Oh sad day. We took Natasha to the airport yesterday morning. After two delays to help us thru crises, she has gone back to Kansas to wait for God to give her her next assignment and to prepare for graduate school. We know He has great plans for her life and we had to let her go. We (the kids, the staff, Dannae and Kez, all our friends) will miss her, though, more than I am able to express. God truly blessed us when he sent Tasha to us.
The day before Tasha left, Casey Nichols and Sam Brooks came for a visit. Sam will be Kervens' brother when the adoption is finished. Casey and Sam are helping Kervens thru the first couple of weeks of missing Tasha as well as being very helpful around the house.
A nasty gastro-intestinal virus hit many of the children just before I got back to Haiti. A few were still sick when I got here but all are now recovered. Praise God!!
We are very crowded with 21 babies (Kervens makes 22 children) and were very lucky to find 3 portacribs for sale this morning. A lady (Chris) gave us money to buy a new washer so we went shopping after leaving Tasha at the airport. The store didn't have a washer but it did have cribs. We desperately needed them and I haven't found them in any other store or on the streets. Sweet Chris immediately gave me permission to buy the cribs instead of the washer. What a BLESSING!
We have now tested all of the new children (Miltha, Patrick, Kimberly, Josie and Lavinsky) for HIV and TB. Lavinsky had already tested positive for HIV but he is still young enough to revert to negative. We hope the weak positive on his home test is a good sign. Miltha's skin test is positive for TB. Her mother will come here tomorrow morning to go with us when we take Poutchino and Miltha to the TB clinic where Poutchino is being treated. Miltha will need more tests to confirm whether she actually has TB.
Isn't God wonderful to bring these children to us! His tender care for these helpless children just blows me away. I see it often but am still amazed. He loves and cares for you and me just as much. He sent His own son, Jesus, to die on the cross for us so that, if we believe on Him and make Him Lord of our lives, we will live with Him for eternity. I pray that you all have accepted Jesus and can feel and see His presence in your lives.
Glad to be back in Haiti serving HIM,
Dorothy Pearce
Faith-Hope-Love Infant Rescue
http://dorothypearcehaiti.blogspot.com
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." I Cor. 13:13
Mailing address:
Dorothy Pearce
Agape Flights PAP 15297
100 Airport Ave
Venice, FL 34285
(I am charged $1.50 per pound for shipping on all packages)
Tax deductible donations:
Christian Light Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 23881
Jacksonville FL 32241-3881
Memo: For D. Pearce, Haiti
Telephone: 011-509-3529-1962
Thursday, October 30, 2008
kansas city...
I am officially in Kansas city. my mother picked me up around 8:30 and took me to my car, but i was too tired to drive the 45 minutes out to stilwell where my parents live so i went to Bea's house for a nap. i was thinking i would just sleep a couple hours and head out, but i slept ALL day. i was really exhausted.
then once i did head home to drive i was driving a little Haitian still. i wasn't watching lines, not really stopping all the way at stop signs, almost honking my horns several times, but after awhile i was thinking...'whoa tash you are in America, remember the rules!' and it was fine.
i am doing alright, its good to see people and be here, but its also very hard as i miss being in Haiti oh so much. poutchino had his apt at ti fer ti ser yesterday and the doctor said she wasn't so sure about him really have TB, but they would go through with the treatments. i miss being there for him, for all those things. miltha has TB...oh any way i will post Dorothy's update on it.
tomorrow i with start the process of applying for the MSW program at KU. its exciting but i am a bit nervous.
i best getting going...why i don't know as i will have Internet access all day, and don't need to safe gas on the generator...its a weird feeling to be some place were everything is SO convenient. i guess its a blessing...but i miss feeling so dependent on the blessings God gives...as deedee likes to say HIS HOLY KISSES to us...through the small things. i know i will find those here too, but in Haiti its so much more evident...you don't get distracted by all the conveniences.
well i am running out of words...
thanks again for everything during this journey.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
nrt
then once i did head home to drive i was driving a little Haitian still. i wasn't watching lines, not really stopping all the way at stop signs, almost honking my horns several times, but after awhile i was thinking...'whoa tash you are in America, remember the rules!' and it was fine.
