New Mercies I See

The last 24 hours have been a whirlwind. I left birmingham yesterday for a day trip to Atlanta for one meeting and see friends. I now find myself sitting in the Atlanta airport about to start my journey to Haiti. Wow. Never could have guessed when I woke up yesterday what the next 24 hours would look like.

I found out on the way to Atlanta that Mackenzie's visa appointment was moved from October 1st up to July 9 (tomorrow morning) at 9:30 AM. Wow Lord, don't know if I've ever been caught that far off guard before! After an entire day of dialogue with His faithful servants and my dear friends in Haiti, Dorothy, Samuel, and Erin, I decided it would be best if I fly down and be present for the visa appointment.

This is an answer to prayer. We've been working on this all year and I really didn't want to wait until October! With the way things turned out and their quickness, I'm learning more about how I need Jesus. Aside from Jesus I am a planner and thus like to be in control. Thank you, Lord God for reminding me who You are! You're sovereign and You're good!

All of this said, I'm asking for prayer. Please pray for abundant favor. For all the paperwork that is still being completed today that the process flows well. For the visa appointment in the morning. That all the documents we have are sufficient. For wisdom when answering the visa appointment questions. For a resounding YES and approval for Mackenzie's visa. Pray for the other children at Faith Hope Love for their health and their understanding of what's going on. When Mackenzie does get to come to Birmingham they will miss a brother. For the Director that The Lord gives her supernatural strength to sustain each day. That love and grace flow from her lips and her actions despite constant crises coming at her. Pray for her health and that The Lord be more real to her with each new day!

Basically, please just PRAY. As the Spirit leads you.

Lord Jesus thank you for today. Thank you that you're ways are higher than mine. Thank you for everyone reading and praying, please bless them and use them in mighty ways to make your name known in their sphere of influence.

He IS Good

To update everyone on Mackenzie's journey.

We are still waiting and I'm learning a lot through this patience process. Not for a second do I think he won't come, but the timing is not for me to know. My job is to trust God to make straight this path. In my life, I've sure known the joy of waiting and trusting, yet I continue to learn!

God is better than the best parent you can imagine! If something is good for is, he says YES! enthusiastically. Thus, Mackenzie coming skiing wasn't the best for him. As I sit in Telluride taking a day of rest and waiting for the snow to pile up so we can get back on the slopes tomorrow, I rest in the fact that what is best for Mackenzie was to be in Haiti this week!

Technically in the process this is where we are: waiting on his mothers birth certificate to be legalized (this is anticipated to be completed today), then we have to apply for an electoral card for his mother (should take 3 day), then apply for passport (should take 2 weeks), then apply for visa, and finally have visa appointment! Please continue to pray that this process go quickly and every application is received with favor!

In the last blog, we all prayed for a miracle. In my small mind, the miracle looked like him coming skiing with us. The Lord sweetly reminded me last week of the Israelites. They asked for a king and in their minds a king would come in the form of a military conquerer, but in God's great Sovreignty, he sent a Savior King! This King came in the form of a infant born in a manager to bring salvation or the entire world. His sovereign goodness stretched far beyond simply the Israelites, it stretched to the world. I'm trusting the Lord's sovereign goodness to stretch far beyond a ski trip to Colorado and reach more than we could think or imagine!

Thanks for partnering with us in this journey! Be expecting updates to follow as we take steps closer to Mackenzie being in Birmingham!


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Never Have I Ever

Never have I ever written a letter to the United States Embassy. Well, that changed tonight. Praise God that through his divine power I am equipped for all things in life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). Without Him, I'm so insignificant and powerless, BUT with Him I am powerful!

As some readers and many friends know while in Haiti The Lord appointed me for a mission that I could have never imagined. I met Mackenizie, a little 9 year old boy with a smile that could melt any heart and a speech disorder. Mackenzie can say one word in Creole and surprisingly, a few in English.

What's the mission? Get Mackenzie to America and allow him the opportunity to speak! Some dear friends, Ben and Rebecca Morris have offered to host Mackenzie in their home in Birmingham while he gets daily Speech Therapy. The Morris' youngest son had speech therapy and was unable to speak until he was 4 and now can say anything to anyone! Praise God! In fact Sanders, their youngest, invited me to stay at his house "forever and ever" on Friday afternoon! Haha, he's just precious! He and Mackenizie will share a room which will be so sweet! I just know that Sanders is going to be his best friend and the biggest asset for his progress while he is here!!

