About Two weeks left!!!

Whoa Time seems to go by fast here.. I feel like it wasn’t to long ago I was packing and making lists on stuff to get ready to come. Now I am thinking of packing and stuff I am doing here before I leave! Well not so much the packing part (Yeah I am still a procrastinator)

This past week in a half I have been teaching at the boys home.. It’s the Kids from the orphanage who can’t afford to go to the Haitian schools. So Hal and Chris set up a makeshift school. Two teachers come every day and since one of them is sick I am filling in for him. I have been teaching the English speaking students. We have actually been going over the creation in the mornings and watching the Ken ham DVD’s it’s pretty cool to see them sponge up new information!

Friday: We(The team that is here and I) had a dance party for the kids.. It was fun watching them dance and sing along to the songs... They know a lot more then you would think... Yup even some of the boys can do an amazing moon walk.. They all say they taught themselves when you get bored and you have nothing else to do ya just figure things out.

Saturday: The team of 6 left for Ireland... Yeah I was a little Jealous they are in the cold and not sweating so much but thankful. That I was able to meet them!
Saturday afternoon was kind of an emotional time.. The biological parents come every last Saturday of the month and I just happen to be here... There were some that came in that wanted to see pictures of their kids in the states and others who wanted to know why their kids have not been adopted yet.. The hard part for me was watching the interaction between one particular family. Since I have been here we have had five new kids come into the orphanage and one was a family of four. They got to see their parents for the first time in three weeks… The oldest one who understands more of what going on went up to her parents gave them hugs and let the others come and do the same.. However the second to oldest wanted nothing to do with her, she ran to me instead which when I saw the mothers face and read her eyes my heart hurt for her… her own daughter seemed to want nothing to do with her anymore. OIEE I had to actually leave because that was the only way I thought I would get her to go to her mom. I couldn’t imagine the pain her mom felt that you want nothing to do with me, yet I have nothing I can give as far as bringing you home and keeping you with me. Then the leaving part came.. The second to youngest soon caught on to what was happening and lost it.. he cried, cried and cried.. He wanted his mom and dad yet again they couldn’t do anything for him. I couldn’t say anything to make him feel better, he can’t understand English anyways so that wouldn’t of helped even if I started talking… all I could do was just simply pray for the family. I can’t imagine watching both my parents walk out on me. But yet I can’t imagine being a parent and having to leave 4 of my children because I can’t take care of them anymore. It was just a hard battle.. I love knowing that in the end of all of this God is still in control.

Sunday: Church in the morning and then pretty much a hang out day! It’s always fun watching them play with each other although there is a lot of bickering that seems to be going on lately (or pretty much all the time I just notice it more I guess) I pray for these older girls some of them cannot be adopted anymore because they have aged out and some have nowhere to go. I pray they want to be different and still hold onto what they have been taught here at the Orphanage

A funny note: So Monday school started again and when I walk I usually have my head down looking at the dirt and rocks around me.. I am surrounded by the non-English speaking students and they get so excited that they can say my name so they are usually around me every morning.. However I am walking not paying attention and all of the sudden I hear “Teresa Woof Woof” “Teresa Woof Woof” I look over at one of the girls around me wondering what is going on then she points.. yeah I almost ran into a dog on the street they just didn’t know the word for god yet.. hey they have Woof Woof down they are making progress!!

Prayer Requests: Praying for my health.. Today I went to school for an hour but had to come back.. I have a head cold going on that is now putting pressure on my ears. Just praying for healing and that I can get over this quickly.. And praying for Haiti.. Hurricane Earl is suppose to hit either tonight or tomorrow.. I can’t imagine the rainy season here with all these tents around! Praying for Gods protection of the people!

I love Knowing that he is in Control…

Shenanigans!

"How great is the love the father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.."

Whoa, thats a lot of lovin going on! That was one of my verses the other day.. Just made me think and love the fact that I am child of God, no matter what.. No one can tell me different (well tell me and I believe them) No one can strip that from me.. No matter what.. Do you ever just sit in that fact? Do you ever just love that fact? You are a child of God! I LOVE it!



