A Little Person's Tale

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                                                  ...

After being here for three weeks, a medical team led by Dr. Cox arrived. Two days were spent in the clinic next to the orphanage and then two days out in villages doing mobile clinics. I didn’t work any days in the nearby clinic, but I did help out in the pharmacy with Eddie, Vicki, Veronica, Warren, and McKenzie when the team went out to the villages. It was fun to hang out with someone close to my age (McKenzie) for a change. On May 20 th we went out to a place where a medical team had never gone. Over the course of eight-ish hours we saw close to 150 people! The gratitude was evident when John (not Jon) told the remaining people who hadn’t been seen that no one else could be seen, and the people applauded! Chew on that. My favorite day was probably May 21 st (wonder what that means?), because I could do more after having a warm-up day (the 20 th )…and it was my birthday. My favorite “case” was probably the kid who had a cockroach in his ear. How do you get a cockroach stuck...

From May 9-16 I had the pleasure of seeing our friends from our home church, Sovereign Grace, and my grandparents. My grandpa, who as you may know, is a doctor so he worked in the clinic that is just outside of the orphanage grounds along with my grandma. Rich, Chris, Don and Mr. Newsome went out to some of the schools where they told a bible story to the children.              It was like a breath of fresh air, being able to spend time with “family” (literally and figuratively). I’ve enjoyed meeting a bunch of new people and experiencing different cultures, but “there’s no place like home”. a pastoral meeting of pastors Crafts with the kids Projects around the house There once was a snake.. Hug it out guys Anne Louise's favorite pastime ;) Some humble folks from Alabama Baptism on the beach Pastor Davidson's Church Rich's Spanish lesson application Guess what kind of food that is?! ...