How you can help? PRAYER. The Morris' and myself are believing God for a miracle! We are asking that Rebecca and myself will be flying from Haiti to America on March 21st. Yes that's 19 days away. For us to get a passport and visa. Only the Lords divine power and favor can make this happen. We have been in the process since I left Haiti in October, but I just believe The Lord is saying "I'm able and willing!"

Why so urgent? Because we've waited so very long and we are all longing to welcome him here. AND the Morris' are going on spring break the following day skiing. Myself and Mackenzie were planning on going. It will be such a treat for him to see the snow and experience another environment! That's such a treat for any child and we want Mackenzie to be able to partake!

Will you partner with us in believing for something seemingly impossible?? As I taught the kids at Faith, Hope, and Love I will stand on His word!

"Ask and you SHALL receive..."
Matthew 7:7






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Encounters with the Gospel: Haiti

I've had this blog in my mind for quiet a while, but haven't sat down to write it. I don't think my heart has been fully ready to share. I'm currently sitting on a plane flying back from a family vacation to the Dominican Republic. Being on the same island as all the dear little ones but not being with them caused my mind to flood with memories of their precious faces and I can't think of a better way to cope than finally share bits and pieces of the three unforgettable encounters I had with the Gospel during my time in Haiti. These are just 3 profound (to me at least) ways I learned more about my Loving God and Savior, Jesus Christ.




I will start with Aaron. A few weeks into my stay in Haiti Aaron began running a fever. The nannies were giving him Tylenol and the fever would subside, but within a few hours it would return again. When I found out about his fever his temperature had been fluctuating for 2 days. I then began monitoring it every few hours and continuing treatment with Tylenol. The 3rd day I was on the phone with the Dorothy, the Director of Faith, Hope, and Love and mentioned Aaron's fever to her. She immediately responded that I needed to call the doctor the next morning. Aaron has sickle cell anemia and anytime he has a fever it indicates infection and the doctor needs to be immediately made aware. Dorothy knew this, but due to my unfamiliarity with sickle cell and Aaron I hadn't thought to call the doctor. Early Monday morning when I called the doctor she told me to immediately take him to the hospital. After the nannies taking 30 mins to get acceptable clothes on him for the hospital ( Haitians are very proud of how they dress and wouldn't dare let him out of the house in anything less than his Sunday best! One of my many cultural lessons) Samuel and I took him to the hospital close to our house. We were greeted with 2 wonderful doctors who were in fact familiar with his specific form of anemia (a taste of the goodness of The Lord)! Aaron was admitted to the hospital quickly after being assessed. The first thing ordered was a sample of his blood to determine his Hemoglobin and Hematocrit levels. The young technician soon entered to draw Aaron's blood. To say this experience was traumatic was an understatement! Due to Aaron's anemia finding a vein was difficult. Not to mention it didn't appear that she knew what she was doing! Drawing Aaron's blood took at least 5 minutes due to the technician having to access different veins throughout his arm. Aaron's was screaming and crying and his little bottom lip was quivering. As this was happening I held his beautiful face in my hands, wiped his tears, and sang Jesus Loves You to him. At one point during this process the Spirit spoke to me so clearly. I was reminded of God watching Jesus be crucified, spat upon, pierced, and just plain gruesomely tortured. Not only did He watch this, He sent Jesus, His Beloved Son, for this purpose. As I held Aaron face, I couldn't imagine how God did this. I had only known this child a few weeks and I was beside myself hurting, angry (because the girl was terrible at her job and hurting one of my babies!), and completely helpless to change Aaron's situation. Wow, once again I stood amazed at the sacrifice and love of God for us.

