Cady's in Haiti!

I AM IN HAITI!!!! i can hardly believe it! it has been in the works for so long that i wasn't really sure this day would ever come. we got delayed in miami on monday (8/13) so we had to overnight in port-au-prince instead of flying on in to port-de-paix.

i have only been here for one week and i feel like i have so many stories to tell. we spent the first few days getting the house and our suitcases unpacked. some of the internet equipment was dead when we got here, so there is only one ethernet hook-up in the work room. hopefully within the next few weeks scott (our computer guru) will have the new equipment so we can get our wireless internet working in our house. it's even harder because the electricity is turned off everyday from 2-5 (and sometimes more than that).

for everyone who knows about weggy (yes, his name is pronounced like wedgie...he's the little boy bailey and i sponser), i have some good news and some bad news. the good news is that i will get to spend a lot of time with weggy this year. he's precious and sweet and i can't wait to love on him! the bad news is, he may have been retained in preschool instead of moving on to kindergarten...he is on the roster carmen gave me this morning. i haven't had a chance to ask carmen or norma if this is correct...but i feel like a negligent mother! my baby didn't even pass pre-school! haha!!!

i'm beginning to catch on to a few phrases of the creole language (hello, please, thank you, etc.) so hopefully i won't be completely lost on the first day of school when my precious little preschoolers come in with NO knowledge of the english language.

we didn't really get too affected by the hurricane. it was on the south side of the island and we are on the northern coast, so we only got a little bit of rain and some wind.

i've spent a lot of time reading, watching dvd's (and tv on dvd), and basically just hanging out. it's been really hard to adjust from my life in lexington where i had stuff going on every night to my life in haiti where there is nothing going on at night.

if you are interested in sending mail, here are the addresses:

for letters and small packages (PLEASE do not include anything valuable--this mail is opened and "searched." we don't always receive all of the items):

Sonlight Ministries PdP
Cady Calvert
PO Box 407140
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33340

for larger packages (these come to me unopened. this is more reliable way to send boxes, but this boat only comes 1 or 2 times per semester):

Lady Lotmore
Alexander/Cady Calvert
3163 NW South River Drive
Miami, FL 33142



things to pray for:
1. i will easily pick up the language
2. preparation for school
3. i will constantly be the love of christ to my neighbors, students, and fellow staff members