Ants

Frustration! We have so much to do but are getting none of it done. Why? I hope we can figure out our calling. We have here one week. Should that not be enough time to begin to figure out who to see and where to go.

Work Permits. They have been approved. Yea! However there is no official Immigration board, so they can not be finished. Since the UK took over the government a few months ago, they have not appointed people for the immigration board. If it happens, we should get work permits soon. The elders have been here 3 months and do not have theirs either. Everyone has been so polite to us. No one has questioned our being here.

Primary School. Across the street from the church is an elementary school called Ianthe (pronounced I-an-the) Primary School. We went over there yesterday to volunteer our time. The acting principal was so excited to see us. We sat down in her office and she said, seeing our name tags, “So you are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. What do you believe?” We gave her a one minute lesson about he apostasy and about Joseph Smith. That was good with her and then she started telling us all we could do. It was interesting the difference between here and home. First of all they would insist at home that we take our name tags off because no one would want us influence the kids. Here the principle started off with a religious discussion. The local people and the Haitian people seem to be very religious. She wants us to work with girl scouts and Cub Scouts. Of course there is no budget and no materials. We have to get permission from President Graff, but then we may start soon.

Ants. All over the place.

My cute neighbor, Carole, made me a solution with sugar and borax. The ants are attracted to the sugar, come by the droves and take it back to the nest. The borax then kills them. It seems to work for a few days, then I need to put more out. They will be gone from one area and then come back in another. Learning new things every day.

This is Carol. She is my neighbor from Canada. She has been so kind to us. We love her and her husband Bob