We had two parties this week.  On Tuesday was Fet Pe Wasson.  Father Wasson was the founder of NPH international.  At that party, the children heard his life story and how he started his first orphanage in Mexico.  Then small groups of children did skits, dances and sang songs; many about Pe Wasson.
The following day was the end of the summer camp program, so there was a party, with presentations, singing and dancing.  I am often impressed with the talent of the children.

The Father Wasson Angel of Light program is transitioning from an orphanage to a program which will work to eventually, carefully reunite children with living relatives,if they have them.  The program will eventually serve as more of a boarding school for children in dire need.  I think this is a very good thing for the children who have families, but obviously creates challenges for those who have nowhere to go.  It was decided that some of the children who are considered to be true orphans with no known relative capable of caring for in the future would be sent to the large NPH orphanage in Kenskoft.  Yesterday I accompanied (along with a couple of workers who themselves grew up in Kenskoft,) a group of 12 children to the orphanage in in the mountains so that they could visit before they actually move there.  Some of the children seemed a bit scared when they first arrive, which made me grateful that this was just a visit.  They got to see some of the houses during a tour and had a picnic lunch.  As we were getting ready to leave the fog rolled in and it started to rain.  We were not very far down the mountain, still in the town of Kenskoft, when traffic was completely stopped.  Apparently three trees had fallen into the street, so we had to wait until they were removed.  In the mean time during the hour of so of waiting, most of the children needed to go to the bathroom and a diaper needed changing.  When I opened the door to the of the bus/van there was a small stream of water running down the road and a down power line very close to the van.  It was quite an adventure.  Eventually the trees were cut and we were able to continue and arrived safely, thanks be to God.

While I was in the states, the permanent structure for the FWAL school was begun.  This is defiantly a good thing as many of the tents that were used during the last school year as classrooms are not in good shape at all.  In fact the tent that I was using for play therapy and my psycho-social educational groups was no longer standing when returned.  As I noticed yesterday during the trip to Kenskoft there are still many people living in tents.  Let us pray that the predicted tropical storm Irene will change paths especially for the sake of the people who do not have adequate shelter.

Take care.