Sad news...

Hey guys!
I'm pretty much the worst blogger ever...at least for blogging in a somewhat regular fashion. Anyway, I'll have to keep this post short, but I have some sad news--I will be leaving Haiti earlier than expected because unfortunately my grandmother has passed away. I was scheduled to leave Port-au-Prince August 7th, but I'll be leaving this Friday so that I can make it home in time to be with my family for the funeral. I just want to thank everyone who has been praying for me and has encouraged me throughout my entire trip, you have all been a blessing to me, thank you.
Now, since my last post we've had some pretty good times around here. Last week we didn't have enough people on our team to work with me on construction, so we "borrowed" a few volunteers from another organization on the compound. This team was awesome to work with. They worked well in the chaos of Titanyen and had a blast doing it. The team this week gave me one of those "it's a small world moments"...they're all from my hometown of Williamston. I did not know any of the them personally, but we all have mutual friends, so that was kinda cool. It was actually gonna work out great to go back home with them, but I couldn't get a flight with them on saturday.
I'm really gonna miss all the people that I've met here: my Old Order Mennonite friends, the many and wonderful Haitians i've had to pleasure to work with and befriend, people at Samaritan's Purse (who we share the compound with), and the list goes on. I'm excited to see my family again, but I have to admit I'm sad to leave. I hope to post one last time with some pics before I go!
Take care everybody,
Matthew ;^)