i am doing alright, its good to see people and be here, but its also very hard as i miss being in Haiti oh so much. poutchino had his apt at ti fer ti ser yesterday and the doctor said she wasn't so sure about him really have TB, but they would go through with the treatments. i miss being there for him, for all those things. miltha has TB...oh any way i will post Dorothy's update on it.
tomorrow i with start the process of applying for the MSW program at KU. its exciting but i am a bit nervous.
i best getting going...why i don't know as i will have Internet access all day, and don't need to safe gas on the generator...its a weird feeling to be some place were everything is SO convenient. i guess its a blessing...but i miss feeling so dependent on the blessings God gives...as deedee likes to say HIS HOLY KISSES to us...through the small things. i know i will find those here too, but in Haiti its so much more evident...you don't get distracted by all the conveniences.
well i am running out of words...
thanks again for everything during this journey.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
nrt
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
stuck in chicago...
i am in a wonderful hotel with a hot shower, not home but alright. despite not being in kcmo yet...i am comfortable. however i am very anxious and exhuasted all at the same time...
its hard to not be in port with everyone...but having butterflies in my stomach for what is next.
well just wanted to give an update on were i was...i leave for kc tomorrow morning at 7:30am.
i'll write more later.
blessings,
tash
its hard to not be in port with everyone...but having butterflies in my stomach for what is next.
well just wanted to give an update on were i was...i leave for kc tomorrow morning at 7:30am.
i'll write more later.
blessings,
tash
sitting on US soil...
I cant believe it...i am in ft lauderdale as i type this and to be completely honest i'm not ready...i am trying not to cry and trying to also not freeze...air conditioning is a very cruel thing...why did anyone ever invent it seriously?! however i am at peace in my heart about coming home and being obedient to the Lord, but i miss the kids, the staff, dorothy, everyone, driving there, speaking creole, everthing...already.
my last week was great...Rosemanie made a beatiful cake, dorothy had a going away open house for people to come say goodbye, we did rock painting again, a few of the staff gave me some really pretty jewlery and of course, lots of pictures, love, hugs, kisses, tears...and snuggle time!
i cannot express to anyone who reads this and more how much i will miss things and how different my existence in America is. i often think that i am the person i want to be when i am in haiti. i dont know if that is a good thing or bad thing, but in the states its so easy to get distracted with all of the 'things' and being so absorbed in the conviences of things that you forget the rest of the world or more importantly you forget to rely on the Lord who is the giver of all things.
well we are about to board. love love love
my last week was great...Rosemanie made a beatiful cake, dorothy had a going away open house for people to come say goodbye, we did rock painting again, a few of the staff gave me some really pretty jewlery and of course, lots of pictures, love, hugs, kisses, tears...and snuggle time!
i cannot express to anyone who reads this and more how much i will miss things and how different my existence in America is. i often think that i am the person i want to be when i am in haiti. i dont know if that is a good thing or bad thing, but in the states its so easy to get distracted with all of the 'things' and being so absorbed in the conviences of things that you forget the rest of the world or more importantly you forget to rely on the Lord who is the giver of all things.
well we are about to board. love love love
Thursday, October 23, 2008
cant resist...
i thought i should give you a before and after of sweet Emily Marie...she really is probably the most drastic contrast i have seen since being here and i thought you all should get to see it too...
Weighting in at just over 5lbs, discoloring and swelling from malnourishment...
weighting in at around 19lbs...happy as can be...thanks for being a part of this journey...
blessings <3 <3 <3
Weighting in at just over 5lbs, discoloring and swelling from malnourishment...
weighting in at around 19lbs...happy as can be...thanks for being a part of this journey...
blessings <3 <3 <3
its finally true...
i am leaving in 4 days and to be honest it is surreal. i have extended 2 times already and for some reason it feels like i should just extend indefinitely, but i have a peace about returning that is definitely from above. i know the Lord has plans for me back in the states, at least for awhile. its been crazy, but i have survived it all. Dorothy is back and its great. i really love her a lot...and am in awe of the opportunity i was so blessed to have serving with her. ya know i love having her back, but i wont lie i miss feeling so productive and in charge. i mean don't get me wrong i am relieved to not be the one really responsible for ALL these children, but i miss things. i felt so productive...always had something to do, whether it was administrative duties, mom duty, hospital duty, dog duty, nurse duty, errand running, house duty...so many things. in fact me and Dorothy have talked a lot about how it really is a two man job since she has been back. there were days where i couldn't have made it without the support around me that God so graciously provided me.
i am not sure i will be on again before i leave as i want to be as present as possible and spend my last few days really being with the community here. i will miss the staff, the kids, fellow missionaries all so much. please continue to keep them in your prayers despite my lack of me being here and all the blogging to update you on prayer needs.
i plan on keeping the blog and writing about my life, what God is teaching me and anything i fine out about Haiti. also i will continue to post Dorothy's updates as well.
words cannot express my gratitude for ALL the support, donations, encouragement, love and prayers you given to me and this community in Haiti while i have been here. may the Lord bless you and shine His face upon you.
