KIDS BOOK REVIEW. We finished The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo. After we finished it (over two weeks, bedtime reading) tonight, I asked the kids what they thought about it. We decided to rate it : 0 to 5 "STAR"gels. Becca gave it 4-1/2 stars. "It would have been a five but there was a little too much sadness in it." Nick had no trouble giving it 5. In fact he wanted more stars, so we finally settled on 5+!

SINGING. Just got and update from Amy Crofford (Haiti Literature Coordinator) on the progress for kids camp materials in Haitian Creole. Several kids made the recordings (including Rebecca Maître and Anne-Daelle Pierre shown at left) that will be used in this project. The fun part of it for us was that they used Linda's old office at our house as a recording studio!

Here`s more from Amy`s note : "Quilts and blankets provided soundproofing. An IV stand held the hanging mike for the accoridian player. The other four mikes were taped onto the legs of an upside down wooden stool placed on top of a short filing cabinet. Even so, the recording was done. James Arbaugh provided the sound equipment and technical know-how. Jean Robert Maitre played the accordian. Anne-Daelle Pierre, Joanna Pierre, Rebecca Maître, Esther Maître, and Lydie Maitre provided the vocals for twenty-seven songs and choruses. This CD will accompany the songbook Chan Timoun Yo(Kids Songs)."

LEGO CHURCH. Okay, I thought I was pretty good at building things with Legos, but I am obviously just an amateur. This lady has built an amazing church out of Legos. You really have to see all the pictures to believe it! CLICK HERE or on the picture to jump to her site and see more pictures.

NEWS FROM PLATON CEDE. Just got a note from Corey and Jim Koster, Haiti Work and Witness Coordinators. The walls are up on the Platon Cede Church (in the Southeast, about six hours drive from the capital), and the masons did a great job, adding some embellishments above the windows and a beautiful pulpit rail on the inside. The team that was supposed to come and finish the project cancelled. How about helping us pray for another group willing to go in and finish the job?