This first one is the team bagging beans and Bulgar.
This is my brother Bob, his wife Bev, me and their son Dan.
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What an AWESOME God we serve! That is such a huge statement, but such a TRUE one, too. We have had an amazing two weeks, in many ways. Would you like to walk through them with us?
We have asked you all to pray with us about Savanah's adoption, and God has heard and is answering those prayers. I have mentioned Sammy before. He is a little guy that another missionary couple have taken in, until HIS adoption goes through. Well, God has blessed us with being a part of this. Through this couple, Bud and Jane, God has also opened doors for Savanah's adoption. At first we thought we were only "learning the ropes" as thing apply now to adoption in Haiti. But thanks to Jane, we are being introduced to those in charge here in the north and they are willing to help with Savanah's adoption as well. God has paved the way and is opening doors we could never have done on our own. Don and I are now Savanah's God parents, and as such, and with the adoptive parents permission, we can pursue and work on the paperwork for the adoption. We have a meeting tomorrow to get things moving. It really IS AWESOME how God is working things out in His way and time. So, keep praying and lifting the whole situation up to the Lord. We will keep you informed as we go along this road. I'll try to get a photo of Savanah and Sammy for you all. They are such a cute couple of kids. And Savanah loves to play with Sammy and she gives him toys and wants to be with him. And Sammy reciprocates those feelings.
Our Wednesday night prayer meeting is still going on and is such an uplift for us. Pastor Cebien always has something from God's Word to share and it always seems to meet the needs at that moment. We really are praying in one accord and we can see the answers to those prayers, too. Again, our AWESOME God at work!!
Then another missionary gal and her team (her, her mom and dad are good friends) came and did food buckets for us. They worked one MORNING and did 24 buckets. They had to bag the beans and Bulgar. They had to fill bottles with oil. They had to mark the bottles, and also mark the food packs that were included, since the Haitians were not understanding what to do. (This was great... Americans writing Haitian Creole sentences on packs). Then they had to count everything and make sure every bucket got exactly what was needed. This was a team of 7 and they did it all in one morning. Included in the buckets were two tracts, two copies of John and Romans, and a salvation coloring book. Then in the afternoon, they were able to deliver some of those buckets. They were an AWESOME group. And an AWESOME God sent them to us.
On Tuesday, the day before they did the buckets, I had talked to my sister-in-law. My brother, who is 80, has had several major medical problems. Well, the one that cropped up just a few days prior to my calling her, set our lives in motion once again. Bob, my brother, took a fall. Now, he has degenerative bone disease, and has a titanium rod in his leg to keep it from breaking or causing problems. Well, his fall (which I won't go into), caused some damage. The first two trips to emergency rooms, didn't show anything, but the pain was severe. Then the last trip, that doctor sent him to a hospital about an hour plus drive from their home. All the hospitals in their area were full, with a waiting list. How weird is that? Anyway, once he arrived at the hospital in Lakeland, FL, a whole lot of new tests were done. In the very middle of the cat scan xrays, the doctor found a hairline crack in his thigh. (Right next to the titanium rod). Further tests showed a mass on the pelvic area, pneumonia and a blood clot in the lung. Well, that precipitated a trip to the US for us. I called MFI, and true to form, they found seats for us on the Thursday flight. The team came and did the buckets on Wednesday and we flew out with them on Thursday's flight.
True to form, when we flew out, a cold front moved into Florida. We were so cold the whole time we were there (five days). Bob had surgery to anchor the titanium rod at the bottom, on Thursday. Spent time with Bob on Friday, then Saturday morning, both Don and I were under the weather (cold and yucky). I think the pollen and cold got to both of us. Don spent quite a bit of time sleeping, which he really needed. I was able to get some things done there at Bob and Bev's place. Sunday AM was church then the trip to the hospital again. Again, the Lord was there and stepped in to help. Bob is doing fairly well. He's on meds for pain, of course, but he is responding to treatment, which is a real blessing. And we were able to see our nephew, who drove quite a distance to see his dad. They are looking for a nursing home to transfer Bob to, for therapy and to stay until he can move about. There is no way Bev could care for him at home. So, I will ask you to pray for both Bob and for Bev and for a place to become available closer to home for his recovery. The hour plus drive one way is wearing on Bev. I was glad we were there for her, even for a short time. And she seemed pleased we had come, too. Then on Monday we had to head back to Fort Pierce to get ready to fly in on Tuesday.
Little Savanah missed us, as we knew she would. But we had great friends to care for her. The downside to that was that she got sick, and they had to deal with her upchucking and withdrawal since we had left. She has gotten a cough that seems to have spread all over Haiti. It's really difficult to get rid of. And she is still upchucking when she coughs so hard. But her attitude is good. So, please pray for her to recover totally.
And now it's back to work. We only have a few weeks left before we leave to go stateside for a couple of months. Don will have cataract surgery and we'll be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. Please pray for Savanah to do okay while we are gone for that time. It will be hard on her since she doesn't understand why we leave.
Until next time, remember to praise our AWESOME God for all He has done, all He is doing and all He will do for you and for us.
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