Day 9

A hurricane warning is in effect for Haiti but no one here is really too concerned about it.  Our policy at Mercy Chefs is to evacuate and then come back in, but due to the geographical location of Haiti, my problem is that if I leave I may not get back for a while.  There is probably no point worrying about what may or may not happen in the event that it should hit.  Much can happen in 3 days.   Most of the trees that would normally provide some sort of protection from the winds and rain have been chopped down for charcoal.  Charcoal production is a means of earning money here, and Cooper  from Nehemiah Vision pointed out evidence of it on our trip to Chambrun.    

Richard the fisherman/cook who was here when I arrived is taking a genuine interest in learning how to properly prepare foods.  He will be here for 3 or 4 weeks after I am gone and I am leaving a set of recipes that I have been using for him to follow, if I can figure out how to use this printer. 

     We are having Mulligatawny soup, Salmon salad sandwiches and rice with beans as well as cookies for lunch today.  The people are really great about the food and seem to accept what we are offering.  Tonights menu is Roast chicken with biscuits and gravy and buttered noodles and something sweet.  The picture above is Thomas from Mercy Response and Liddel his assistant.  Oh yeah and thats me feeding the troops.  The picture on the bottom are the goats that come to eat the scraps.  This one is for you Debbie.  We even had a kid stick his head in looking for his mom.