home from Haiti!

I am home from Haiti and had an amazing time. The children were wonderful. It is really my heart to love on kids so I was really happy.
Emily and I moved in with Keith and Cindy in their new house that is between the boys home and the adoption home. We joined three other interns two of which will be staying there for a year. Our month there was quite full and we tried to spend every moment we could with the kids.

Me and Jessica (one of the interns) feeding the babies

Shortly after Emily and I arrived a second newborn came into the home. Isabella a throw away baby came to us at only 6 days old and Davidson who was 12 days old came to us after his mother died in the hospital. I loved holding and loving on them so much. Two newborns are quite the handful though and we were glad that there were many people taking care of them.

Davidson and Isabella

There are 32 boys in the boys' home now. They are all so precious from the oldest to the youngest and all have their own unique stories. Emily and I spent a lot of our time at the land helping Hanna and Vance missionarys now living down there get settled into their new home. We also helped Hanna make dinner for all the boys! That was a job but so much fun!

At the adoption home they have 29 children in three groups. The girls, the little boys and the babies. I would love to go over and play clapping games with the girls. They also love to sing and dance!
Aaron is a very special little boy who came to the home in April. He has a rash all over his body and always had a sad expression on his face. I love him so much and would hold him and play with him every time I was over there. Soon he started to change... now he is smiling and laughing. I miss that little boy so much.

Before we left we gathered together new shoes, socks, underwear, and t-shirts for all the boys. They were so excited about their new stuff! Many of these kids had never owned something that was really new. The joy in their faces were so wonderful to see.
The kids at the adoption home also got new shoes and were so excited!! It was a fun day!

Three crates that were shipped this spring arrived while we were there. It was such a huge blessing to receive so much provision with needed, peanut butter, tuna, canned meat, diapers, formula, clothes, and supplies for the new kitchen!!

Before we left Ashley, Emily and I made Banana Bread for all the kids!! That was like 94 servings with staff and missionarys included! We had a blast and everyone loved the treat!

Thank you all for your prayers and support. You are such a blessing!