I'm here

Left is my living space while i'm at the home. Below is the compound where the kids' and missionaries' housing is, mine is across the street where the school, clinic, and play areas are.





Hey. So I arrived about an hour late last night and then went to sleep around 12:30. Today I've been getting the orientation of the place with Lee Jarvis, the main guy I've been in contact with up to this point. The New Life Children's Home is on a piece of property a bit smaller than a football field. On it are: the school (with ~400 students);the guest dorm where I'm staying (fits about 40...I'm the only one there right now); an outdoor, covered basketball court which is also used for soccer and whatever else the kids want; there's also a clinic, a special education building and adminisrative offices. There are three pet


dogs that live here also. Across the street is another piece of property where the missionaries live as well as the 49 kids with their home parents. These two properties are enclosed by ~8ft cinder block walls with electrically charged razor wire to top them off. There is an entry gate to each property, each directly across the street from the other. Whenever anyone crosses, we don't until on each side of the road, the 24hr guard (fully loaded with shotgun and pistol) opens the door and steps into the road to 'escort' us. It's about 80 degrees today and dry. I'm heading to Antigua on friday for 3 weeks of language school. I'll be back. Adios!

-DH