Aaron's story doesn't stop there. The Lord used him to show me more of Himself. When the blood results came back the doctor informed me that Aaron's hemoglobin and hematocrit were low (13-for those of you who are medical) and that Aaron needed a blood transfusion, if he didn't get this soon "his heart will stop." Yep, those were her exact words. The doctor informed me we needed to go across town and pick up blood at the blood bank and bring it back. This was quite foreign to me because at the wonderful hospital I work at in Birmingham (Brookwood -of course!) when people need blood the nurse just goes down the elevator and gets some. Samuel (our wonderful driver), Sally (another member of the FHL staff) and myself were swiftly on our way. It took 45 mins to get to the Haitian Red Cross and once inside the waiting area completely filled. After arriving the representative informed us that in order to get blood someone was going to have to donate it. Oh this would be an appropriate time to interject my previous comment post Aaron getting his blood drawn. Keep in mind, I was furious at the woman's poor skill level and that it caused him to be upset. So I told Samuel " I will NEVER get a needle stuck in my arm in this country unless I am deathly ill and at that time I better be on a Med Jet flight out of here!" You better believe I meant that when I said it also! Upon hearing the news that someone had to give blood I quickly asked Sally and Samuel to donate both of them said no. I then decided to wait and hope they would give us blood anyway. I also called Dorothy and asked if she had any advice. I informed her that when I tried to give blood in the past that my iron has been low. So my donating was out of the question. Thank goodness! After a horrible experience donating blood in the 6th grade I vowed never to do that again. Dorothy quickly requested help through Facebook, but as time ticked and the doctors words reverberated in my head I couldn't just sit there anymore. "His heart will stop." I walked up to the representative and told her I was willing to donate. The whole time PLEADING with The Lord for my iron to be low. It has been in the past so it should be here, that's what I kept telling myself. At least I would rest my head at night knowing I tried. After the finger prick I was quickly notified that my iron wasn't low. Inside my head I was freaking out. What am I doing? Giving blood in Haiti? What if I get a disease? My mom will kill me (she's all about things being sterile)? Still begging The Lord to stop this somehow. Before I knew it was way reclined in a chair and was looking at the needle about to take my blood which happened to be much larger than what is used in the states (this didn't help the situation ). Sacrifice. That's a piece of the gospel that became real to me with this experience. I sacrificed security and comfort (potentially my health) for someone else. This lead my heart straight to praise because I recalled the largest sacrifice ever made. Jesus gave HIS LIFE for us. Everything He has to offer with no promise of anything in return. He laid it ALL down just for me & YOU. Thank you Jesus! My experience doesn't hold candle to that of Christ's but this real life experience lead me to appreciate that sacrifice in a new and fresh way.





The powerful child pictured above is also known to us as Sha Sha. The sign he is holding in front of him was one that I made when praying for him. You see the profound words Jesus gave me for Sha Sha. Anyone who has met him would agree with it 100%. He is gifted, brilliant, and has a contagious personality! One afternoon Sha Sha came home from school and played a second with the kids. I asked him to change out of his school clothes and thats the last anyone saw him for about 2 hours. 1 hour after this exchange I started looking for him to get him to help me translate. His English is better than anyone else in the house. If couldn't find him and neither could the nannies. After the initial search I thought for sure he was playing a trick on me which wouldn't be uncharacteristic of him, then the kids helped us look. After a through and lengthy search. One nanny and myself went outside of the gate and our sweet neighbor across the street said he had seen him go left out of the gate and down the street. Panic set in. I don't know my way around, I can barely communicate simple language, and I don't know where he would go. The nanny said we should check the soccer area down the street, some of his school friends play there. No Sha Sha. We then checked the nearby church playground. No Sha Sha, then we journeyed on to his school. No one answered the gate. As we walked away his principal came out of the gate. Mr. Nickson quickly joined the search and drove us around the neighborhood. We looked at the nearby tent city because I recalled him saying recently I'm going to live there, I am to old for the house. No Sha Sha. Mr. Nelson also began calling older kids in the school and tell them to look for him. After 45 mins of searching one former student called Nelson back and said they had him. First thought, Thank you lord! What a HUGE relief. Second thought, he deserves a spanking, this wasn't the first behavioral problem we had had with him. (keep in mind I had never spanked a child). Mr. Nickson agreed he needed a spanking. After retrieving him, Nickson spoke with him and sent us home. I was very upset with him. He's brilliant and he knows better than to do this! After entering the gate I made him sit on the stairs and we began talking. I asked him what he did, why he did it, who his choice affected, does he think he should be punished,what should that punishment be, and so on. During our conversation The Holy Spirit quickly prompted me to talk with him about justice, mercy, and grace. So not punish him, but rather show grace to him. Sha Sha was asked to clean up the mess he made and apologize to all those that his actions affected, but wasn't punished. Isn't this a tiny picture of the Gospel? For the wages of sin is Death. Sin has the consequence of death, but rather God chose to bless us with grace unending through his son's death, burial, and resurrection we don't have to die, but live eternally! Hallelujah! Praise you Lord!


