art class

Art Class

*curlycues*

*Widlene*

*Linda B*

*Monique*

*Janise*

*Mandie, Michena, Janise*

We really enjoyed the art class yesterday. The girls did very well in doing following instructions. Their enthusiasm and concentration is evident on these pictures.

*Widchie*

*Tonia*

*Rose Darline*

*Tonia*

*Phara*

*Mislie*

holding up the finished project

A favorite past-time... JUMP ROPE!! they love seeing how many girls can jump at one time, it's amazing! Their energy is never ending...

God is working in the hearts of our girls!!!! Prayers are being answered! No, it isn't always obvious and you have to look carefully at times to see the difference. But it is there: in the response to love being shown to her, an attitude change after some reminders, waiting till last(instead of making sure she is the first in line), being attentive in devotions, an honest attempt to do what is right, opening her heart to friendships...

In thinking how far these girls have come... Wow, they have changed! But they have soo far to go, before they will really be able to go home and stand for what is right. Esp. with them being so young and so much influence and peer pressure in their home areas, it is easy for them to do, exactly what "they" want to do. But I fully believe that with the work of the Holy Spirit, God can change these girl's hearts! To become ladies that are willing to share what God did in their lives, and make a difference in their home areas.

(Yes, we have our crazy girls :) this is Magdalene)

We need prayers...
It seems that in every way Satan is trying to tear things apart here: visions, dreams, unity, friendships... He knows that if these girls really get to know who God is, they will make an impact on many people! And so he targets those around them, those that are working with them directly. And distracting and discouraging us, is just what he wants to happen.

This little note was so encouraging to us! God is working in Linda's heart. She gave it to Ang after she had given Linda a punishment. Coming from this little lady... a miracle!

Dear Angela
Hello dear, How are you? I love you (even though) you punished me today. That made me to want to be mad at you. Angela I love you. I want you to know that. I am going to obey you. Before you even punished me, I started crying, I felt like I did not love you. But I love you very much Angela.
When you come to do art class with us, come sit by me.
Linda B

(Linda B)

Thank you so much to those of you, who are praying!! If you have one of their prayer cards, I want you to know it makes a difference!! Don't be discouraged and think that your prayers are not mattering, because they really do!!!

Please Pray for protection from Satan!!

May God Bless You with a Wonderful Week!!!

nadia's giggling...

Nadia makes me smile :) She is in here making granadia juice, when all of a sudden she starts giggling. She walked over and showed me one of the granadias, it was too green and didn't have any juice inside it. She really got a kick out of that! :) have to love her!

here is her granadia ;)

have a good weekend!
Em

The Long Journey to the Land of Creve

Once upon a time 4 girls and 1 super speedy driver decided to make the long journey to the land of Creve. They stopped in the town of LaSource for the night. The people there were very kind and gave them food to eat and a place to sleep for the night. After an inspiring church service and a Mennonite lunch they continued their journey to the land of Creve.

They ran into a few obstacles along the way, but took heart, and arrived safely in the land of Creve. The 4 girls were very happy to be there. After a meal of spaghetti and bread, most of the girls showered and all of the girls flopped into bed and slept soundly. The one night they were rudely awakened by 2 snarling dogs. It wouldn't have been so scary but they had the door open to the outside and so nothing was separating them from the snarling dogs. But the girls decided to be brave and soon the dogs went somewhere else to continue their fight. The girls couldn't sleep after all that excitement and decided that they had had too much sleep during the daytime hours.

One night, one girl attempted to take a shower. Much to her dismay, the water would not come. She wished and she wished, but the water still didn't come. It was a smelly night in the land of Creve.

(at mealtimes this is where you would find us hanging out)

(Dieuvenise at her house, before we picked her up. she has a very hard home life. love this pic. of her)

(Emily's job on country trips, buying crochet)

Overall the girls had a happy and successful time in Creve- buying crochet, sleeping, reading, watching a soccer game, taking pictures, seeing a rainbow, admiring the beautiful moon and stars, enjoying the cooler evenings and the good times at the table where they ate their meals at.

(Ronie, she used to work in Leogane)

The last evening of their stay in the land of Creve, 8 little Haitian girls joined the 4 travelers. It took quite some time for the 8 little girls to drift off into dreamland, but finally they did. It seemed like everyone had just closed their eyes and suddenly it was 3:00 and time to make the long journey back to the land of Leogane.

The sad part about that morning was they had to wait nearly an hour and a half for their super speedy driver. Apparently, he's only super speedy when he drives and not when he walks. While they waited, they talked about how much they would like to have iced coffee from Sheetz. Finally the super speedy driver came and they zoomed down the long, bumpy hill.

The 4 girls realized once how again how depressing it is to attempt to sleep while driving down a bumpy road. The details of the trip back to the land of Leogane would bore you to tears, so I will spare you the details. Suffice it to say...the trip was long, dusty, hot, and bumpy and the Haitian girls were continuously throwing up. The trip lasted approximately 11 hours.

The land of Leogane had never looked so welcoming.

Update coming soon... I know everyone probably wonders if we are still around. But yes we are. And keep checking back, because there will be pictures soon! :) enjoy today!

party in the kitchen tonight...

...this was supposed to go on last night, and then it wouldn't upload, so...

The girls alway LOVE helping us in the kitchen and it also gives us time together.
Tonight the menu is mexican chili, southern cornbread, brownies and pears. I got Evenante and Sherlley to come in and help me. We had soo much fun! they were little chatterboxes, had lots of questions... and loved singing with the cd that I had in the player! here are some pictures...

My willing helpers Sherlley and Evenante

such an Evenante expression, w/ Sherlley peering :)

mmm... the fun part!

looking at books and acting crazy while waiting on the brownies in the oven

yes! they are done!!!

Sherlley rubbing her tummy saying mmm.......

just me Em