After a long day of travel, we are finally here! Praise the Lord for smooth connections and perfect seats for the trip here--we were blessed!!! Made it to Port au Prince a little later than we wanted so we had to travel much of the way home in the dark...now THAT is an adventure!
Many vehicles here do not operate with lights--so you literally are taking your life in to your own hands if you choose to venture out after the sun sets. We did not want to travel after dark for safety's sake, but unfortunately, we had to. We almost took about some cows, dogs, 2 motorcycles, and an entire group of "rah-rahers"- (this is a group of people who get together to storm the streets dancing and practicing voodoo worship). We were a little nervous that the luggage would get stolen out of the back of the truck, but PRAISE THE LORD, it all made it!
We have all skyped back home and are getting ready to turn in for the night...just need to get some sleep in order to function properly!
We are excited & nervous at the same time because the kids don't know we are coming. The staff does, but not the kids! I am praying that it is a good surprise =] We are going to leave around 9am to head up to the orphanage for a day of loving on babies...my heart is so excited.
I praise the Lord, already, for allowing me to be here. I know that many people are praying for us--and we can see the Lord answering them. Thanks mom, dad, bri, sean, and drew for "holding down the fort" and loving on babies. Jan, I am going to ask God to do the same for me as your friend prayed for you, and that is to be "fully present here". I know that God will watch over my family, and I am praying that God just gives me a week of being fully engaged with our children here and to be aware of exactly what God wants to do in my heart while I am here.
Hope to post more this week...pray that tomorrow is good...good night!!!
i am super happy you are safe and settling in!!! thank you Father for Your watch care :) prayed for you guys many times today and was happy to see your post before going to bed...
ReplyDeleteended up having a little crazy day here -- abe's been pretty sick and took him up north to get checked out. he has a raging ear infection which was causing the 103 temp. the total body rash and puffy face is still a mystery :) anyway, greg told me as i was driving home that he'd find a newborn fieldmouse in the living room while i was gone. the girls made him a home. i kid you not, i have done nothing the last three hours but hold this tiny tiny little guy and rubbed him. he is unbelievably rotten! you put him down and he runs around. as soon as you put him in your hand and stroke him with one finger, he instantly falls asleep. guess who is going to piano with us tomorrow? i'm thinking i had a serious baby jones and didn't realize it :) :) :) wish i were there with you guys to love on real babies....... please give my kids long deep hugs from their white mommy.