back to the states for the Board Meeting. The requirements are in at North Shore Community College for Clarel, Tisma and Junior. Now we wait, upon the admissions committee, upon the Lord. These three students graduated in 2012 from Institution Univers.
For our Philo students, all but one financial aid "package" has been submitted via internet. The student has not yet provided all the information to me, therefore I cannot submit it. It was laborious, 1 to 2 hours of computer input per student, after the gathering of information, which I've been working on over the last three weeks. It feels good to have them in the hands of the colleges. Now we wait, upon the admissions committees, upon the Lord!
The last of the requirements are in process of document compilation for Florida Gulf Coast University, that being the transcript evaluation reports for the three girl students, and then them taking the ACT on April 28.
Now that the financial aid packages have been sent, I will now be applying for independent scholarships and grants, a perpetual process from now on, moving from this year's Philo to the Rheto (12th graders) as soon as the administrators determine who will be on the "top students" list for 2014.

We still need financial sponsors to "vouch" for six of our seven students to the U.S. Embassy. Partial financial commitments are welcome too! Contact me for more information. Thank you for your consideration!