Bringing our grandson along to Haiti was a great. First we made a stop in Orlando and went to The Holy Land Experience. We had been before, but wanted Peter to get to see it. It was good, but changed a lot, too. Some things we enjoyed more before Trinity took over, and some of the addition was great. And Peter and grandma had some fun times getting lost in Orlando. We simply called it...exploring and sight seeing.
Peter has been able to see some of the other ministries, but ended up with some down time. He drank a lot of water, but wasn't putting anything with electrolytes back in his body. So had an experience with some dehydration. And then when he went to town with one of our guys, (and road a motorcycle in town), he got a burn on his leg. Thankfully we have American nurses and doctors here. Got some meds and some antibiotics and he is doing great now. He was a huge blessing at the orphanage school. Helped a lot of the kids with math and English problems. They didn't want him to leave. Today he went to another orphanage, took food there, had Bible study, and had a water balloon fight. He did get to spend some time with the pastor our home church supported in Bible School. He experienced working with and setting up things for kids in the church. He hasn't gotten to do everything we had hoped for but he did do a lot. He leaves us on Tuesday and we will miss him a LOT. Savanah will miss him more than a lot. When she wakes up and he isn't here, she is not happy. And Abbie will miss him. He has made an impression on a lot of adults as well as children. We pray the Lord has been able to open his eyes to where/what/how He wants Peter to proceed with his life.
We've been trying to get things back in the swing here. Lining things up for projects, getting equipment back to working after 3 months...all of it takes a lot of time. And a lot of friends have come to talk since we've been back. And of course, those in need were really waiting for Don's return. He spent today trying to get his weather station back up and running,, so he can get back on the Ham radio net for emergencies. Don works with the US Embassy and Home Land Security on weather watch. We are in hurricane season, so this is important. PTL we have not had a hurricane, but we need to be prepared.
Checked with our lawyer on the adoption. We are now waiting on a law that is to go into effect here in Haiti. He said it is a good thing and should make our adoption process easier and quicker. Please pray with us on this.
I've been reading and studying and trying to get things in order to start our intercessory prayer group. The needs for prayer are so vast, and that is something many of us can do easily. But we do need some guidance too. I've stepped back into leading English Bible Fellowship. One of the things I have been stressing with them is prayer, using the Lord's prayer as an example of how to come before the Lord with our praises and requests. I've been taking one sentence at a time and going through it. Showing them it's not a repetition, but heart felt prayer time.
Aside from getting "things" running here, Don has been busy delivering water, food and clothing to many areas. Peter was able to go with him on some of that. The needs are so great. We praise God for other missionaries who have different ministries, yet ones that work in line with ours. God is using so many, in so many areas. We help in some areas and they help in others, and we work together on it all.
Praises....
- Great 50th anniversary party (even in snow)
- Wonderful success in Don's eye surgery
- Awesome time with family and friends
- Safe travels back to Haiti
- Fantastic time with Peter here
- God's direction in doing His work
- God's grace in dealing with people
- Strength and wisdom in all areas
- For Haiti... the government and leaders
- For the US... the government and leaders
- For the Lord to keep our families (both here and in the US) safe and focused on the Lord.
I'll include some photos as soon as I can get them on here....
In Him, and through Him, we remain...
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