Nixon performs many jobs for the parish, but first, a little about him. He is a grand cousin of Fr. KeKe's. Now I am not exactly sure what a grand cousin is, but they are related in some way. He, too is from Maissade where his mother, aunt and three brothers live. His father passed away. He came to work for Fr. KeKe two years ago, after he completed studies in Hinche dealing with electrical stuff. It was the time right after the earthquake so studying in Port au Prince wasn't possible. I asked him to tell me what he does. He told me that he is in charge of electricity, construction and transporting various goods to Cerca Carvajal. Now the electrical problem is reaching a critical juncture. We were very excited when we learned that government electricity was coming to Cerca Carvajal earlier this year. Unfortunately, it has not come without problems. The current is neither sufficient nor stable. This has created problems in particular for our new computer lab. Discussions are underway! During construction of our new church, Nixon was in charge of day to day management, making sure that all necessary materials were procured and then secured. I asked him what he liked to do for fun. He said he liked to play volleyball, but that at present, they didn't have any volleyballs. I promised to put it on our list for our trip in February.
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