Monday, May 9, 2011

The Last Week Or So....


This is Michael spraying concrete on the panel wall. The wall surrounds the campus and is about a quarter mile in length.  That's a lot of concrete to spray.



This is the set up they have to keep the sprayer going continually.  Usually Haitians do this by hand, but we are trying to be more efficient with our time and resources.





We also finally have the gate installed so the campus and the children can be secure.




Michael and the boys started planting our mango, avacado, lemon and grapefruit trees. They only got three planted before the shovel broke.



We met the Smithson's in the airport on a trip over here once and learned that their church in Arkansas has committed to feeding 117 children at a "make-shift" orphanage in Leogane.  They are hoping to buy land and build a new orphanage to serve these children.  They have taken on a huge task, but nothing is impossible with God.  They came to visit us at All God's Children to research the best ways of going about the whole process.  Please pray for the Smithson's, their church family, the missionary family that is planning to move here and especially for the children at Leogane.


Here they are picking Yves brain for the best way to go about starting an orphanage in Haiti.



We have also had a very special group of people here who came back to visit after being here just about a month ago.  They blessed the nannies with jewelry, new clothes and pedicures.  



A much deserved treat for some very hard working women.



A group was sent from World Wide Village to fit all of our deaf children with hearing aids.






We will be taking the deaf kids to PAP on Wednesday to get the hearing aids.



It will be so awesome to see if the kids can hear after being deaf most of their lives!  


A mold was taken of each child's inner ear.




Amanta, this chick is going to be able to hear next Wednesday, I just know it!!!

Praise God in advance for this miracle!!!



My favorite thing to do is give stuff away, especially when people really need it.



We are handing out Toms shoes to these kiddos.



Elijah and his Haitian buddies helped hand out shoes.








This baby boy most likely has worms that are making his tummy so big.









When you buy Toms they really do give a pair away to a child in need.





Lovin' their new shoes.





We are always looking for something fun for the kids to do around here, Michael thought of this one.





Our own slip and slide!






And last but not least, the big news is, we got another baby on Mother's Day.  This is Mia and she has been badly neglected.  Her mother is deaf and unable to care for her here.  She came to us last night and has a bad burn on her leg.  I'll post more pictures when she is feeling better.  Our little room is getting more and more crowded, but we are sure God is using us to help change the lives of these babies.



2 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing...God is using you in such Mighty ways there! Such a joy to see his hand, the pictures and the beauty!

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  2. Aaron said the slipnslide is probably about the coolest thing ever!

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