Your Haiti email for October 1-2nd

Hi Team!

 

So since we can't all be together all of the time, I think it's important we bond together as much as possible electronically as possible.  I really am going to shoot for sending out an e-mail each day with a scripture, a team update, and pictures of a couple of the kids at Maison De Lumiere.  If I don't do this, please call me out on it.  I will also be adding these to our blog.

 

Update:

Today.  We are 29 days from our take off date.  We found out today also that our flight from Miami got pushed back to 10:25am.  We were planning on praying and worship with the kids this first day, so we will have to relook at what our schedule looks like for that day.  Our Haitian friend TiGeorge may also be on that same flight because he is the one that told me it was moved.  In terms of layovers is probably good because American is known to be late and it gives us a little bit of a buffer.  We also found out we will be staying at the new Maison de Lumiere guesthouse, which is right next to the girl's home.  We additionally received an updated project list.

 

How are we all doing on getting our meds?  If you haven't told Eddie the name of your pharmacy yet, and need to then please do it as soon as possible. 

 

"I will go before you
       and will level the mountains ;
       I will break down gates of bronze
       and cut through bars of iron"

 

Isaiah 45:2

 

Pray that God would clear the path for us to do His work in Haiti for the short time that we are there.

 

Here are your two kids for the day.  The bios are taken off of the Maison de Lumiere site, but the pictures are mine.  If you haven't been to Haiti or haven't been in awhile try to familiarize yourself with at least their name and face. 

 

 

"Schneider, whose real name is Alexon, is a friendly and loving boy who always has a big smile and a ready hug. He enjoys playing games or sports with the other boys. He is very creative and loves to participate in skits and any drama activity or plays we put together at the home. He is an orphan with no living relatives."

 

"Adeline is a beautiful and precious little girl who has had a very difficult life. At a very young age, her family, who is from a small northern Haiti village, came to Port Au Prince because they were struggling financially. Their solution, they felt, was to put their youngest daughter (Adeline) out on the street to beg for money while both parents stayed at home. The pressure on her to feed the family each day was overwhelming. She did this for quite some time but did not like her experience on the street, nor did she collect enough money to feed her whole family. She came to us suffering from malnutrition and deep emotional hurt. She says she is happy now for the first time in her life and thankful that she now lives in a safe environment."