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Ask and You Shall Receive

 “Ask, and it will be given to you;

 seek, and you will find; knock,

and it will be opened to you."

Matthew 7:7

 

I'm going to be really honest right now, I don't like asking for things. I tend to be very independent and try to get things done on my own. I don't hesitate to ask God for things, but when it comes to other people, I typically avoid. I don't want to be a burden on others. This is a problem. In the effort to be independent, I neglect the beauty of the body of Christ.Why do I bring this up?

 

I mention this because while in Haiti, I struggled with this thought. Upon coming to Faith, Hope, and Love I met a joyful little boy name Mackenzie. Mackenzie has been in Momma Dorothy's home since the early 2000's. He has more or less grown up here. Mackenzie is now 9 and has difficulty speaking. In Creole he can say one word: Qui (which he pronounces Whey).

 

 Meeting Mackenzie I was reminded of Sanders Morris. Sanders is a little boy that I did an Occupational Therapy Home Exercise Program with 3 days a week my last year of graduate school. If you look back a while you will find a picture of this precious one in a blog where I was talking about things I will miss about Birmingham. Since working with Sanders, I have become close friends with the Morris family. I cherish his parents friendship and love all 3 of their boys dearly. The beauty of the Lord to bring the Morris family and Mackenzie both into my life at two specific times puts me in AWE of the Sovereign Goodness of God!

 

The first week I was here I looked in Mackenzie's chart and saw a document from the Kaufman Clinic in Michigan. This is the speech clinic where Sanders spent 4 months learning how to speak! The founder of Kaufman clinic was Sanders therapist during his stay and is now friends with their family. I instantly knew I should talk to Rebecca, Sander's mother, about Mackenzie. BUT I waited three weeks. WHY? Because I don't like asking for things. WHY? Because I don't want to burden people. WHY? Because I wasn't choosing to participate in the goodness of the body of Christ. Thankfully, the Lord wouldn't relent. I couldn't quit thinking about it and 2 weeks ago I emailed Rebecca as I shot in the dust. I just couldn't go anymore without just simply asking. 

 

Ironically, Matthew 7:7 is the verse I was teaching the kids last week, amidst me seeing the fruit of asking myself. Rebecca didn't hesitate even overnight. She got the email and sent it directly to Mrs. Kaufman that night, she said she couldn't sleep before forwarding it. Throughout the past 2 weeks, we have emailed back and forth information about Mack, the requirements for Mrs. Kaufman's  program, and finally I sent her videos yesterday of his speech. By 11 AM this morning Mrs. Kaufman had responded saying that he was DEFINITELY a candidate and asking how we could make this happen? WHAT, JESUS?!?!?! Amen, as we ASK, we do RECEIVE. We receive your goodness. His goodness amazes me time and time again, it knows no bound!  

 

I received this good news right before lunch and I am still like a little giddy child! I'm SOOO excited and thankful about this opportunity! JESUS is AWESOME! As you can imagine, there are MANY things that have to be worked out in the meantime. But God is SO capable of making a straight path! With all of this said I would ask that each of you join me in praying for the following:

 

1. Please pray that we are able to contact Mack's mother or aunt and get their permission to proceed with him getting speech services in the states.

2. Please pray that we get a certified birth certificate

3. Please pray that the Visa process go quickly. Both Dorothy and I are not sure what this will look like. She is contacting resources she has, I will ask a woman I met at the hospital yesterday, and I plan on going to the US Embassy tomorrow and seeing if I can get any information about this. Please pray that I have favor as I go and hopefully get accurate information to get the process started.

4. Please pray for all things in the US to pan out. I don't foresee this being a problem due to the willingness of all involved who want to help. With this I would ask you pray for provision, as I am sure this will be an added expense Faith, Hope, and Love didn't foresee coming; however, our God lavishly provides for His children!

5. I would ask that you pray for a quickening of all of these processes!

 

Thank you for reading, for praying, and for joining in this journey. May God alone be glorified in Mack's journey to speaking. When I sat and asked Jesus for words over each of these little ones, the word's I got were PROCLAIMER OF TRUTH, the Lord reminded me of Moses. I am so expectant of the day when Mack proclaims the truth of the Gospel to all he encounters!

 

Thank you to Rebecca Morris for asking and for Mrs. Kaufman for saying yes!

 

I now challenge you to ask God for something BIG and just wait to see what He does! You WILL NOT be let down! He is Faithful!

 

 

 



Where to Begin?

