tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521778777338704832011-07-07T14:52:00.911-07:00Ongoing interview with Shelley-Ann on her mission...Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408004030090390258noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852177877733870483.post-11791224275922239792010-05-31T06:27:00.000-07:002010-05-31T07:14:54.227-07:00

More from Shelley-Ann, in her own words ******************************* Okay, There is some internet access here but it's not that good and if it rains, good luck! So, I told you about Valiente but what did I miss telling you? I think I didn't tell you that the bus, affectionately named "La Paloma" had quite a hard time getting there!  It had rained that day and rained HARD! As in most

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It's not always been easy communicating across the miles but I have communication from Shelley-Ann and these are in her own words.... Haiti has been quite eye-opening. I understand that I really just don't understand. There was so much that I didn't expect. I expected the people to be beautiful, but I didn't know that they would look so much like family. They are so varied in so many ways.

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Shelley-Ann in Haiti with children, her favourite people Hatians Learning English Shelley-Ann brought some lined booklets with her thinking that she would need them for the children activities she planned.  Instead, they came in handy for the ESL classes that she taught. Some ESL Students from Haiti, now residents of the Dominican Republic. Haitian girl showing off the toothbrush from

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“The English class was awesome!”  I was unable to get more information immediately about the ESL classes that she taught to Haitians but the one line above says a lot. Let me continue by saying, although Shelley-Ann's heart has been for missions, she’s never actually had experience working in the field – well, not that I know of.  She now completely understands why there are few people who feel

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The arrangements have been made, accommodations are in place. Shelley-Ann will continue on her mission to Haiti and cross the border. The earthquake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other settlements in the region. After a brief stop in Port-Au-Prince, she'll be heading off to Jacmel. Shelley-Ann is joining a group from Plan International who have been working in Haiti long

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Before visiting Haiti, it was important that Shelley-Ann receive vaccinations and medications for vaccine-preventable diseases and other diseases that she might be at risk for.  She had to visit a clinic 4 weeks before the trip to allow time for the vaccines to take effect.  Medications recommended were:  Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Cholera, Rabavert, influenza, Tetanus, and Malaria pills (she has to

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When it was discovered that Shelley-Ann has experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), they could hardly believe it. Plans changed for a reason! Here she is at the border of Haiti and the Dominican on the Dominican side and still in a position to help the Haitian people.  Many many Haitians have left Haiti and crossed over to the Dominican to find work and rebuild their lives.

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Shelley-Ann got a real sense of what 'hitting the ground running' means when she arrived in Santo Domingo. Under normal circumstances, it would probably take a week to get fully engaged but time is of the essence and she had to plunge right in. This is my summary of what's been happening after communicating with her over the first 48 hours. “HOT!! It is so hot here” were some of her first words

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That’s one of Shelley-Ann’s favorite quotes because in all of her planning, things just didn’t always work out the way she ‘planned’. She planned to be in Haiti for her entire trip but God laughed, he had other plans. I mean other amazing plans where she is able to do things in a way that she might not have been able to had she gone directly to Haiti. I have to step back and say that during her

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Before I start telling you about what is happening in her journey to Haiti, I have to step back a bit to say that if you know Shelley-Ann, you will know that for as long as she can remember in the depths of her heart she has felt called to reach out overseas. Some people may look at that and say well, we have our own long list of problems right here and charity begins at home. I agree

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