Saturday, October 15, 2011

And we are here!!!

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE IN HAITI AGAIN. GOD HAS BEEN SO VERY VERY GOOD TO US… HE IS WORTHY OF ALL OUR THANKFULNESS AND PRAISE.

 

WE LEFT OUR HOUSE AROUND 8;30 WEDNESDAY NIGHT, FLEW OUT OF WASHINGTON AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. IT WAS A LONG TRIP TO SAY THE LEAST!! 

WHEN WE ARRIVED IN PORT, WE HAD TO COLLECT ALL OUR LUGGAGE, THEN GO THROUGH THE RIG-A-MA-ROW TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE AND DOWN THE WALKS TO WHERE DONS WERE. I SAW KAROLE A LONG WAY AHEAD, AND KARLEE. I STARTED CRYING… THIS WAS THE MOMENT WE HAD DREAMED OF FOR SO LONG. (WOULD KARLEE COME TO ME, OR BE SCARED?) WE FINALLY GOT TO THEM, AND KAROLE AND I CRIED AND LAUGHED TOGETHER. THEN, I REACHED FOR MY BABY, AND SHE CAME. JOY!!  WHAT AN ANSWER TO PRAYER. I COULDN’T LET HER DOWN… SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!  GOD IS SO GOOD TO US.

WE WENT FROM THE AIRPORT TO BLUE RIDGE, WHERE WE HAD ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NIGHT. WE WERE SOO TIRED!!  KARLEE SLEPT WITH DON’S… WE DIDN’T WANT TO GET HER CONFUSED OR OVERWHELM HER. KAROLE BROUGHT HER OVER FRIDAY MORNING  AND I  GAVE HER BREAKFAST..

 

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KAROLE AND I MINUTES AFTER WE MET 

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KARLEE MEETS HER LITTLE SISTER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AND UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, DECIDES SHE LIKES HER:)

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DADDY AND HIS LITTLE GIRLS

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KAROLE AND I GOT TO GO TO MARKET AND DO ALOT OF FABRIC SHOPPING. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON WE TRAVELED UP NORTH TO AN AMAZING ORPHANAGE. 50 LITTLE CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM ARE WAITING FOR THEIR FOREVER FAMILIES. WE EXPERIENCED SOME VERY PRECIOUS PRAYER TIME THERE AS TWO OF THE OLDER BOYS LIFTED THEIR HANDS AND PRAYED FOR US. THEY PRAYED SIMPLY, SINCERELY, AND SO FERVENTLY .

THE FAITH OF CHILDREN.

I WANT THAT FAITH.

I CHOOSE TO TRUST. EVEN WHEN WE CAN’T SEE AHEAD, TO JUST TRUST HIS HEART.

THANK YOU JESUS.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing! We are praying with and for you guys....Mariellen

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  2. So, so happy for you that you can be down there with Karlee. So anxious to hear about it when you get home ~ Suzanne

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