This week:

It has been a little tough for me lately, not going to lie (which by the way I am horrible at, if you are looking at me straight in the eyes.. you will know if I am lying to you or not) I have been homesick.. trying my hardest to give God that control, trying my hardest to not be in those moments. It hasn't kept me from doing anything or to hang out with the kids less.. mostly just something I am aware of at night. Wanting my familiararities again but wouldn't trade this experience for anything..



I feel like however I have found a peace in some things. I never thought I would be able to say Peace while I am in Haiti before.. I take them as glimpses from God. They have been amazing. Just a couple times have I been able to just sit in God's prescence here, not feeling like I have to do anything or hold anyone. I have to realize sometimes that in the end I am here for him. It's hard because I am here and I always feel I need to go hold a baby, or go play with the toddler, make sure that the older girls have someone to talk to.. when really I can't let that distract me from also having my time with him. It's a blanace I feel I am still needing to find.. not just here though I need to take that balance home with me as well.. I guess I say this all for accountability and prayer..

Today was my first day of teaching.. For the next two weeks I will be taking over the advanced students class. they all know english however are still behind in the whole education system.. I guess I am just saying that to America's standards.. here they are rich if they are even able to go to school.. I have a class of 8, I love them because they are like sponges. We are going over the creation movies from Ken Ham.. They have some good questions and I am praying God give me the words to say to them, I feel pretty grounded in what I believe and I back up with scripture however they are still young minds and I don't want to say something wrong and they hear differently! So I shall give a report by the end of the two weeks to see just how crazy these kids are, or how crazy they made me!

A Funny Note: I love how no matter where I am, no matter what country I am in a toddler will still eat a Pb and J the same way.. One of my favorite things here is watch the kiddos eat.. I know a little creep but i find amusement in it.. The toddlers tear apart the sandwhich lick both sides and continue to stick one hand in the peanut butter side and the other in the jelly and continue to eat.. It's funny because it almost seems in unison.. the 2, 3 yr olds will watch the 4, 5 yr olds to make sure they are doing everything right but still oh so cute to watch!

Done for tonight! Thank you for all who are reading and praying!

In Christ

Oh Pickle...

I didn't really know what to title this one so.. OH Pickle.. Just seemed to fit!!

Sunday- Church day.. still missing my church family but am still thankful I am able to here for these kiddos.. However after church was probably another highlight for me.. It was pool day.. You should of seen the kids faces.. They were going ballistic because they got to go swimming.. little did I know that they only go 5 times out of the year.. It was fun however to witness a two girls first day at a pool.. ever. The oldest is 10 yrs old and they youngest is 6 both had never been to a pool before.. That for some reason just amazed me. I know that this happpens in the world. Not everyone goes swimming that much.. but to be 10 and to never go to a pool or the beach.. Kind of sparked an intrest, not sure why yet but it was fun to see there faces light up and have joy being carried around. It was also fun to watch the older girls.. Some are 14 years old and don't know how to swim.. Yeah it would be difficult giving an orphanage swimming lessons when they only go to the pool 5 times a year. It was just a fun and relaxing day for everyone.. they all just got to be kids!!!

Monday- It was a normal day and yes sometimes I feel mondays here are the same as home.. you don't want to get up you just want to sleep a little extra... It was the night that was intresting to me. I have become close with two girls here and we decided we were going to skype with my mom. ONe looks into the screen and asked the question "Does the Electricity always stay on in the states?" At first I had to do a double take to see if she was serious.. but then I realized of course she is.. I even find myself getting excited when the electricity comes on in the room here.. She has never lived anywhere, where people do not come around and just shut your electricty off. Here the govt pretty much runs it.. They do not have enough to filter to everyone so they have to shut it off periodically in order to give everyone a chance. I never really thought about it until she asked that question though. I am able to have electricity everywhere I go at home. They are use to warm juice and super creamy butter.. They still keep everything in the fridge and don't worry about whats going to go bad or not. I mean they check dates and stuff but they don't feel they have to throw a lot away just because the power went out. I will say that they do have a generator and sometimes run that. but Just the sencerity in her voice and curiousity on her face. She wants to live in a place where they don't turn her electricty off periodically. It was just a wonderment to me.

