Great week. Sunday we had a group of Americans coming for a wedding here in Haiti. The group ended up being a total of 8 people. What a great group. Rather than just sit around they wanted to be put to work. They graded roads...damaged by recent rains, did mechanic work, organized pantries, cleaned shelving...the list goes on. Thanks to the Indiana group for such a open attitude.
On Wednesday the team from New Work Fellowship in Hopkinsville, KY arrived. All 15 of them. Half of the team were first timers the rest had been here before. Their first three days were spent doing a Youth Camp for 100 youth from TiTanyen. Several of the team members also did some construction...roofing, etc.
Such willing hands. The praise and worship in the devotion time has been wonderful too.
Wednesday we had the Kindergarten graduates, the kids leaving the 3rd year of our morning school and the 4th year graduates of our Afternoon School here on the compound for a "play day". We had the blessing of feeding them lunch before they returned to the village. Boy, do they love the fried chicken.
Thursday we had Kindergarten graduation. What fun. This is the first time we have done the graduation outside in the Kindergarten yard. Lots of work but well worth it. Had to build a stage, put up tarps for shade and moved about 160 chairs from the compound and the school. We had 38 5/6 year old graduates. What talent...some sang, some danced and some read and recited their parts. Really really good. My congratulations to the teachers.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
June 21, 2013
I am back in Haiti. PTL! My eye is still healing but the doctors say it could take weeks or months to totally heal.
David flew in from Haiti on May 30th so that we could be a part of teaching Missionary Orientation Training in Tupelo June 3-7th. Since we haven't had a real vacation in a while we decided to visit Gulf Shores/Orange Beach after MOT. We were blessed to drive down Hwy 45 in MS which goes through AL and right through the town where the Kendall family lives. What a blessing to have dinner and visit with all of them except Kat who is ministering in CA. It was amazing to see how much the kids had grown and developed into such fine young people. We loved our time with them on the mission field and blessed to have them continue to be a part of our family.
Thomas and Rachael Lambert drove from Picayune,MS the same day to have lunch with us. They are the young couple who had just spent 3 months here in Haiti. Praying for them as the Lord shows them the next steps for their lives.
Vacation???? well, it POURED RAIN the first 24 hrs we were there... and was supposed to continue for the next week. No good fishing. I told David that we could sleep in our own bed for nothing if we returned to KY so we headed north. We made a few calls. We stopped off in Nashville as David's cardiologist in Vanderbilt said he would work him in for a check up the next day. Tommy and Becky Scott said we could overnight at their house so our schedule was set. Praise the Lord for a good report. The doctor said it had been 3 years since his last heart cath and that he would like to do a nuclear stress test. This was scheduled for Tuesday at noon on the 18th.. All went well. The techs doing the tests were shocked how well David did on the treadmill. They said people half his age couldn't do what he did. He told them he walked on the treadmill 20 mins every day. Haven't heard from the doctor about the rest of the tests. Another night with the Scott's and then off to the airport to fly back to Haiti.
Gail Denton's team from Tupelo, MS arrived in Haiti on the 14th. So glad I had a chance to return on the 19th and be able to be a part of their time here. They leave on the 22nd.
Pray as we finish up this month. Have a team coming from Hopkinsville, KY, a day of play and food on the compound for 83 graduates of our schools and then Kindergarten graduation. Should be fun.
David flew in from Haiti on May 30th so that we could be a part of teaching Missionary Orientation Training in Tupelo June 3-7th. Since we haven't had a real vacation in a while we decided to visit Gulf Shores/Orange Beach after MOT. We were blessed to drive down Hwy 45 in MS which goes through AL and right through the town where the Kendall family lives. What a blessing to have dinner and visit with all of them except Kat who is ministering in CA. It was amazing to see how much the kids had grown and developed into such fine young people. We loved our time with them on the mission field and blessed to have them continue to be a part of our family.
Thomas and Rachael Lambert drove from Picayune,MS the same day to have lunch with us. They are the young couple who had just spent 3 months here in Haiti. Praying for them as the Lord shows them the next steps for their lives.
Vacation???? well, it POURED RAIN the first 24 hrs we were there... and was supposed to continue for the next week. No good fishing. I told David that we could sleep in our own bed for nothing if we returned to KY so we headed north. We made a few calls. We stopped off in Nashville as David's cardiologist in Vanderbilt said he would work him in for a check up the next day. Tommy and Becky Scott said we could overnight at their house so our schedule was set. Praise the Lord for a good report. The doctor said it had been 3 years since his last heart cath and that he would like to do a nuclear stress test. This was scheduled for Tuesday at noon on the 18th.. All went well. The techs doing the tests were shocked how well David did on the treadmill. They said people half his age couldn't do what he did. He told them he walked on the treadmill 20 mins every day. Haven't heard from the doctor about the rest of the tests. Another night with the Scott's and then off to the airport to fly back to Haiti.
Gail Denton's team from Tupelo, MS arrived in Haiti on the 14th. So glad I had a chance to return on the 19th and be able to be a part of their time here. They leave on the 22nd.
Pray as we finish up this month. Have a team coming from Hopkinsville, KY, a day of play and food on the compound for 83 graduates of our schools and then Kindergarten graduation. Should be fun.
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