Sweet Potatoes

Remember that picture of a donkey load of sweet potato vines? Well
this is what they can produce in the hands of a skilled gardener. Mr.
Leonard said that these were not among the largest ones produced at
Ti Paradi.

Mission Pictures March, 2010

Below you will find a series of pictures of the team roofing
a church, building hut structures, gifts to the children, and
other general pictures of Ti Paradi.

Living quarters for the team

Gift boxes to the children from a fourth grade class in

Fulton, MO

Replacement for an old hut

Roofing a church

Installing a new roof for the church

March Mission Trip

Global Compassion Ministries had a great trip to Ti Paradi in March. Pads were poured for 10 new huts and frameworks were built for 7 new huts including metal roofs. Pictures will be posted in a few days.

The hoop shade house was not completed but a member of Living Water and the local missionary got it started and fininshed about half the work. We look forward to seeing it completed in the next few weeks.

Look for new pictures in a couple of days.

A Donkey load of sweet potato vines

Mr. Leonard with a "donkey load" of sweet potato vines for planting. This photo is from an earlier date.

February update

As the problems surrounding the earthquake persist we are reminded that all of the struggles and hardships at Ti Paradi remain. We are continuing to make plans for work there to help the community raise themselves out of some of their difficulties. Mr. Leonard continues to work on the garden projects there and here is a comment from the Leach's at Bombardopolis, "
The work at Ti Paradi is still progressing according to Mr. Leonard. He bought a donkey load of sweet potato vines to plant down there and has started filling one of the shade houses with fruit tree seedlings. Ti Paradi is sort of a natural oasis between Anse Rouj and Baie de Henne. We have a dream that one day people traveling that costal road will find there a refuge with coconut palms, bananas, and tropical fruit trees. Improving housing and better ways to harvest from the sea are also parts of our plans.

With the current disaster in Port au Prince, all mission efforts at Ti Paradi and the Northwest are on hold. Long range plans will need to be made for all those areas in which we minister.

Here is a sketch of an improved home that Global Compassion will be building
to replace 10 of the huts at Ti Paradi. The roof will be covered with corregated
metal thus allowing for installing guttering at a later date to collect water.
The cost will be about $2000.00 per hut. If you would like to help off set the
costs of this project, please inquire at jwpstl@earthlink.net.

Gardening in the desert

A short slide show of methods being used at Ti Paradi to grow food

Typical homes in Ti Paradi