Caroline just called using Pere Michaud's phone at 6:30 Sunday evening. The following is information from both parties:
* Pere Michaud and Kercia are now married and very grateful for the generous gift from the Saint Francis family.* * * Pere Michaud knows about the $1,080 sent to complete the foundation for the school. Now that the wedding is behind him (Thursday, October 13), he will tend to the matter of securing the funds for Lucson and Salien to finish the project.
* Caroline and Georgette were dressed and waiting for the car to pick them up and carry them to the wedding. Alas, the car never arrived and Caroline didn't participate in the ceremony.
* BUT: Pere Michaud has promised a DVD depicting the entire event.
* Caroline's mosquito bites are not quite as numerous, the swelling in her face and on her lips has diminished somewhat.
* Georgette provided Caroline with a mosquito-repellent coil that keeps some of the mosquitoes out of her room at night; the best news, however, is that an American working at the Evangelical Christian Church in Trouin has given Caroline his mosquito netting. And, except for the fact that there are holes in the netting and she can't breathe with it on her face, she's doing much better.
* Everyone in Trouin is grateful to all the people at St. Francis for their generosity. They are acutely aware of the enormous gift of love we have given them.
* When Caroline walks through the streets of the village, kids and adults call out her name in greeting and welcome. She responds with "Bonjour" or "Bonsoir," as is appropriate.
* She also receives daily Creole lessons from everyone she meets.
* Each morning at the daily Mass, she is asked to perform in her adopted language and they all applaud her efforts.
* The townspeople are very proud of the new school, declaring it to be the very best one built in the area.
* Tuesday, October 18, she has been invited to tour the public school and discuss education issues with the principal.
* And Caroline deeply apologizes to Chad and Amanda for not having been at the baby shower. She's very excited for them.
* When she is not teaching English in the classroom, Caroline has taught the children and the adults how to play Battleship and Go Fish.
* Thankfully, the hurricane possibilities seem to have abated for at least the rest of this week. The weather is quite hot, but also gorgeous.
* Caroline still has not internet service and cannot make calls with her phone.
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