Yes, it has been since 2019 that I put up a blog update. A lot has changed since then.
At the end of 2019, I thought I had another kidney stone. It turned out to be my appendix giving me problems. I had an appendectomy at the hospital in Marchande de Saline, Haiti. That was pretty scary, but the surgery went well. After the surgery, my wife and I had concerns that I was not recovering well. She suggested that I could take a few months in the States to get better.
In January, I left for the states with Abby and Christopher. Victoria's passport had expired and I had an appointment in early February at the Embassy to take care of that. I came back early February and brought Victoria back to my parent's house in Omaha. Not too long after that, Covid started with travel restrictions and I decided to stay for a while and work.
I picked up a new skill, setting tile. I wanted to have another trade to teach along with carpentry when I got back to Haiti. So, I was working as a tile guy mostly in new construction. Victoria and Abby were going to school across the street from my parents house, Christopher was in daycare.
About a year ago, my father passed away. I am so grateful that we got to spend some time with him, the kids developed a great relationship with grandpa, they loved him and he loved them. I stopped setting tile and got busy working on projects that he had started and projects that he would have done if he was around. A few months ago, my mother and I decided that the kids and I should find a way to get back to Haiti and back to my wife and children there.
When I left, Charlie was only 2 months old. I watched him grow up over the phone and tablet. I really needed to find a way to get back to see him in person. I posted on facebook that I was looking for a job. I found two! One was to fill in as kitchen help in a daycare and one was for a carpentry teacher in Haiti! The carpentry teacher position is with Beehive Global. Plans were set in motion.
There were several speed bumps along the way, but on December 18, Victoria, Abby, Christopher and I landed in Cap Haitian. We were picked up by Jonathan, the guy that hired me to be his carpentry teacher. After a long bumpy ride, we arrived at his mission in the central plateau region of Haiti. Within an hour of our arrival, the kids and I were reunited with their mother and two brothers!
I have been here a week now, I promise to put up some pictures and explain in more detail what is going on here soon. I am frustrated working on my laptop without a mouse, so a short post is all I can do at the moment.
Keep us in your prayers,
Scott, Ruthcher, Victoria, Abby, Christopher, Charlie, Christmael.