Still trying to figure some things out... The girls get mad at one other but for a reason such as one knowing enlish and Creole and has to translate for a lot of people.. Petty to us because we want to know other languages.. But here the older girls look down on those who have translate for others.. Weird to me.. kind of seems they get jelous of one another so they have to find the thing that will spark them..

A funny note: I found out here there is no tooth fairy.. In Haitian culture you want to throw your tooth on the roof.. The Mice will then eat it and you tell the mice I would like ugly teeth and because the mice are stubborn they will do the oppposite and give you pretty teeth (which of course is what you want in the first place) A little one lost two teeth here yesterday.. Hard to see when you are use to things at home as far as putting it under your pillow and waiting for the tooth fairy(your parents) to come in the middle of the night and you find out they are actually saving your teeth and when you are older and find them it was kind of cool to go back and look at them.. There is no saving here.. nothing gets put under the pillow, they either throw it on the roof or just throw it away.. and you kno what they are perfectly fine with it. Content with whatever desicion they make.. Opens my eyes more to the things that we do are really not that big of deal at all...

Well thats all for my rambling today! Will hopefully have more for you later this week!.. Sorry it's kind of hard to upload pictures onto this site so none for this one!!

In Christ

"But whatever was my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ" -- Philippians 3:7

Where to begin?

It's been three days since I last updated everyone so I thought I would.. I just don't know how to out in words what I am going thru.

Friday: I had my early fun with the toddlers.. They are Pistols! A lot of slapping and biting going! But then some of the staff with Chris, the other team that is here and I did some adventuring of Port-Au Prince.. It was hard to see. There is ruble everywhere.. building after building is down. The whiff of smells is horrible. One thing that hit me hard was we went to see the hospital where they had picked up Marcos. That was overwhleming at first.. Not just because it gave me a glimpse of what he survived but just that these buildings are somewhat of life saving to them. Americas would not even step inside the gates if they were looking at these buildings. We get so wrapped up in the system and how the buildings could be better in America yes to some degree they can be but these people have no choice. It is still hard for me to be here and Marcos not be. I had told Joe and Joanne that I believe I am going through my anger stage right now.. all a guy needed to do was sign a piece of paper.. I am giving that to God though. He is in control and only he knows why. I have to be okay with that! Upon being at the hospital, I also got to see the nurse that took care of him when he was born and had to go through his surgeries. She was sweet.. I never did catch her name she had no idea what I was saying and I had no idea what she was saying and that was ok. We had also driven by some of the major tent cities.. They live in tents... Still hard to wrap my mind around. When I was a child we use to go camping a lot and we had fun setting our tents up, whether it was for just a weekend or a week it was fun for us.. This is not there fun, this is there life, this is there home. Some of the staff that even work here at the orphanage get off work and go to these tents.. How crazy is that? One thing I am praying about strongly is when I get back to America and go on living. I start my job again and soon will start school again.. I am praying that while at work I am not going to be judgemental, while at school i am not going to be judgemental.. when I walk into a building that is air conditioned or newly remodeled I pray I am not judgemental. I am going to be honest: I can get wrapped up in material things.. I am one to keep sentimental things especially when it come to my dads stuff.. to be Honest in the end None of these things will matter.. that is something that has hit my heart..

All these emotions were just on one day.. I have a feeling I am going to have some more as I continue with 4 1/2 weeks left..

