1st night home!

Celebration!

As most of you have heard, Renee and I are in Haiti. We went to the Embassy this morning at 8:00am and had our Visa appointment. We were then told to come back at 2:30 to pick up the Passports/Visas and original paperwork. Todd (Todd and Ann Marie are friends of ours who got the same appointment met us in Miami and we are going through this together) and I went at 2:15 and at 2:45 received our gifts. What a blessing. Pastor J, who has been helping us and owns a boys school, runs an orphanage, and is a pastor of a church was with us. What a great man of God with a great vision for leading the people of Haiti to Christ. We then picked up the girls and the children and headed off to his home. The school and orphanage are also located at his house. We met a team from YWAM who just arrived to work at the school for 2 weeks and also do street evangelism. Pastor J served us all dinner and we had a great time of fellowship. Then we got a tour of the campus. As we walked around the choir of about 8 broke out singing. We finished the tour, and I couldn't help but run back upstairs to listen more. I also wanted to video-tape. What happened next caught me off guard. As I went upstairs, the weren't just singing, the were on their knees praying to God through song. I wept. I was touched by the Holy Spirit in the most beautiful way. The sang for 20 minutes, some times standing, sitting, kneeling, dancing. It was so beautiful. I so miss the simple acoustic sound of God's children worshipping before Him. Oh, I absolutely love the instruments just as much, but this was so pure. So real. So much love for their God. I closed my eyes and was swept up by the Holy Spirits gentle breath. Thank you Father for your wonderful reminder of your amazing love. One of the songs they were singing was Here I Am To Worship. Now mind you, this was all in Creole, but music is truly the universal language. This was in an unlit room with little light coming in from outside. But the light that was shining in that room this evening was brilliant. I will share the video at some point, but for right now, just close your eyes and let God share the picture with you. It was a very sweet ending to an exciting day. Thank you all for sharing in our journey. It is truly just beginning. The boys are great and we are coming home tomorrow. We get in at 10:20pm at SF. Blessings all. Thank you again.

Todd Tips #2

PRAISES!!!!!!

Our sons are coming home. We just got the news that the boys' Visas are ready to be picked up on Monday. Thank you for all of your prayers and support! It's an extra special happy day!

Make-up time for TJ

Coming Home!

Those two little boys, my sons, in the picture above are coming home any day now. We are just waiting for the call from the Consulate that the Visas are ready. All the paper work is turned in. It is time. We are asking God for His mercy and help that the boys will be home for Mother's Day. What a precious gift that would be. We are thanking God for this journey. From losing Noah, to the decision to continue to adopt, to being introduced to Markenely and Solomon and falling in love with them immediately. God is gracious and good all the time. Especially in the dark times. May He continue to light all of our paths. Blessings friends!