It is Friday already. I just managed to forget our youngest grandson's birthday. Happy Birthday Adam - 2 years old yesterday. It has been a very quiet week and I have just been relaxing through it. Bill and Joel have been painting rooms in the hospital, mowing grass, and helping Cory plant bamboo and bananas along the river. Bamboo grows very fast and puts down deep roots. Hopefully that will help stop the erosion of the riverbanks during the rainy season.
Joel went up the mountain with Anna the other day - and just loved the trip and the view. He was in Port Au Prince during the earthquake, was not harmed but very shaken up. After that day he assisted doctors in makeshift hospitals (Joel is 21 years old, and not trained medically) and helped keep the guesthouse running. The cistern was damaged in the quake, so they had to haul water for all of the bathrooms, and for washing clothes by hand. Several teams came in and had to be taken care of in this way. He is going home to Canada on Tuesday, so he has come to the north of Haiti, to try to understand and enjoy another part of Haiti. We have enjoyed his company for the last few days.
We are making ourselves available to be used of God, and each day is a new day to bring glory to His name. Sometimes, he just lets us rest in His love and grace.
We pray for each of you to be at peace and walk in His presence.