Prayer Request: The older girls and the handicapped: Everyone wants a cute baby, everyone wants to start new.. there are girls here that are crying themselves to sleep because they miss their parents or they don't think anyone wants them because they are not babies anymore they are growing into beautiful young ladies. There are girls here that are wishing just for a family! If you have a heart to adopt I would not limit it just to the babies here or any other orphanage.. I would pray for the older ones as well! There are three handicapped girls that are here. I have the joy of spending 4 to 5 hours with them every morning.. They are joys! I love hanging with them and playing with them.. They don't undertsand me and I have no idea what they need or want but just to have attention and love that is all they seem to want! Chris is saying they are petty going to be here until they leave haiti! Which is fine with her, but still hard to imagine that this is their home.. and this is it for them. however when they get Heaven they are going to have an amazing time in the arms of our father just like all us born agains are.



There is so much beauty here in Haiti. a beautiful background paints the devestation. God is still here, God is still shining thru, God is still a protector. Do you know how amazing that is?!



"How humble your love, with a strength like no there and the heart of a father, how majestic your whispers what a wonderful God.. You made the earth and saw that is was good, you sent your only son for you are good"

My first Week!

I am having difficulty writing this blog.. There are just things that you cannot put into words.. Even my own mind is still trying to comprehend the emotion that is taking place. I believe I am going through a heartbreak. I have had one before so I know what the feeling is.

My heart breaks for these girls, it breaks because I can't do anything. It breaks because I can't be the family they want, I can't be what they need. I dislike the feeling of not being able to fix what they need fixed. Today was a rough day emotionally, one I wasn't feeling the greatest physically and so I think that kind of tied into everything as well. But the word attatchment has been thrown around. that was one thing I didn't really expect to creep up on me. There are a few older girls, a few toddlers and a few babies that I have come to love. But I was also told the phrase today "Do not become attached" WHAT THE HECK? I felt like a bulldozzer hit my heart. How is that possible? where do you draw the line? I hold hands with these kids, kiss them, hug them and try to pour love unto them. When they are sick I hold them and rock them to sleep. Some I have even put to bed more then once. How do you do all the above and not become attached? What kind of heart would I have if I didn't become attached?.. I know at the end of all this I will have to say good-bye, they will not have me forever.. I know that, I have come to grips with that. but I do know they will always have a place in my heart. I willlove them like I do my neices and nephews and pray for them to have a family whether it be on ther own here in Haiti or in the states. These kids deserve better. This is all in God's control.. he knows exactly what is going to happen to every single child that goes thru this orphanage and all the other orphanages and foster care's around the world. It is a mighty blessing to be here and I am still so thankful that I am. I have heard a lot of people say that God has some big plans for you.. I have to say this is pretty big just with being here. I don't think I would handle anything bigger! This is a growing experience that has been on my heart.. and it's only been a week.. after 5 I can't imagine! Just trying to take one day at a time and trying to love every minute of it!



On a funny note: I THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THE THROWAWAY DIAPER... They run on cloths diaper here.. put it on pin it, take it off throw it in a pile.. lets just say there are a whole of diapers going on here. I am okay if I never have to put a cloth one on again!



""The Lord God is with you, he is mighty to save, He will take great delight in you He will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing" Zephaniah 3:17

In Christ

Just a thought today:

So Haiti:
I know this has always been a poor country, even before the earthquake the struggled.. Probably not as bad as they are right now but still they had their hardships. When you look around it's hard to see what actually happened becacuse of the earthquake.
In being a poor country I know that it is hard to make ends meet.. It's hard to pay bills and put food on the table. In saying all of this, I still cannot imagine giving up one of my flesh and blood:
We had a pastor come to the orphanage today to give us his little girl she is just two months old and he just can't afford to pay bills and take care of his family. Little did we know that this was his 7th child.. When he came here and decided to give her up he did show little emotion, however he left and then came back with 4 more of his children. Two girls and a little boy.. The other one was 18 so is to old to be adopted and she spoke english so she was somewhat of a translator.. It's just hard to imagine what the pastor could be going thru. He still has his three oldest but still to have to give up four children in one day has to be heartbreaking.. I do understand that they may have a better life.. They may be able to be adopted and go to the states or to a better country. But it's still a heartbreaking thing to watch.. After all this is said and done he did tear up and wanted to know if he could come around and see them.. He shed a few tears but I believe is hoping on God's strength in all of this.. A heartbreaking story on this earth.. But God is still almighty and still father of all.. no matter how old you are!

