Today we took Emmet to the airport. Emmet works for Children's Heritage and has been on site at Good Rest for over six months. He built great relationships with the kids and helped us get our bearings these last two weeks. He will be greatly missed!
Since we were in Port-au-Prince, we stopped by MFI (Missionary Flights International) to get our mail. We had a care package arrive! Thank you Niki Martin! The Bisquick, beef jerky, battery powered fan, and other things were much needed! Woohoo!
This evening we walked over to Good Rest to spend time with the kids. We try to be on site at least in the mornings and evenings. We were surprised to see that they had spliced cable from a neighbor and hooked it up to watch tv. Haitian tv is really not appropriate for kids. This is a small example of some of the big changes that we need to figure out how to enact. We are excited that the director of Children's Heritage is coming next week to talk with us. Please pray that we will have guidance on how to effectively make changes that benefit the little kids on site. So far we have been observing and trying to learn as much as we can about the multifaceted issues that Good Rest is struggling with. We need wisdom to know how to proceed!
On a positive note, the little kids at Good Rest are sweet and love our kids. Amelia has so many friends that she is never alone. CJ enjoys chasing chickens and playing marbles with the boys, and Trenton is serious about improving his soccer skills!
I posted onto our Facebook page a short video of what our daily life looks like right now. It is VASTLY different from our normal California summer routine, but much more fulfilling!
Since we were in Port-au-Prince, we stopped by MFI (Missionary Flights International) to get our mail. We had a care package arrive! Thank you Niki Martin! The Bisquick, beef jerky, battery powered fan, and other things were much needed! Woohoo!
This evening we walked over to Good Rest to spend time with the kids. We try to be on site at least in the mornings and evenings. We were surprised to see that they had spliced cable from a neighbor and hooked it up to watch tv. Haitian tv is really not appropriate for kids. This is a small example of some of the big changes that we need to figure out how to enact. We are excited that the director of Children's Heritage is coming next week to talk with us. Please pray that we will have guidance on how to effectively make changes that benefit the little kids on site. So far we have been observing and trying to learn as much as we can about the multifaceted issues that Good Rest is struggling with. We need wisdom to know how to proceed!
On a positive note, the little kids at Good Rest are sweet and love our kids. Amelia has so many friends that she is never alone. CJ enjoys chasing chickens and playing marbles with the boys, and Trenton is serious about improving his soccer skills!
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