A bag of food..

Another great day of serving our elderly!! Today the kids were the hands and feet. They went out and deliver food and prayed over each of our elderly. It's amazing the joy that one bag of food can bring and the presence our children; the elderly just light up with joy when the children come to see them!  

All packed up and ready to go!! 

Marie especially lights up!! She had all the little girls sit on her lap and wanted a photo with each one of them! Every time the little ones come to visit her she
just love to have them sit on her lap and snuggle into her!
She really is a wonderful Grandma! 

He made sure to tell us about his goats and that    they were out eating! :) 

Working on his muscles! These bags were not light!!

Laying hands and praying...such a
powerful thing! 

Serving with such joyful hearts!! :) 

It was such a joy to be able to see and hear our kids pray over each of our elderly. They were truly a blessing each elderly today! May they continue serve others with a joyful heart! 

The joy of two goats

Ofane, one of the men in our elderly program, always has a smile on his face despite suffering from leprosy. He comes up every couple of days to get some medical needs taken care of. He has a big open wound on his foot from leprosy that needs to be cleaned and bandaged. You would not know this by looking at him because he is always smiling and is able to walk and do just about anything even despite having this big open wound. Every time he comes up to Grace Village he greats us with a big old hug and he is sure to do a little dance and tell us how happy he is to see us. He also says a few other things in Creole which I have no idea what they mean but I just smile and dance and tell him I don't understand and then he just laughs and dances. Life is good! 

Ofane had been praying for asking for some goats to take care in the last month or so. He said he would really like to have some goats to take care of and to give him something to do and to be responsible for. Can you imagine everyday not having anything to do and feeling like you didn't have a purpose in this life? This is how Ofane told me he felt one day. 

After a few discussions about what it would mean to care for goats and making sure they have food and water, we decided that he would be an excellent man to bless with two goats. After all, this is something that he used to do before and he knew all about it! He even told me that it is very important that they do not get water in their ears. :) I'm not sure why or if this is true or just one of those things that happens just in Haiti but I said, 'Ok, well you better make sure they don't get water in their ears!' :)

Today this team was a blessing to Ofane and presented him with 2 goats, Adam and Eve. :) He was beyond happy and thankful for these goats. I told him he had a big job to do now and he was 100% ready to take it on.  

He had to come up to Grace Village today to get his bandages changed and when he was up there he was so excited to get back and get Adam and Eve some food and water! :) 

Please pray for Ofane and his new goats, Adam and Eve. Pray that he will be able to take good care of them and they will give him some purpose in life. Pray that the goats will be healthy and prosperous. Pray that no one will steal these goats from him but that they will be safe and sound with him for many years and have lots of little babies! 

Birthday love in Haiti

**Photo's uploaded...(Tried post on October 26th from my phone with pictures but wasn't able to. Photos to come..Internet has been down for days..)
Feeling so blessed here in Haiti with all the birthday loving I've been getting! Got my hair done, massage, serenaded by many, goofy photos, chocolate, lunch made for me by Kathy, she even a mini pedicure and lots of wonderful pictures from the kids! Blessed to be able to spend my birthday here in Haiti but am missing my loved ones back home and all the loving from them! Thank goodness for Facebook ;)

Birthday dinner in Port au Prince in the next couple of days depending on the weather...hurricane Sandy has brought lots of rain and flooding please keep the people of Haiti in your prayers!!

Snapshots of Life Happening at Grace Village..

Snapshots of Life Happening at Grace Village....

So much has been happening its hard to keep up all the time!!

 School is underway and the kids love it! It is such a blessing to see all the kids come up from Titanyen to go to school! We have 306 attending school...for FREE! It's such a blessing that Healing Haiti can provide this for the community. We are in the process of getting the uniforms made and have been measuring kids for several days! :)

THE KIDS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD!! 

THEY ARE EVEN GETTING IN A LITTLE         PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS! :)

WE ALSO HAD A DAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BLESS SOME OF OUR ELDERLY WITH FRESH HAIRCUTS! :)  

SCHNEIDER'S GETTING THE LESSON ON HOW TO PROPERLY CUT  HAIR.