The weekend!!

Tonight is the coldest it has been since I have been here.. Yes It is 84 degrees..

This weekend was amazing..Some things you witness you can't put into words, nor can I put the smells in either.. they are not all bad smells but it makes the experience more real.

Friday: Was the end of Vbs for these kids.. They worked so hard this week in preparing a skit for everyone to come and watch especially Hal and Chris: One thing I admire about these girls and the young boys as well.. They sing: They sing when they wake up, They sing when they get dressed, everytime we get in the car to drive even for a minute they want to sing, They sing there prayer before they eat each meal and then for devotions they still sing! I can't help but laugh everytime it is so cute and admirable.. I have been known to have a lot of joy in my spirit if anything they have taught me how to have more. These girls are phenominal at what they are going through. Hal and Chris have made this Home for them. No matter what they are always going to have a special place in each kids heart.

Friday Night in the house is also sloppy Joe night!!! They are not the manwhich kind and the cows here are not corn feed so minimal fat but they were still delicious! It's fun because even the babies get one.. umm these kids are 6 monoths old eating a sloppy joe... all you have to do is tear it apart fro them and they dive into it like I do! They got us on the conversation of how babied Americans are... Not trying to be critical but really organic baby food and graduates food... They cannot afford that stuff here.. They can't go to the grocery store and find 10 diffrent varieties of baby food. So they eat people food and if they don't have teeth they make it a little soggy for them. I will say that those who don't eat well do get a bottle but even that is powdered milk and water. It was an intresting conversation but again another cool thing to see them using their resources!

Saturday: It was shopping day.. We (Hal, Chris, the two teams that are here and I) Did our own shopping, we did a little sightseeing as well. It's hard to say sightseeing here though.. Were we went they had set up all their paintings and wodden cravings they did.. however right acrosee the street was a big Tent city. It's hard to imagine what they went through and are still going through. Others camp right out their front doors because they are still to scare to go inside. They have a house they look at it everyday and still decide to live in a tent thru the rain and everything. That just boggles my mind!.. Saturday was also shopping day for the older kids as well.. They each get a new pair of jeans two HisHomeForChildren T-Shirts a pair of socks, a pair of shoes and a pair of flipflops.. It was fun to watch them want to try on clothes and want to try on new shoes. Another thing that was God's amazingness was these were all donated things.. besides the shirts but they didn't even have to pay for those either. These clothes were all for when they go back to school.

Sunday: I will Confess.. I MISSED GRACE COMMUNITY!!! It's hard to realize, how much the teachings and the church body has impacted me. I didn't think I would have this feeling! The Service was okay, He is a great man of God doing God's calling. But there is just something about your home church that you just miss when you go on vacation! I know you all agree with me! The pastor is trying.. I wouldn't know, how to handle a congregation after so much suffering so I will give him a little break on that. The elctricity went out in the church so for a little bit before they can get the generator going we were pretty much sticking together because of our sweat!

There are a few babies here that have stolen my heart and I already know I am going to cry when I need to leave and not be able to take them home! I now that through this process I am going to be processing a lot of just of all that I am seeing and the suffering that is taking place!

That is all for now!

In Christ!

Lets try this again!

I had a blog and then all of the sudden it went somewhere so if two blogs show up saying the exact same thing I am sorry!!

