Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3
With our last full day at the orphanage complete, our team sits exhausted. Several sit looking at pictures. Several sit blogging. Several sit packing. Several simply sit, doing nothing at all. We are all wiped and we are all wishing tomorrow was still a week away.
Tomorrow we will travel from Jeremie to Port au Prince by air. We will then have the privilege of visiting a crush, a halfway house for orphans being adopted by American families. We are all looking forward to seeing another side of Haiti.
We all got a big laugh tonight when Pastor Dony, the head of El Shaddai Ministries, came to visit. All week when the kids asked us for an item that we didn't have, such as candy or flavored water, they would respond with "you sheesh". The meaning? Stingy. We all enjoyed that Creole to English translation.
I was able to give one of the pillowcase dresses my grandmother made to Esterline today. Esterline is a four year old that weighs about twenty pounds...on a good day. In comparison to a healthy American child, Esterline looks half her age. She was so excited to receive that little dress. When she saw it, her eyes got really big and she immediately started taking off the tattered velvet maroon dress she had on. I will never forget the sweet "thank you" she whispered in my ear later this afternoon.
Pray for our team as we travel tomorrow to Port au Prince!
In Christ,
Lisa
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