WE BROUGHT 4 OF OUR ELDERLY UP THAT DAY TO KEEP THEM ALL LOOKING SHARP WITH NEW HAIRCUTS AND OF COURSE TO KEEP THEM NICE AND COOL TOO! :) 

 EDMUND LOOKING SHARP AS EVER!! :) 

WE HAVE EVEN BEEN HAVING A LITTLE BIT..WELL A LOT... OF FUN!!                    

WHO DOESN'T LOVE TO PLAY WITH SNACKS AND PRETEND THEY ARE TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE! 

WE HAVE TAKING SOME MORE OF OUR KIDS OUT TO SERVE THE ELDERLY...DELIVERING THEM MEALS, SINGING FOR THEM, PRAYING WITH THEM AND LOVING ON THEM!!

IT MAKES MY HEART SO HAPPY TO HAVE KIDS ASK ME ALL THE TIME IF THEY CAN COME WITH NEXT TIME I GO VISIT THE "GWO MOUN" (ELDERLY) :)

WE HAD SOME TASTY TREATS ALL THE WAY FROM MINNESOTA!! FROZEN APPLE CIDER! 

THEY WERE A HIT!! 

WE ALL LOVE COLD TREATS IN HAITI!! :)

EVEN WENT OUT TO EAT AT A REAL HAITIAN RESTAURANT!! 

SOME PLANTAIN AND A COCA COLA! 

IT WAS DELICIOUS! THEN BEST PART WAS I DIDN'T EVEN GET SICK FROM EATING "REAL" HAITIAN FOOD! I THINK I'LL FIT IN JUST FINE HERE! ;)

 

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO TAKE ONE OF OUR ELDERLY DIEUFORT TO THE HOSPITAL. HE HAS BEEN NEEDING A SURGERY FOR A LONG TIME AND WE WERE JUST BLESSED WE COULD FINALLY GET HIM IN!  

THE KIDS DIDN'T HAVE SCHOOL ONE DAY THAT WEEK SO I DECIDED IT'D BE A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A FEW OF THEM TO KEEP HIM COMPANY!


ALEX AND GERNO WERE SUCH A BLESSING TO HIM! THEM SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR JUST PRAYING AND SINGING TO HIM! IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM SIGING ALONG!

PRAYING OVER HIM AND LISTENING TO THOSE BOYS PRAY IS ALWAYS A GOOD REMINDER TO ME. THEY PRAY WITH SUCH MIGHT AND COURAGE! IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS! THEY HAVE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IN THEM AND IT SHOWS!! 

THERE IS EVEN TALK ABOUT MAKING THIS INTO A NICE LITTLE "APARTMENT" FOR KATHY AND I! :) 

 
 WE WERE ALSO BLESSED BY HAVING THE BROBERG BOYS COME AND BUILD US A PIZZA OVEN! NOW WE JUST NEED TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT! :) THIS WILL BE A BLESSING NOT ONLY TO US BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY AS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO USE THIS TO BAKE BREAD FOR THEIR FAMILY OR TO SELL AT THE MARKET TO EARN SOME MONEY! IT'S A WIN WIN FOR ALL! THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR HEARTS FOR HAITI!

AND HOW COULD I FORGET......THE NEW BASKETBALL HOOP!! YES THIS REALLY IS A BASKETBALL HOOP....YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY THIS MAKES ME!! CAN YOU PICTURE IT NOW....BASKETBALL CAMPS AND PRACTICES ALL YEAR LONG!! START DONATING BASKETBALLS PLEASE!! :)

THIS WAS A PERFECT END TO A WONDERFUL DAY! THIS HOOP WILL GET LOTS OF USE I'M SURE OF IT!! :) 

  

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE OF YOU WHO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY FOR ME. I AM SO BLESSED AND FORTUNATE TO BE LIVING IN HAITI AT GRACE VILLAGE. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I AM IN MY 'HAPPY PLACE' EVERY SINGLE DAY!! 

JUST A FOREWARNING...WITH ALL THESE AMAZING BLESSINGS WE ARE GETTING HERE (AND OF COURSE MY KIDDOS AND MY ELDERLY) I MIGHT NOT BE COMING BACK TO THE STATES FOR AWHILE :) 

BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING AND LOVING ME!!