Today was Grocery shopping day! Man if you think you are bad with one cart trying shopping for a whole orphanage! We left with 6 carts from one store and two from another! There was an insane amount of food.. Oh and the best way to irritate a haitian man is to have a white girl help! It was a little weird I was actually bummed.. The grocery stores had everything imported so there is nothing actually made from haiti.. except the rum that is and I don't think it would be the smartest idea coming home with a bottle of rum (although Joe and his Bff Nathan wouldn't mind I am sure) But It was a good day.. They have workers here at the grocery store and they do everything for you from loading your car and making sure your bags are secure to even getting the stuff off the shelves and putting it in the basket for you.. The only stores here that are air conditioned are grocery stores because no one can really afford the units to insatll one...

Its crazy taking a shower under the stars because they don't have the material to make a roof over our pvc and tarp shower.. I love the whole noshaving your legs and armpits rule.. I could totally live here!!

I hope this finds you well, I will start posting pics of kids soon so you have faces to pray for!!

In Christ!

Grocery day!!!!

So it has been my second day that I have been here.. I have mixed emotions actually.. It seems so natural to go around and just live in Haiti.

Thursdays are grocery shopping day: If you think you are full with one cart you should try shopping for a whole Orphanage.. we left one store with 6 carts and the other with 2 carts. It was an insane amount of food! However I was kind of bummed They have nothing here that is actually made in Haiti besides the Rum!! I don't think bringing back a bottle of rum would be a good thing (well for my brother and his BFF Nathan it actually would be perfect for them) So it was a little disappointing but it was still fun to get out and see what it was like. The grocery stores are the only thing air conditioned in Haiti because some businesses either do not have electricty or just can't the equipment to have an air conditioner... Here though they have workers even in the grocery stores. These guys walk around and follow us, They help with the carts and even put the food in the baskets for us, they then get tipped for eveything that they do. I did learn however that girls are not suppose to help. They can't load carts or help bring groceries to the cars, they can't even bring it to the house if a guy is around because they feel it is disrespectful that a women is helping them... Yeah I irritated a Haitian today!!

Tomorrow we are going house shopping for the new girls home: This will be the third house Hal and Chris will open up and it is a program really to teach these girls responsibility but of Course that God should be the love of their lives...



I am liking Haiti the more and more I am here.. I already know its going to be hard to leave.. This is a no Shave your legs and armpits country yeah I could get use to that :) I know it's gross but they can't afford it so hey they don't do it!

One thing that has been challenging is It's 91 degrees even when I sleep, they don't have air conditioning so we sweat when we sleep, we sweat when we sit, we even sweat while we are in a shower. But even a cold shower has never felt so good... By the way there is this invention called a headlamp.. Why have I never heard of this before? We don't have a light to our pvc and tarp shower so one of the girls here let me borrow there headlamp it was great to be able to see what I was doing..



Okay done for tonight but I leave you with a video of the girls singing during their devos tonight!

sorry its a little dark!

My first night!

So we made it to Haiti safe and sound...

WOW.. I didn't think I would experience a culture shock.. Don't get me wrong I didn't go into this thinking ohh it's just going to be like America, but at the same time it was something I didn't really think to much about.

From the moment we got off the plane People were everywhere.. either running into you or screaming at other people (there tempers are short here in Haiti, the littelst things will set them off but as soon as they yell and tel you their two cents they are good to go).. And there driving is CRAZY!! Okay I know in the states I am considered a bad driver but Ohh no these people are rush rush rush everywhere and they are so impatient so there horns are going all the time!! But One thing I will add is just how caring people are here.. They are so friendly and want to help you and some not just for the money.. I mean you have those when we got out of the airport that tried to help you with your bags and wouldn't take no for an anwser but you also have those who seem to geniuenly care and want to help you.

The things I guess that hit me hard was the kids.. There were some at the airport gate just putting their hands thru the gate holes just trying to get some money.. or while we were driving from the orphanage there were some walking by themselves on these dirty muddy roads, There are piles of trash everywhere and it seems that the animals are free to do what ever they want. I even have a picture of some cows eating on a playground. That is just so foregin to me especially since I am the one who wants to eat the cow not watch the cow eat where I am playing!

