After 15 months a real house again!!!!
Sat, Mar 26, 2011
Fantastic news, we have found a house to rent for Kay Angel. The rainy season is just days away. Our campsite has suffered a lot by the elements, sun, rain, dust. Everybody is really exhausted by the way we have been living for the last 15 months.
Our construction, delayed by all kinds of circumstances, will start in April. But it will take at least 6 to 8 months before Kay Angel will be realized at Sacrifice.
Too long for us to continue living the way we have been living. The solution of course is to find a suitable and affordable house for rent. The availability of houses for rent in Jacmel is very limited. The earthquake has destroyed or severely damaged most houses.
But we got really lucky. I found a great house all the way at the other side of Jacmel, that recently became available for rent again. This house was spared from damage by the earthquake, and came out of the inspection by the city of Jacmel as being totally safe.
The house has a beautiful front-yard, a great space for our kids to play their little hearts out. A big kitchen, a huge living room, enough bedrooms for all of us. The garden is filled with trees, most of them grow something that we can eat, coconuts, bananas, plantains, breadfruit, papaya and almonds.
We are a lot closer to the school of our kids, and won’t have to cross the city of Jacmel anymore while taking them to school and back.
And that is not where our luck is ending. The house could use a fresh coat of paint and some adjustments to our needs. It just so happens that Dave Bird from Calvary Chapels has all these groups of volunteers these next couple of weeks, and his group of this week has already started with the painting and other home improvements. Next week thursday March 31st Dave and his next team will help us move Kay Angel with their big truck.
In the pictures you see the first coat on the walls in white, the final color will stay a surprise for now.
Our kids are super happy and excited to be living in such a great house soon. It’s all they talk about since I took them to meet the house last friday 
What a wonderful surprise! This good news, as I sit down with my morning coffee. Morning coffee in my home; such a simple pleasure, and so far, far the opposite of your struggle – Haiti’s struggle – for the last 15 months. I applaud your tenacity Lia! These are very lucky children to have you to care for them. I will imagine you, Lia on the first of April, perhaps enjoying the simple pleasure of morning coffee in your home! Salute!
I am so excited for you. I can’t wait to see it on my return in May!!!!!
The spaces look so immense. I will bring a piece of art work for your walls. Maybe a cute little bunny.
Are you near my neighborhood now?
Sue
Thank you so much Lynn and Sue,
I have moved in a few days before the kids to get things ready here
and yes the morning coffee in the back yard is very good
The house is at the route Aviation, Oranje.
It is just passed the MINUSTAH base.
Sue I am planning for all the kids to grow their own garden, any kind of seeds for herbs like rosemary, Basel, parsley etc would be welcome
Looking forward to seeing you back here in May
This is INCREDIBLE news Lia! Thank you for letting everyone know about this. It looks like the perfect house for you. Can’t wait to see it in person sometime soon.
greg
It was sure pleasure to help you move from the tents to the new house. I will never forget the looks on the faces of the children when they came home from school with you.
God Bless You!!
Christa