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Things have been pretty crazy around here lately! I have not had much time to blog, but will try to get something tonight.

For starters, our power has been completely unreliable, which makes having internet or a charged computer very hard!
A couple of days ago, Kendall and I were told at 9 am, that we needed to move out of our room by that same afternoon...So we now have all our stuff horribly crammed into boxes and suitcases and have had to invade the other girls room. Its a mess!
And Canaan is hosting a fair in 2 days...a fair which has COMPLETELY 100% been left until the last min. This fair is for any business or mission in Haiti to come set up a booth and share what they are doing here in Haiti. In an effort to maybe bring us all together, so we can help each other out. I hope that God is with us all, because its down to the wire and there is SO much to be done. SO SO SO much. Just like everything else around here, it is all left until the last second! The fair is supposed to start on April 1 and last through the 10th. So just praying it will all come together!
To add to the stress, school is out because of the fair...for two weeks. Which of course the kids are happy about, and yes it is nice to have a break as a teacher. However, we just went through some pretty big changes, getting a new principal and a whole new set of rules. Just as things are kind of starting to settle in, they have a 2 week break. When they come back from their break, I will be back in the states for my 3 week break...There are many kids that will just stop working in their Math while I am away, and I really don't want that. They are far enough behind as it is...
Then to top all of it off, the kids are trying to get ready for ACE convention. It is a convention held in the states, for schools that participate in the Accelerated Christian Education program. So the kids here have to submit art work, or participate in sports competitions, or singing, or photograpy, the list goes on and on. They enter their talents into this show and ulitmately try to win. Well this is yet another task which has been left until the last second. Convention is May 21. The kids should have probably been prepared and ready in the fall, but here we are...still don't know exactly who is eligible, don't have any passports, don't have outfits for them to wear, or a song for the them to sing, or a way of getting there, or a place to stay....I could probably keep going. But you get the idea.
I procrastinate with a lot of things, but this is all on a whole different level. There is just lingering stress everywhere in Canaan. From the day to day life things, such as water and electricity. And then trying to keep up with 60 some odd children and their futures. It's hard to explain it all, but I am pretty stressed. My vacay home can't come fast enough!
I absolutely love it here, but it is a lot to take in and a lot to deal with each day. I am hoping my break will refresh me!


By the way, the baby boy in my last blog, died last Friday. Pray for his poor grandmother, who was doing everything she could!