It seems like forever since I blogged...I truly took a break from it right?!! While in the U.S. I have so far spent the month of July literally packing, cleaning out, selling, donating and moving out of my condominium in Cuyahoga Falls. Then traveling to Pennsylvania to pick up Hugues, Evelyne and the two middle school ESL students, dropping the students in Ohio, spending a few days running Hugues around to various meetings and then we drove Evelyne to Kentucky. Had a wonderful visit with the Brown family, then to Lexington to meetings and a visit with the Kentucky Haiti Partnership team. Blessed by the many people who love the ministry!
On to Muskoka Canada for wonderful family and friend time - so, so wonderful! Here's a photo of the blessing we have to go refresh called "Fairhaven North"
(Acts 27:7-8) When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone; ⁸ and with difficulty sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

And to share with others to also be refreshed, for 44 years!

Here's a few photos from the last month and a half while in the states:

The Indians game with Linda: 

At the Portage Lakes with the Keslar Family:

 Last movie night in the condo with Mark and Tara:

 The annual fundraiser "Called Back to Haiti...Again!"

Thank you again, to all!

 The artist Nichol Brown with her daughter/manager Christy, and Ernie:

 An fun evening on Lake Erie
With Tony, Amanda, Laura, Gordy and Dale:

 The Hope in Haiti Picnic in Pennsylvania:

Samuel, an ESL student in Pennsylvania with Clarel (now at Madison Area Technical College):

 Hugues, college students, and ESL students:

 Tracy, Clarel, and Aleksandra:

 Starson with the his hosts and sponsors, Susie and the Reynolds family:

 The ESL students:

 With part of the Voigt family:

 With Randy at his church, Trinity Baptist Church, of which Hugues and I had the privilege to speak:

 Ohio college students welcoming Evelyne to the "group":

Lastly,

Here's photos from our newly opened bakery-part of our economic development and the vo-ed school (culinary program).

this is so exciting!

As I wind down my time in the states, I'm still scheduling with colleges in the northeast Ohio, and welcome the opportunity to speak with any one of you who would like more information about COCINA, www.haiticocina.org, and Institution Univers high school graduate placement program, in particular. I'll be here until September 7. Just comment to this post with your contact information or Facebook message me.

God bless you!