A Little Person's Tale

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On Saturday we followed our Easter tradition and colored eggs with the Peters. The result was an egg rainbow and a new stain on my shorts. Oh well, they tasted and looked great! ~ Easter Sunday ~ Grande Chorale de Christ Pour Tous performing this morning Lunch downtown at Cafe Kozy! After we arrived, a French family and some of their friends and another group of French speaking people came. It almost felt like we were in a cafe in France! That was before a group of elderly Americans showed up. The view from inside of the cafe displays the old coffee warehouses from the 1700s! We wish you a Happy Easter from our Haiti home to yours. God Bless; Bondye Beni Nou!

Just over a month ago, the Lord led us to Chantal and her mother. Chantal is from Lavallee and goes to the Children's Hope school there. Two years ago she broke her leg, but an infection grew and spread and due to the expenses of health care, it never fully healed. She was taken to Dr. McGowan's clinic where she had surgery to clean the wound out. For the past couple of weeks she has been receiving antibiotics and regular dressing changes. Also Magdala (the school manager) has been helping Chantal keep up with her schooling. We are hoping and praying that the infection has cleared and that her skin will heal over the cut. It truly is a miracle how her leg has healed!  Chantal and her mother Doggie Update! After Jackie Chen's tragic death we have had the joy of her puppies! They already look so much like her at the age of 12 weeks (or something like that). I have taken the responsibility to name them all: Caffrey, Old Man #2 (before finding out she was really a gi...

As Thanksgiving passed, I realized one thing I was really thankful for....our cook! Suse is such a wonderful lady who cleans and cooks for us; it really is a blessing for my mom who has been awfully busy. One thing that led me to see this was from reading "Unbroken" as a family. Louie endured so much in his time during WWII, more than I ever could. Now I am especially thankful for our bountiful and yummy meals. I am also thankful for my growing friendship with Sophia, one of the Peters children. She is such a riot! Sophia,  tu me fais rouler par terre!  :) Jackie Chen (that's what I call her), "our dog" from our house area, sure is happy for that extra oatmeal. Just realized (22-Mar-16) this was posted on my friends birthday!

Yay! We made it safely back to Jacmel, Haiti with all of our bags. A house has been rented for us not too far from the orphanage, which we have been cleaning and working on with the help of friends. It's been great to be able to come back to such familiar faces. My parents are overseeing the schools and the clinic that are funded by Children's Hope.  The clinic is right outside of the orphanage compound. I was so excited when I saw the finished lab, a new registration office and emergency room. I am doing school with the Peters' (orphanage directors) kids in an independent work style starting at eight and ending anywhere from noon to three. After school, who knows what I'll be doing! Check out this view!!! Shadow selfie! Our roof is pretty big :) I may need to repaint my toenails. JK

Through the time I've been in Haiti its been a privilege to see God working in the lives of the people that I've met. With each team I was able to see the different parts of the church body of Christ. For example, Dr. Cox's team had a passion for helping the natives of Haiti where as FBC Andalusia worshiped with zeal and wanted to share that zeal with the people around them.  1 Corinthians 12:12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. Westview Baptist Church, Opp April 25 - May 2 Sovereign Grace Church, Gilbert :) May 9 - 16 Dr. Cox's Medical Team, AL May 16 - 23 FBC Montgomery men (most of them) May 23 - 30 FBC Montgomery girls (and me) May 23 - 30 Left to right: Anne Louse the intern, Leah, and Me                                                  ...