Hey Guys!!
Wow! If I even am able to connect and let you all know we are still alive it will be a miracle!! Yes….we made it to Haiti. The heat is almost unbearable and the whiney kids are driving me crazy at times and my suitcase never made it…….yeah. Please pray for me when you think of it. Wondering what God wants to do in all this keeps me thinking. We are going to Jacmel to see our girls on the 15th. That is when Marlaine gets back from the states. That has been very hard too. I feel like we haven’t really arrived yet cause we haven’t seen our girls yet. Jacmel was affected by the storms and they are struggling there and some of the kids are sick. We plan to go soon and give everyone the things they sent their kids or sponsored child.
Jordan says Hi to Georgia, Cass and her friends back home. She seems to be struggling the most. She wants to come home badly and lets us ALL KNOW IT ALL THE TIME!!! We finally have had to put our foot down and go the hard route instead of coddling her. She is not allowed to say negative things and bring us all down. Kira is getting used to the attention and isn’t as crabby as at first but she is hungry and tired as a baby can be and the laid back schedule of lunch at 1:30 (maybe) and the like has been definitely difficult. Dawson is doing well….he’s a pretty amazing little guy. Always able to make the bst of every situation and even find all the reasons to be glad in them. He’s been a real blessing to me lately. The kids are antsy to see their sisters and we are looking forward to staying with them in Jacmel for a few days before coming back to Canaan. It has been good here and perhaps a blessing in disguise as we realize that being ‘on our own’ would have indeed been a huge challenge. Shopping, cooking,etc… Here we can get into the swing of things and then try it on our own. We are still thinking to pursue a rental in Jacmel to be close to our girls. Wheather or not it suits to come along side and serve ‘Faith and Love In Action’ is yet to be seen but we can do whatever we can wherever we are at. The more we plan the more we are reminded that ‘Life is what happens while you make other plans’. Yup…God’s plans sure look different than our sometimes…most times. Every day we gather for a devotion…to share out thoughts on the day and what we are learing. My ‘little’ brother said something tonight that is so true… That hardship is never fun when your in it but on the other side you can see what God did in you and realize is was for a purpose.
Our paperwork has finally been submitted to IBESR in Port-Au-Prince and I have the file numbers to I can keep track of them!! I know that some of you have been trying to phone and haven’t had any luck getting through. Keep trying. That’s Haiti. Our # is 011-509-551-3002. It is ridiculous for us to phone North America but if you phone us we can talk for no charge on our borrowed cell phone.
Well…it’s been a week….they say that’s the hardest so lets hope we’re in for some smooth sailing:). Keep praying my suitcase will show up…. Love you…
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