LOVE LOVE LOVE...
I'm on my way back to you...
Sunday, October 19, 2008
sick days...
mainly pictures from wednesday...when it started at 4 kids 
and then by the evening i had 8 kids isolated upstairs with diarrhea, vomiting and a few fevers here and there...
claudine lookin miserable..so glad she is up, playing, eating, and running around now!
jameson with his belly a bit sunken in as he lost some weight with vomiting and diarrhea, thank God he is getting better we put him on more meds today to help stop the diarrhea.
mackenson who thankfully is only having diarrhea right now and not vomiting, but he is already so fragile that we need to get him well fast!
so keep them in your prayers!!! but also praise God that most of them are well or on their way to well!
and then by the evening i had 8 kids isolated upstairs with diarrhea, vomiting and a few fevers here and there...
claudine lookin miserable..so glad she is up, playing, eating, and running around now!
jameson with his belly a bit sunken in as he lost some weight with vomiting and diarrhea, thank God he is getting better we put him on more meds today to help stop the diarrhea.
mackenson who thankfully is only having diarrhea right now and not vomiting, but he is already so fragile that we need to get him well fast!
so keep them in your prayers!!! but also praise God that most of them are well or on their way to well!
babies, sickness, nurses, dorothy...oh my...
well...we left off on Friday and since then...things have gotten better and at times worse. but overall we are on the up and up...
Friday morning me and kez were ending our night shift...sort of...we stayed with them in the morning and throughout the day. we had kevs go to the church to play with deedee and the boys until after lunch. it was a holiday so dannae was home and watched them while we went to the store to stock up on some things. then when we got back we rotated taking turns watching them, making sure they were taking fluids while the others cleaned house. kez took a nap while i continued to clean and i had Sr. jesula come up and work late because we were also sort staffed. then kevs came home and we decorated. then i went off to get Dorothy with kez and dannae stayed back to help kevs make a cake...oh i am giving you far too much detail...
anyway her flight was on time praise the lord. her knee is much better. and the kids are doing better. i think she didn't realize the amount of kids we really have know so we are going to sit down soon and talk about who is healthy enough and ready to go home. i know that Emmanuel, nerlande, mickenson (we are raising funds for his surgery, so we will stay in touch with the mother and help with that), plus emarie could go back out to bercy. i would love for her to stay here as so many of the staff adore her and this really is home to her, but Dorothy needs to minimize and she is doing so well she could go out there now.
however Saturday when we woke up we found that Johny had lost a lot of weight and wasn't eating, plus having diarrhea so kez put in a feeding tube. he needs to be on meds for AIDS, but i have been having such a hard time getting him into grace. i have been trying for 2 weeks. however already since yesterday is has the feeding tube out and is eating again, plus smiling, which brings my heart joy!! i do hope though that we can get him into the AIDS program at grace asap.
then to boot jameson was vomiting again and mackenson has started having major diarrhea. so we have put them on bactrim to help it stop. hopefully with the last few days of flagyl and bactrim he will get to were he needs to be again. i don't want to say it but i have a feeling that little mackenson wont be here when i return. the fight in him is getting weaker, however GOD is big and that little one is such a fighter so who knows. however it is a miracle he has made it this long and we love him so. it hurts to see him at the state he is, but i have been very blessed by him and what God has done through him. watching the nannies to learn to love a child so fragile, teaching me to not be afraid myself, caring for someone and seeing them make progress...he is beautiful and whenever he goes i know he will be with our Father in heaven.
