We have seen a lot of changes in our lives in the last couple weeks! We had many sad good-byes with our dear family and friends, and we feel blessed to have so many precious relationships! It just makes it a lot harder to leave them. On November 5 our parents came to our house at 2:30 a.m., and we all headed to O'Hare airport in a big van(thanks Bill and Heidi) pulling a trailer full of luggage(thanks Dan). We were very thankful to have our parents there to send us off with lots of hugs and tears! We then began our long travel day! Thankfully all went well, and we arrived at Hospital Lumiere in Bonne Fin, Haiti at 9:30 that night.
We have been steadily unpacking boxes and totes, and trying to find a place for all our stuff in our nice little house. It has felt a bit chaotic at times, but we are so thankful to be getting settled and putting our personality into our place. The kids started school Monday, and Kurt and I started our language (creole) lessons on Monday. We are thankful for a loving welcome from the Bonne Fin missionary families! God is Faithful!
Good reactions from the boys as we walked into our house for the first time since August! A lot has changed since then!
I was excited to pull this slipcover (made by my dear friend Amb) out of my suitcase and transform this chair! Underneath it is burgundy and gold. I think it goes great in our blue bedroom!
The Saturday after we arrived we had a sea container come to the Hospital. It came from Bluffton, IN, and it had a lot of our things on it! It was almost like Christmas!
A fork lift would have been handy in unloading the sea container, but we had a lot of strong men helping.
This is our living room! Yikes!
And this is our living room a few days later! Whew! Thankful to be this far! By the way, the orange chair is another slipcover by my friend Amb. I love it!
I have begun filling my large pantry that was built by the work team! The space is wonderful!
Reggie, Toby, and Brenna in their new classroom at Miss Desma's house. They were so excited to go to school so they could play with all the other kids. There are a total of 9 students.
Kurt is working on his language lessons with our instructor, Mr. Falens.
Hadley had fun finding a grapefruit and an avocado in our yard. It's so nice to have fresh produce so close!
We are discovering very quickly what happens when food gets left on the floor. These ants were feasting on a piece of macaroni!
It has been raining a lot (10 in. just this week!). The kids went out to play in it one day and loved it.
No dishwasher at our new house:(
I am teaching all the kids how to do dishes, so I don't get stuck with it every time!
There is a basketball court on the campus. It is great for rollerblading, scooters, bikes etc! It was nice to get out for some sunshine and exercise.
I sent this cart down that I got at Ikea, and I'm loving it with my fresh produce in it. A Haitian woman went to the market for me on Saturday and bought me what I needed. The Haitians get a better price, so it is best send them.
Way back in September I found this dresser on Craigslist, and my friend and I went to Marquette Heights, IL and picked it up. I had a vision for it in my new home in Haiti, but I didn't get to see it all come together until last night.....
....when Kurt put the countertop on and turned it into a kitchen island! It fits very well in the space we had for it, so I am very thankful for that!
Blessings on your day!