Yesterday at the orphanage was a full day.. Well it seemed to me it was full... I will say I don't think I have ever sweated this much then I am right now and the sweat never seems to stop... It was in the 80's at 9a.m when we got off the plane so it had to be in the 90's to 100's during the afternooon last night I believe it went back to 80 a little break while we were sleeping! The kids here are so friendly and helpful they go to VBS during the day so I actually spent more time in the nursery with the little ones.. I will confess it was hard to go in at first.. The first thing I saw was the little blue chair that Marcos was sitting in, in one of his pictures, I couldn't help but shed a tear. I want him here for my brother and sister (in-law) but I know he is in a better place and no longer needs human affection but is in the arms of our loving father!

These kids are so amazing they have hard conditions yet still at night they are singing Mighty to save. There showers are a PVC pipe and a tarp and they are still singing how great is our GOd.. It's humbling to watch, I know God has blessed me with being able to live in America and I will forever be grateful for that. I pray that these kids know and feel God's love...

One thing you can pray about is the older kids... They need families just as much as the babies do, here in Haiti when you leave an orpahange you are going no where to them this is all the have right now!

Sorry this update is a little long... I will write more later!!

In Christ!

Richie and Chris

Alrighty... We were suppose to be in Haiti today but God had other plans for us!!

We made it to Detroit but the airlines mixed up codes and all that stuff.. so 5 minutes before our plane took off they finally let us go.. However there was the dreaded security that we always have to go through.. yeah we didn't make the flight instead we spent the night in Detroit caught the first flight to Florida (6:30 a.m).. We made it to Florida but flights to haiti is only once a day and that happens to be 8ish in the morning. So tomorrow Morning we will be on our way to haiti Luggage and all and two little medical babies Richie and Chris..

RICHIE: He is 4 years old who had cancer and tumors in his right leg... The leg had to be amputed and he had to get a prostetic.. He is so fully of energy and smiles.. He calls me his girlfriend and has proposed to me 4 times now.. I guess his host family had teenage boys not only does he do the girlfriend thing but every once in a while he will yell JERRY JERRY... Not the greatest influence but still he is full of love. He does a mom to go home to she will be meeting us at the orpahange I just pray that his mom is able to take care of him even with a disability. He is a sweet boy but could use a spanking or two ;)

Chris: He is a very content 9 month old.. He has Hydracphalic (not sure about the spelling on that one) he had to have a stint put in so that his head does not grow any larger but it will always be abnormally large he just has to grow into it! He is sweet sure he cries when he needs feed and changed but with him you can't say "Oh life is just so hard isn't it" I know a lot of us have when babies cry.. for him however I would sarcastically reply "Well yeah I have a 15lb head you start lugging this thing around"

God is already teaching me flexability and early mornings: Hal and Chris are such troopers sure they get frustrated and a little mad but there hearts always seem to be in the right place and they are two very patient people ( I know I know something I can learn from them)

So tomorrow will be the day we will finally make our way to Haiti!!!

Pray for us.. we are tired with only 4 hours of sleep, and we really want to make our flight tomorrow!

In Christ

Today is it!

So I cannot sleep...
Full of excitement, doing some last minute packing and yes still full of excitement!
I won't actually get to Haiti until Tuesday morning because I will be spending the night in Florida... but still today is one day closer to getting there.. One day closer to another Journey in my life.
If you guys could pray for our flight that would be so helpful, we all know how airports could get..
Also we are flying down with two medical babies who are going back to their families.. Pray that they arrive safe to their homes as well
I do want to lift up Hal and Chris .. Not only did our family lose Marcos but they did too, They were a big part of his life and he theirs.. I pray they weep and rejoice in the fact that God is holding that precious baby boy! Hal and Chris will also be away from their newly adoptive children as well.. Just praying for them that they rely more on God in this matter. Yes they want to be home(here in the states) but they also want to be home(In haiti) to serve these other kid and make sure they all can go to a safe environment away from all the destruction!

Thank you again for all those reading and praying..