The Start of Something Wonderful

So much has happened since I was last able to write. But I will attempt to cover some of the cool events.

As interns we met with Randy (our director) on Sunday and we were able to begin talking through our Luly project. Luly is a province to the north of Port au Prince. If you try to look it up on the map you won't find it, we've tried. However, it does exist and that is where our focus will be this summer. Currently in Luly we are connected with a school/church (they are the same building). The Lord has opened up amazing opportunities for us and we are now building a new school with 6 classrooms, that will hold 32 students each. Another exciting project we are working on is the garden. We need 35 families to participate in the gardening project. They will learn how to care and maintain a garden and then they will be able to take produce from the garden to feed their families. There hopefully will be enough produce to sell in a co-op or market, but we won't know that for a few months. The other neat project happening in Luly is the bio-digester. This is a machine created by some of the engineering students at the UofM; it allows people to place their poop in it and it then creates methane gas which can be used for cooking and a soil enrichment product which will be placed in the garden. There is much more happening in Luly and I am excited to continue investing in the people there. Pray for a bilingual female so we can work with her and she can translate. Pray that we can find 35 families to be involved in our gardening project, and pray for safety as we are there for many days.

One of the other places we have been is at a children's home. We have been putting a roof over the kitchen of their home. The team from St. Paul has been working hard on helping the Haitian construction team to get the roof up. It has been a learning experience for both groups. The children at the home are always excited to see us. On Tuesday when we were working there I met a little boy named Wesley. He spoke french pretty well and so I was able to communicate with him-as long as he spoke slowly. He is 11 years old and is always smiling. He told me on Tuesday that he hoped one day he would be my child. It broke my heart. He wants someone to care and love for him. I am not sure if he has a family here or not. Most of the children in the home have families, but their families just can't take care of them. It is sad but in these homes they are at least able to get an education, food and water.

The Lord continues to give hope to the people of Haiti. There is still a lot to be accomplished but God is good and He will continue to love and care for His people in His ways.


Check out this video on: www.povertycure.org It's worth the time.

All my love to you...