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Thursday, October 16, 2014



Still Alive!

Wow were does time go! Seems like we have been here along time, yet at the same time it seems like it was yesterday! But the reality is that it has only been 3 months! 3 months of stretching, learning,giving,fun times, not so fun times, and just plain busy times! But through everything that has came our way so far, God has been right there! Seeing us through every bit of it. So much that when it is over you think, well that wasn't so bad! But before hand you thought there's no way I can do that.  But when we just grin and do it anyway, God gives the strength we need.

I am not going to make a big update out of this, but will stick a couple pictures in of some highlights.



Time for the dead trees to come down! 



This man is Joe. He spent the last several months of his life in our clinic. He had a major infection on his back. We tried to get him to a bigger hospital to fix his problem, but to no avail. So we just kept him as comfortable as we could till he died. He always had a smile on his face, even though his body often stank. He is much better off now though, then the way he was!


Here we are on the way to town with Joe on one of our attempts to have a surgery done for him.


Church service



A truck I saw in Port one day, and yes it was driving!




Makayla enjoyed her day at the ocean!


Haiti does have some VERY beautiful beaches!



Sometimes the trail is just plain muddy!



From the top of the mountain up above Port Au Prince. You can see the airport in the center of the picture.



A funeral procession I drove through on the way back form Port.


A little cutie we had on our Porch the other day. :)  



We were very grateful to have Andrew and Marianna Hershberger visit us for 2 weeks!  


Makayla LOVES to wear sandals that are a little to big!


Some fresh veggies from OUR garden!  We aren't getting much from our garden yet, but we enjoy everything we get! 


Hopefully it doesn't go so long next time!!

Donavon

Friday, August 22, 2014

Update!



Well Here is an update finally. I am trying to put it here as an attachment so hope it works!

 August Newletter

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

We made it!

Just a quick update to let everyone know we made it safely to the mountains! After a short delay in Miami, and having to many airplanes for the number of gates at the Port au Prince airport, we finally made it out to Steve who was waiting to take us back  to the mountains. We hit rain shortly after we hit the trail and it rained most the way back, for which we are thankful for, because we are quite dry here right now! We arrived back here at the mission at around 9:30 unloaded our stuff, had a bite to eat and hit the sack!  Today we spent unpacking, and finding a home for our stuff. 

Thanks to all who prayed that we would have a good trip. Every thing went very well, and Makayla slept most of both flights. 

A few things you can pray for:

-Good health, especially as the chikungunya fever (which is transferred by Mosquitos) is hitting a lot of people quite hard lately.
-That language learning would come quick and that our vocabulary would grow.  
-Safety as we have several trips to make to town in the next week.  

God bless you all in your corner of the world!


Monday, July 7, 2014

A few pictures!

Here's a pic of where we have been staying the last 2 weeks. 

Here is our semi trailer where we have all our personal belongings stored for the next couple years. 

A shot of the inside. 


We head out around midnight tonight, and get into Port au Prince at 3:10 tomorrow afternoon. Most likely heading up the mountain yet tomorrow night. It will be so nice to finally be settled in our house down there!



Thursday, July 3, 2014

Count down is on!

Well it's hard to beleive we only have 4 more days here in the states, and off to Haiti we go! Things are coming together nicely. Most of our bags are packed and waiting, basically we just need to pack our carry ons, and a few last minute things, and we are ready to go! 

Tonight we are enjoying s'mores and some Carmely chocolate mountain pie things. Got to get our fill before we leave! :). 

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Spring!

Spring has finally arrived in these parts! So we took the opportunity of an open evening to do some spring cleanup!  







Little girly liked playing in the cart behind the three wheeler