Well. The village church Emmaus gave the tithe money to I told you about last week purchased a new sound system--a culturally key piece in community evangelism--and so I write to you tonight through the blaring Gospel and all 18 verses of every Creole hymn I've ever heard.
The gift that keeps on giving this Friday night...while all the children of all the surrounding villages lie in their beds like Sofie and Lily, wishing it would stop :)
You're welcome.
It took them 24 hours longer than planned, but our dear friends Jane and Robert are safely here and chuckling through the late night worship service. It is SO good to have them, and so fun to catch up on life for our Kansas families a little more and to enjoy having their friendship (and HELP)!
Tomorrow, Alex (Nikki's sister) and Rick sadly head out, and the rest of the board heads in for a busy few days!
Today, Lily's Language Arts assignment was to write a persuasive speech, and when I got home from work this essay was on my desk:
Have you ever thought about moving to the Caribbean? Well, if you haven't, read this essay immediately! Discover the gem of the hemisphere with me as s I describe the pleasures of living in the Caribbean. If anyone knows the Caribbean, let me tell you, it is ME.
If you lived on the Emmaus campus, you would be able to gain great strength. Here's how: You would climb trees, ropes, mountains, walls, etc. You would run on grass, fields, gravel, cement, rocks, and dirt roads. You could swing on swings, rope swings, tire swings, tree branches and vines. Your arms and legs would be powerful if you lived here!
No matter where you live in Haiti, you would be able to go to pools, the mountains, the city, to hotels, and to friends houses, year round! You could go to the beach, public or private. You can go to the bay, without sand, or to an island 45 minutes boat ride away. You could go to school, you could go to stores, go to restaurants in the country or in town.
You could learn the cultures of the Caribbean. Haitian culture, for one, could help you learn creole and French. You can ride taptaps and motorcycles, busses and bicycles. You would eat rice and beans with creole sauce or white rice with bean sauce. The Haitian menu has a lot of oil.
The Caribbean is unique. It's different from all the rest of the world. Living here is the opportunity of a lifetime, and you would experience something different from others. Never underestimate Haiti, and you should come (especially if you are my age.)
My social butterfly doesn't need to work on persuasive arguments anymore, that is for sure :) Thank you for your prayers these next few days, and for loving us well.
As we chatted with Jane and Robert tonight about all those we love in Kansas, catching up on children and weddings and jobs and family and changes, I realized that before we moved to Haiti, we had not one acquaintance anywhere NEAR Kansas. How God has met and blessed our family with the many people so willing to come alongside over the years, with the many people willing to pray, willing to help, willing to ask, willing to hold our ropes.
Our lives may not be rich in peace and quiet, even now as I struggle to hear myself think. But we are rich in people, that is for sure, His most valued asset.
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