I am so thankful to be in Haiti again. I'm so thankful to be fulfilling a dream. I love these little children and learn so much from them. I'm pretty sure I could write a chapter of a book with each new day. The Lord shows up in mighty ways constantly. I am so blessed to be involved in the work of God at Faith, Hope, and Love Infant Rescue!

 There is so much to update people on, I don't know where to begin...hints the title of this post! I'll start with Saturday, if I recall that is where I left off. Saturday was a busy day in our house. We had returned visitors with extra supplies, I am always thankful for what teams bring. Saturday was also a day for revamping. We have all new shower heads, the guest bedroom became the new room to Claudine, Rosa, and Emma,  and 4 of the boys shifted rooms. Excitement and curiosity ebbed with all the changes! Saturday was fun for me also because I got to eat out for dinner and lunch. I was able to go to Epidor (the Haitian version of McDonald's, however not like it at all) and Munchee's. These are 2 places I wanted to go before leaving, so thank you Lord for making that happen! While eating dinner in Petitionville, the nicer area of Port, we heard lots of sirens and noticed a lot of cars with lights driving through. Due to our wonderful driver, I now know that this is likely the President. Well come to find out today it was the entourage of the President and his family. The president's son got married on Saturday night and we were seeing the cars go from the wedding to the reception. I thought this was pretty neat. I also enjoyed seeing the pretty gowns the women were wearing. Yes, I am a girl! ha.

 Sunday, I went to church which is always a treat! To worship with the saints blesses my spirits. I returned home and instantly started my 2 tasks for the afternoon. Shampoo the boys heads and clip their finger nails. Some of our boys have a fungus on their heads. Likely due to one kid getting it and then it quickly spread. I recently learned from another experienced orphanage person that putting shampoo on their heads and letting it sit for 30 mins will often help get rid of the fungus and then the boys don't have to take medication that is strong for their little bodies. It was quite an adventure washing all their heads and the bathroom was quickly a mess. The boys without the fungus were quite sad that they didn't get to participate. After this event and clipping fingernails, I took some time to rest and enjoy the Haitian sun!  Sunday night I made Pecan Pie. It makes the think of my Grannys and all things Southern. It was a small, but wonderful comfort of home. The pie was finished to late for the kids to eat it, but don't you worry they had no problem eating it today! YUM!

 Today was EMMA'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! SOOO fun! She loved it and looked wonderful in her new pressed uniform. Her smile was extra wide today! Fred also went to the hospital for a routine check up. He didn't particularly care for the visit. Waiting forever he just slept, and then seeing the doctor made him cry the whole time. He didn't get a shot, blood drawn, or anything. His crying didn't make sense and made me sad. Fred is a hard one to figure out. He's so hard most of the time then other times he wants to be held and will run up and hug you. I often wonder what kind of world these kids experienced before coming to Momma Dorothy. In my wondering, I'm so thankful for the Lord's provision to bring them to a place where they are loved, cared for, and taught about Jesus. I pray that this home be a place of restoration and healing for them in all areas: physical, spiritual, and emotional.

 Today we also received Aaron's final blood test results back and they were the same. He is running, playing, jumping, and seems without any symptoms. For that I will PRAISE YOU LORD! 

 This afternoon, I got Tamara standing with a little support on her walker! This was a big step. She was afraid and tearful, but kept saying she wanted to do more. I'm hoping that her ability to do this increases exponentially with each new day! It rained this afternoon and the children ran outside to play, dance, and slide along the sidewalk. This was so much fun and I captured the fun times with the camera! I know I will look back at these pictures in a few weeks and smile really big remembering their freedom and joy they walk in. Lord I ask that you bring us all to that place of freedom and joy in You!  Tonight we also walked! Always fun, but tonight it was a group of the older ones and we walked a different route. While doing down one street there was no traffic and we all acted like motos vavavooming down the road! This was delightful! Prior to the walk we were on the roof and I noticed the beautiful clouds and sunset. I said "Mesi Jezi" and asked each of the kids what they were thankful for. It was sweet to hear the 6 of them thank Jesus for specific things and say "WOW" at His beautiful painting in the sky!

 I think that's all for now. I love this place and can't imagine what it will be like to leave, but for now I'm trying to soak up EVERY LAST BIT of what He has for me here!

I just couldn't resist

Today was a GREAT day in Haiti! All days are wonderful, but today even more so!

