We made it!! After a couple of very long days traveling we are finally getting settled into the guesthouse. It is a totally different world here; very beautiful in the "country" where we are living. Our first night was spent under a mosquito net, with music from a neighborhood party playing most of the night, music and preaching from the church 1/2 block away, roosters crowing, and babies crying from the house about 30 feet away from our bedroom. We were so tired we didn't even care! The Thedes and Sloans are all very gracious and kind. Anna and Eli are both precious and extremely happy to have us here.
We have a queen size bed and a bathroom next door to the bedroom. Both of those things make us extremely happy. We had no idea what to expect.
The guesthouse hasn't been really used since the teams were here last year, so it will take a bit of fixing up. I've been unpacking and Bill has been busy fixing a counter top 3 burner stove for us to use.
We have mango and breadfruit trees in front of our house and many large palm trees. It is considered a rain forest here, so the blessings and difficulties of that situation will be part of our day to day life. The terraced mountains are in the background, which both bring us beauty and rain - when the rest of Haiti might be needing moisture.
we are praising God for our safe trip, and praying that He will use us for His glory while we are here.

7 days to go!

By next week at this time, we will be settled in to our new home in Port Margot, Haiti. It seems like the days are passing slowly, but I know that very soon we will be on our way. We are both packed now. Bill took an afternoon and did a great job packing his clothes. If it was just clothes we were bringing, it wouldn't be a problem. We went from way under weight, to over weight very quickly. I'm laying in bed at night thinking of what to take out of my suitcase to lighten the load. We are enjoying having John's family here for a few days before Christmas, so we are putting off the final steps of getting ready until after Christmas.
Even though we seriously planned to lose some weight ourselves before going, we have found ourselves eating out more than normal. We are anticipating not having that option, or possibly very much food to eat in Haiti.
Keep us in your prayers - for good weather for our flight, for wisdom and peace as we travel.
Our desire and prayer request for each day, is that we will show the love of Jesus to each person that we meet and work with each day.

Getting ready to go

We are 14 days away from flying to Haiti for 3 months. I already have my clothes packed, while Bill doesn't feel the urgency to get ready. He did purchase our tickets, rented a car, and made reservations at a motel in Florida for the night before we fly out to Haiti. He has spent many hours in the last week trying to find a manual and parts for an electric generator. Since Bill was a power production specialist in the Air Force, 40+ years ago, they have asked him to fix the 10K generator on site. He's enjoyed the hunt - and has finally ordered a manual and has some parts ordered.
Please pray that we will be witnesses of God's love to each person we meet, even as we travel. We don't know how God will use us, we just want to be vessels that He can use for His glory. I will let you know about our trip when we get into Haiti. Thanks for reading our blog.