Tuesday/Wednesday

Tuesday.  Today we went to an orphanage.  It is one that has just opened.  The former one was raided by the government and found 15 mal-nourished children inside, 5 of which just came back from the hospital Monday night. We had the opportunity to hold the children and play ball with them.  3 of us were holding what we thought were babies, but they were 4 year old girls that were so under fed they had not grown.  One of those girls is still not able to eat.  The house is clean, but it is empty.  There are 3 beds for the kids and one table for them to eat at.  A local woman has taken them in to love and care for them on top of her own 3 children.  These children are students at SonLight.  We are planning on going back with whatever supplies we can gather for them.  To say we were touched by this experience would be an understatement.  We spent part of the night trying to figure out how to get these kids beds to sleep in.  I fell in love with a little girl named DiDi.

After we left the orphanage, we gathered for dinner and devotion time.  I wish I could capture the stars as we sat on the schools rooftop and sang worship songs. Three different people saw shooting stars. We had the best devotional time since we got here.  Then we went back to the Hotel. 

At the Hotel some of the girls found a 6inch bug in their room.  Rob had to come to the rescue and kill it for us.  As soon as he went to hit it with a shoe, it flew across the wall. Rob yelled “It flies!”  We have never seen Rob move so fast!  He beat that thing to death with his shoe.  We laughed all night about it.

Our walk to the orphanage

Today some of us had the opportunity to teach in the classrooms and go through the school and take the official school photos.  Later today we will have the opportunity to return to the oraphanage and love on some kids!

Blessings~Katie & the Haiti Team

P.S. Happy Anniversary of your 1st date to Kathi, and Steve!  And Happy Birthday Steve.