 

We started off the morning with the typical school rush to get kids dressed, eat breakfast, and head out the door. I start hearing the kids sometime before 6 am. There's nothing like waking up to their little chatter and hear them scurrying through the halls; and of course, the occasional crier who woke up on the wrong side of the bed. haha. I rode to the handicapped school with Samuel and the kids..... AND EMMA! Yes, she got dressed ready, had her lunch box in tow, and ran around with Sam and I today until we took all the kids after school for their yearly test. Not quite sure how this works, but they all passed so I will take that as a positive thing and keep trucking along. Sister Judith, the principal informed us that Emma is going to have therapy at school for handwriting. It's an interesting concept, seeing that her hands are deformed from the warts that are on them, but WHATEVER it takes for her to go to school I am all for!

 

For more background on beautiful Emmanuella St. Louis, referred to as Emma. She joined the Faith, Hope, and Love family after being found by short term missionaries while walking the streets of Port Au Prince. Someone stopped them and asked them to come and look at this girl. Emma was found in the backyard of a nice Haitian home living in a tent. Her aunt lived in another tent nearby. Emma's basic needs were met with food, water, and shelter (I guess a tent is better than nothing); but essentially she was isolated from the outside world. The mission team was familiar with the incredible founder here, "Mama Dorothy". After discussing Emma with doctors (to make sure Emma's skin condition wasn't contagious) and praying about it Dorothy quickly welcomed this beautiful child of the King into her family. Emma came to Faith, Hope, and Love last September. Since being here many people have tried to assess her skin condition. She has warts all over her feet, hands, knees, and elbows. Her little fingers and toes are splitting. This at times can be painful for her, but she rarely breaks a smile. Beauty radiates from this child. From what has been determined so far Emma has a hereditary skin condition which hasn't been fully identified. She daily uses a special cream after her baths. I am just extremely elated that she is getting to get out of the house now. Today while riding around in the car with Samuel and I she was taking everything in. She loved eating her snack from her OWN lunchbox! I can only imagine the ways that Emma will be blessed by social interaction and being challenged at school. I think she might be brighter than most think! So praise you Lord for making a way for her!

 

Speaking of short term missionaries. We had 2 groups come by the house today. The first group had a woman that sponsors little Mawens (the boy with hypoglycemia). She brought pictures for him and he showed all the kids. The children were eating up the attention, photos, beanie babies (such a hit!), love, and affection. This team also brought goodies for all the nannies and some candy for me! It was a joy having them in our home. The second group came sometime after we finished eating Lovensky's birthday cake! (This too was a hit! Lovensky choose Johnny to pray over his next year of life. Please join with our prayers for health and increased knowledge of Jesus.) This group had previously visited and supplied us with water filters! I'm thankful for this! Today they came with 2 wheelchairs in tow! One for Tamara and one for Emmanuella! During a previous trip they had fitted the girls. They came later in the day so I wasn't able to sit the girls up in them, but I can't wait to do it tomorrow! I love having people come visit! It's great to speak English and to show off the precious little ones that amaze me with each new day. I'm also always encouraged to hear how the Lord is at work changing people's hearts to align with his Kingdom purposes. Fellowship with the body is always refreshing! So thank you Jesus for double portions today!

 

Now for some interesting points of the day. Driving down Delmas 33 (a route we frequently travel) we noticed a large crowd gathered. As we passed I saw 2 dead people. Very sad. This is now the 3rd dead person I've seen in Haiti this trip. Not sure what happened, but Samuel (our wonderful driver) said he would listen to the news in the morning. Please join me in praying for all of those affected by this lose. On a lighter note, I just have to tell this. Samuel went to pay the power bill for the second time this week today (the first time they didn't have internet signal) and the power company didn't have power. WOW. Some things amaze me here. That makes absolutely no sense, but at least it makes me feel better to know that we don't have power, but they are also doing without it!  Oh and I can't leave this out. I've officially taken a rain bath. We don't have running water at the moment due the pump being messed up (please pray this gets fixed soon) but after a long day it was fun to stand under the drainage pipe and at least get cooled off. The girls on the roof with me enjoyed the rain bath clothes and all! I hope I don't get on the nannies bad side when 3 wet little ones came back in the house!

 

For now, good bye from Haiti. This is a wonderful place with incredible people and I am honored to have had the chance to live here! Please keep us in your prayers, not a day goes by that we don't need Jesus for every second! Bless you all in Jesus Name!

 

Tori