There is a young man that attends our church in Fond Parisien that is blind. He lives in a mud hut and only survives by begging. He had asked me about a year ago about his need for a toilet close to his house. Because of some generous donations and Kurt and Annette's desire to come help with a project in Haiti, we were able to build a new outhouse next to Richard's house.
Blind Richard's house.
We hired a local man to dig a 15 ft deep pit and make all the blocks and pour the floor. Dachelet is a man we learned to know after he brought his wife off the mountains with a complicated pregnancy in which the baby died. Because of his wife's health condition, they could not return to the mountains.By hiring him, we could help him provide for his family as well. We have learned it is always better to give work rather than hand outs.
The rock and sand had to be sifted by hand to make the mortar for the blocks.
The boys then mixed the mortar by hand using shovels and hoes.
The mortar is then brought to the block layers one shovel at a time.
Even the young boys helped by cleaning the homemade blocks...
and filling in the joints with mortar.
Here is Richard with his new outdoor toilette. Thank you Kurt and sons for blessing one of God's special children.
