worship

The girls rarely get to pick where we go to church because we have places pre-scheduled, but last night they begged to go to Granny's and we were all so glad they did.  Sabbath with this group of brothers and sisters is always so sweet!!  The assistant pastor preached a great, practical and humble sermon, and the worship is always so good.  I love the way worship and prayer are all kind of mixed together in Haiti.

After church we headed to town for lunch and to let the girls swim for a bit, and Granny joined us, which the girls just adored.  "Granny, watch this!" was the phrase of the day, and Matt and I loved having good non-work related down-time with her, too.  Sunday ministry should always feel more like dwelling at His feet with family than anything else, and from start to finish, today was that Sabbath.

So thankful for Granny in all of our lives...from the day we moved to Haiti she's been mothering Matt and I (and hundreds of students) with love and loved our children!  What a gift.

Meanwhile, Friday was graduation photo day, which is always hilariously fun, and this year was no exception.  Girls will be GIRLS, and boys will make fun of them...I don't care where you are.  

We have NINETEEN men and women graduating this year, May 11th, and it is so bittersweet.  We adore this special class and just LOVE and HATE having them moving on and out and forward with the Gospel.  It is such a joy for the kingdom to SEND and such a personal loss at the same time to 'lose' them.  Above all, God is clearly USING them, and THAT is a joy, 100 percent.  So thankful for each of them...be praying for these men and women with us, and I'll have more updates on the whole class soon!