Here are a few pictures Dustin took while there
Dust with Luca. This one makes my heart so happy! He said she was so very shy at first but finally realized who he was and began to talk to him. She was the most outgoing of our four kids that we sponsor. Naidine was very shy, very reserved and not sure about him. Here is a picture of Naidine and Luca together. You can tell Naidine is not thrilled.
Darbens was checking him out over the shoulder of his Nanny.
And no picture of Wadley. Wadley is four and a bit of a clown. He went and visited him in his family home in the orphanage but it was bath time and he had just gotten out and was running around naked so he decided it wasn't a great time to take a pic of the silly boy. Claire and Abby had colored them pictures. It was just a plain paper that the girls drew on that had a picture with Claire and Abby on it. Dustin found all of the kids we sponsored to give it to them. It made quite a scene. The kids at the orphanage thought it was a present since it was in an envelope and some were upset not to get one. Naidine and Luca were unsure of what it was at first since it was just a piece of paper with scribbles on it but they liked the pictures of Abby and Claire on their drawings. Haiti. Three years ago today was when the earthquake hit there. Huge destruction. Many lives lost. Many families broken. Many children left without parents. Many parents left with nothing to support or provide for their children. Dustin went with a medical relief team three weeks after the earthquake to help with medical care. It was a very scary time seeing such poverty, destruction, lawlessness, and brokenness. Going back this week was not much different. He said there were fewer tent cities but not much has improved. My heart was so thrilled to see these children we support. Our children are so excited about thier new brothers and sisters in Haiti. They want to see them. Dust came home and one of the first things he said was we really need to pray. Our kids will not be able to go with us anytime soon...maybe one day but right now Haiti is not safe. My heart just fell. I know that the Lord has ordained our steps to help this ministry but my heart is so sad not to be able to share that with my children immediately. It may be years before we are able to take our children and be able to help them see and understand the desperation, filth, lawlessness, hopelessness that is in Haiti right now. Dustin had a good fruitful week setting up care and procedures for the medical care at the orphanages. They are looking at setting up four medical teams a year to go to Haiti help regulate consistent care for the 150 kids at Grand Guave and Jacmel. Alot was accomplished in four days. Please continue to pray with us God's will for this ministry and how He wants to use us. Pray that we will be faithful to what He had called us to do even if that looks more difficult than we first anticipated. A song on my heart today is one of my missionary friend's, Vanessa Jones, favorites that she shared with me. It is God of Justice by Tim Hughes. The lyrics are below. The verse that really speaks to my heart is "keeping from us just singing, move us into action...We must go!" May we as believers not be satisfied about singing about God's grace, singing about surrender, singing about serving him whole heartedly...may the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings be more to us. May we seek to respond, may He move us into action. We must go. Live to feed the hungry. Stand beside the broken. We must go. A christian book that has changed us and deepened our walk with Christ is Kyle Idleman's "Not a Fan." Boy, talk about boldness for Christ. May we in Christ not be satisfied with being His fans but long and hunger to submit our lives to being His followers. If you haven't read it I challenge you to pick it up. You won't regret it. The Lord is doing alot in our lives right now and we are so thankful Dust is home safe!! Praise the Lord!
(God of Justice song on YouTube. Click on the link below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3NelRb1LY4
God of Justice Lyrics:
God of Justice, Saviour to all
Came to rescue the weak and the poor
Chose to serve and not be served
Jesus, You have called us
Freely we've received
Now freely we will give
We must go live to feed the hungry
Stand beside the broken
We must go
Stepping forward keep us from just singing
Move us into action
We must go
To act justly everyday
Loving mercy in everyway
Walking humbly before You God
You have shown us, what You require
Freely we've received
Now freely we will give
Fill us up and send us out!
Christian lyrics - GOD OF JUSTICE LYRICS - TIM HUGHES
1 comment:
Amanda- I have thought about you a lot since our texts last Saturday. These pics are precious. I hear your heart. Praying. Love you!
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