Saturday after getting things situated with the kids, Dorothy stayed and gave me a day off. i went with deedee, dottie, dannae, and kez to Titayen to visit and have some yummy food and pool time with Ann Kendall. she was a wonderful host and it was fun to be an hour away from port and rest. thank the LORD for providing and Ann and her wonderful hospitality!!!
today jameson and Claudine, really all the kids are doing better...
but i would say the three that still could use the most prayers is johny, mackenson and jameson. Johny and mackenson are very weak as of right now and jameson is still fighting it.
i am sorry if any of what i just wrote was hard to follow as my brain feels fried a bit and i need a good nap. i am starting to have a real peace about coming home. i am more ready than i was last week..I'm so thankful Dorothy is home, but i have to admit i didn't think i was going to die at any point when she was gone. i had a good time and felt so useful, productive and thankful the majority of the time. the community around Dorothy is beautiful and i have been so blessed to be a part of it! overall my time in charge went really well. it was challenging and out of my comfort zone, but it was good. i have been strengthened, and am praising the lord that Dorothy came home to every child alive and more to love on.
many blessings my friends..
natasha rae taylor xoxo
Friday morning me and kez were ending our night shift...sort of...we stayed with them in the morning and throughout the day. we had kevs go to the church to play with deedee and the boys until after lunch. it was a holiday so dannae was home and watched them while we went to the store to stock up on some things. then when we got back we rotated taking turns watching them, making sure they were taking fluids while the others cleaned house. kez took a nap while i continued to clean and i had Sr. jesula come up and work late because we were also sort staffed. then kevs came home and we decorated. then i went off to get Dorothy with kez and dannae stayed back to help kevs make a cake...oh i am giving you far too much detail...
anyway her flight was on time praise the lord. her knee is much better. and the kids are doing better. i think she didn't realize the amount of kids we really have know so we are going to sit down soon and talk about who is healthy enough and ready to go home. i know that Emmanuel, nerlande, mickenson (we are raising funds for his surgery, so we will stay in touch with the mother and help with that), plus emarie could go back out to bercy. i would love for her to stay here as so many of the staff adore her and this really is home to her, but Dorothy needs to minimize and she is doing so well she could go out there now.
however Saturday when we woke up we found that Johny had lost a lot of weight and wasn't eating, plus having diarrhea so kez put in a feeding tube. he needs to be on meds for AIDS, but i have been having such a hard time getting him into grace. i have been trying for 2 weeks. however already since yesterday is has the feeding tube out and is eating again, plus smiling, which brings my heart joy!! i do hope though that we can get him into the AIDS program at grace asap.
then to boot jameson was vomiting again and mackenson has started having major diarrhea. so we have put them on bactrim to help it stop. hopefully with the last few days of flagyl and bactrim he will get to were he needs to be again. i don't want to say it but i have a feeling that little mackenson wont be here when i return. the fight in him is getting weaker, however GOD is big and that little one is such a fighter so who knows. however it is a miracle he has made it this long and we love him so. it hurts to see him at the state he is, but i have been very blessed by him and what God has done through him. watching the nannies to learn to love a child so fragile, teaching me to not be afraid myself, caring for someone and seeing them make progress...he is beautiful and whenever he goes i know he will be with our Father in heaven.
Saturday after getting things situated with the kids, Dorothy stayed and gave me a day off. i went with deedee, dottie, dannae, and kez to Titayen to visit and have some yummy food and pool time with Ann Kendall. she was a wonderful host and it was fun to be an hour away from port and rest. thank the LORD for providing and Ann and her wonderful hospitality!!!
today jameson and Claudine, really all the kids are doing better...
but i would say the three that still could use the most prayers is johny, mackenson and jameson. Johny and mackenson are very weak as of right now and jameson is still fighting it.
i am sorry if any of what i just wrote was hard to follow as my brain feels fried a bit and i need a good nap. i am starting to have a real peace about coming home. i am more ready than i was last week..I'm so thankful Dorothy is home, but i have to admit i didn't think i was going to die at any point when she was gone. i had a good time and felt so useful, productive and thankful the majority of the time. the community around Dorothy is beautiful and i have been so blessed to be a part of it! overall my time in charge went really well. it was challenging and out of my comfort zone, but it was good. i have been strengthened, and am praising the lord that Dorothy came home to every child alive and more to love on.
many blessings my friends..
natasha rae taylor xoxo
Friday, October 17, 2008
DOROTHY COMES...
