Badger Construction Inc.

James was able to buy almost 4,000 lbs of food with money that was donated in about 24 hours from friends and family. We are surrounded by good people that want to see change and make the world a better place.

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) would not be down with James hanging out a second level balcony only holding himself to the building with his foot wedged between window bars. That would have been a hefty fine. I was not okay with this picture either.

The guys set out to accomplish the final push to get the orphanage "move in ready" this would have happened if the shipping containers would have arrived when they were suppose to. They made the most of their time doing everything they could with what they had. On the bright side it did give them much more time with the kids and were able to create some recreation for the older (6-12 years) boys who live at the unfinished compound while the younger ones are split between two different housing units until it is ready...and James is bound and determined to go back in March to help wrap it up. He is smitten and who can blame him?

Directors nephew Beverley after Beverly Hills. lol.... Man, he is cute!!

Raging Waters Haitian style. There was a play set without any of the hardware so the Utah crew made do- and piled the slide up on some wood. It evolved each day, it got taller and they started to add water... notice the bucket hanging above? James drilled a hole in the bottom for a constant leak. Then the guys dug a hole at the bottom, found tarps and made a small splash pool. The boys realized if they pulled their skivvies down a bit when they slid their speed increased dramatically. They thought they were in heaven.

They get two meals of rice and beans each day and lick their plates clean...

So helpful...they'd insist on taking his shoes and socks off at the end of the day, one little boy would sit on a chair in James' sleeping quarters and just quietly wait for him to wake up.

Rigging a rope from one window to another far window then a rope in the middle for a swing. These kids had never experienced anything like it. They also had another rope tied to the bottom that they'd run with and launch them.

I can only post a few pictures of the orphans where they aren't "identifiable" out of respect to possible adoptive families. I wish the world could see pictures of everyone of these kids. They are all so beautiful inside and out, happy and make the most of the situation they are in. It's safe to say these kids REALLY, really took a liking to James. And him them, of course. (boy a few pics up, above J's head isn't an orphan (anymore))

Above is still what much of Haiti looks like, which is why so many of the dead have yet to be accounted for. They are still under so much rubble. James drove through many tent cities where most Haitians live under horrendous conditions. Which is why so many are dying of cholera. This was the most humbling experience for James which has left him wondering and wanting to do more.

View of the orphanage from a distance, this will be a haven for so many children.