Dorothy comes in this afternoon and it will be a crazy, chaotic home...but she is so ready to work and be back taking care of babies.
i wont lie i am ready for her to be here...i think we all are. i mean i really have loved it, things have gone smoothly, but i need a break from SO much responsibility. it has been good, i have learned a lot, been encouraged and helped in more ways than i could ever of asked for, but I'm so glad she will be with us today!
pray her flight doesn't come in too late as Haiti is very well known for...
my thanks are abundant...
i wont lie i am ready for her to be here...i think we all are. i mean i really have loved it, things have gone smoothly, but i need a break from SO much responsibility. it has been good, i have learned a lot, been encouraged and helped in more ways than i could ever of asked for, but I'm so glad she will be with us today!
pray her flight doesn't come in too late as Haiti is very well known for...
my thanks are abundant...
the night shift...
well the past 2 days i have been with the sick babies the majority of the time helping the nannies, writing things down, talking to Chris and Mary and kez figuring out what to do. by yesterday afternoon we had 9 kids upstairs sick...however i only saw Claudine and Jamson have diarrhea and vomiting, so after a their last round of pept-bismal at 6:30pm i sent the rest of them down. some of them are still having diarrhea or not really wanting to drink fluids, but no vomiting.
me and kez stayed up with Claudine and jamson, forcing them to take fluids every couple hours. jamson vomited 2 since our night shift began, but he is drinking well and not really fighting us with the fluids so that is good. Claudine only vomited once, however she is a precious girl, but very stubborn and it took the two of us to get fluids down as she gave a good fight.
here is a list of all the names of kiddos struggling with GI tracts...
Claudine
Jamson
Pierreline
Mackenson
Mickenson
Nerlande
JJ
Johny
Miltha
pray they all get healthy!!!
you can also pray that me and kez make it through the day we both already want a nap...:/
have a blessed day.
tasha rae
me and kez stayed up with Claudine and jamson, forcing them to take fluids every couple hours. jamson vomited 2 since our night shift began, but he is drinking well and not really fighting us with the fluids so that is good. Claudine only vomited once, however she is a precious girl, but very stubborn and it took the two of us to get fluids down as she gave a good fight.
here is a list of all the names of kiddos struggling with GI tracts...
Claudine
Jamson
Pierreline
Mackenson
Mickenson
Nerlande
JJ
Johny
Miltha
pray they all get healthy!!!
you can also pray that me and kez make it through the day we both already want a nap...:/
have a blessed day.
tasha rae
Thursday, October 16, 2008
thanks for the prayers!
By yesterday afternoon it went from 4 to 7 kids having diarrhea and vomiting with a few fevers here and there. however i separated the sick ones from the healthy ones...and have been trying to rehydrate, rehydrate, rehydrate!
i had one night nanny upstairs and one downstairs...this morning only 4 were having diarrhea and one vomiting...so we are on the up and up. keep them in your prayers. Chris is coming over sometime this morning to check on all of them again and then Kez will be back home this afternoon...so hopefully by tomorrow most of them will be much much better.
i have increased our part-time nanny Suzette to 5days now instead of 3 which hopefully with benefit the other nannies and most importantly the care of the babies and everyone.
also PRAISE GOD...it is official Dorothy is scheduled on the afternoon flight on Friday. so without delays she should be here by 3:45!!
okay that's all for now...I'll try to update again later tonight when EDH comes on.
thanks for everything!!
Matthew 11:28-30
i had one night nanny upstairs and one downstairs...this morning only 4 were having diarrhea and one vomiting...so we are on the up and up. keep them in your prayers. Chris is coming over sometime this morning to check on all of them again and then Kez will be back home this afternoon...so hopefully by tomorrow most of them will be much much better.
i have increased our part-time nanny Suzette to 5days now instead of 3 which hopefully with benefit the other nannies and most importantly the care of the babies and everyone.
also PRAISE GOD...it is official Dorothy is scheduled on the afternoon flight on Friday. so without delays she should be here by 3:45!!
okay that's all for now...I'll try to update again later tonight when EDH comes on.
thanks for everything!!
Matthew 11:28-30
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
oh dear LORD...
well its like i have been pounded with problems this morning...God must think i have a degree in nursing...lol no i am trying to trust Him and turn all my burdens and worries on His shoulder...i must rest and know that HE is GOD and i am just doing his will. our home is a bit like a clinic as so many of the kids are sick.
all last night pierreline, claudine, jamson, mickenson, and nerlande were having diarrhea and vomiting. Chris and Nurse Mary came over this morning and checked everyone out. we also started levinsky on amox because his left ear has rupture. still trying to get things situated with johny. mackenson has vomited once this morning...who else...miltha is having diarrhea, but it could be because she is on amox sometimes that happens when you take amoxicillin. anyway we are a mini hospital right now with all our sick children...
i don't need to take anyone to the hospital yet, Chris will come again tomorrow. we are putting them on pedialyte for 6 hours straight to help their systems have a relax. we have given pep to-bismal (apparently it works good with babies in SMALL doses) and are trying to get a couple samples, but the stools are like water, so catching it will be difficult. sorry if that was TMI. jamson is on flagyl, but everyone else isn't on an antibiotic as of yet. i figure they all surely have the same thing going on...in the afternoon we will put them on soy formula half and half...its easier to digest...go light.
pray for them all...plus my staff as they are overwhelmed and extremely worried. pray for me as i feel the same and longing for God confidence and wisdom. i am praying for Dorothy's return. as of right now it will be Friday, but definitely within the next 7days. pray for her as well as she will have a crazy house in her return.
thanks for everything.
blessings...
all last night pierreline, claudine, jamson, mickenson, and nerlande were having diarrhea and vomiting. Chris and Nurse Mary came over this morning and checked everyone out. we also started levinsky on amox because his left ear has rupture. still trying to get things situated with johny. mackenson has vomited once this morning...who else...miltha is having diarrhea, but it could be because she is on amox sometimes that happens when you take amoxicillin. anyway we are a mini hospital right now with all our sick children...
i don't need to take anyone to the hospital yet, Chris will come again tomorrow. we are putting them on pedialyte for 6 hours straight to help their systems have a relax. we have given pep to-bismal (apparently it works good with babies in SMALL doses) and are trying to get a couple samples, but the stools are like water, so catching it will be difficult. sorry if that was TMI. jamson is on flagyl, but everyone else isn't on an antibiotic as of yet. i figure they all surely have the same thing going on...in the afternoon we will put them on soy formula half and half...its easier to digest...go light.
pray for them all...plus my staff as they are overwhelmed and extremely worried. pray for me as i feel the same and longing for God confidence and wisdom. i am praying for Dorothy's return. as of right now it will be Friday, but definitely within the next 7days. pray for her as well as she will have a crazy house in her return.
thanks for everything.
blessings...
my update after Dorothy’s update…
miltha's mom visited yesterday and told me the 4yr old got into a hospital, it wasn't one that i recognized, but they took the child in and it is run by nuns, so I am hopping it is the missionaries of charity hospital that I suggested. I'm so glad she did so because the little girl needed help as soon as possible. Kwashiorkor malnutrition can lead to death if not treated soon.
I might be adding more staff as soon as i hear from Dorothy about what she thinks of it and some guidance. Pray God gives me wisdom and discernment on whom/if we need to hire.
kez is not with us right now...and i am really missing our in house nurse...because i want to know what to do about pierreline, nerlande, johny, jamson, and all this diarrhea we have floating around the house. i also want kez to do an intake exam for Kimberly. i have tried to call Mary Dekoter, but i haven't gotten through, its always busy for some reason. i have it under control and i am not too worried/overwhelmed, its just nice to not have to call Chris all the time and to have someone her that knows how to do dosages and pick which meds. i have a general idea, but not confident enough to make a sure decision without aid from a nurse.
i might be taking pierreline to Sacred Heart Hospital tomorrow if she has vomiting w/diarrhea all night because we just finished her on a course of flagyl and also cloral about a week ago and now she is having problems again. Today she was running a fever and vomiting with mostly diarrhea. Keep her in your prayers as she heals.
johny we have been trying to get him into grace and figure out things but they're generator was broke and couldn't do test for awhile and they don't seem to be as proactive as last night we went to them. he keeps having fevers, has had some diarrhea and I'm sure his ears need some work, as he is always having problems with them. I'm doing my best to get him in with grace. he had some tests done today. Emmanuel goes to get the results tomorrow and he is supposed to take him back Monday for another test. he really needs to be started on daily medicine for AIDS to help all of his problems, but grace as to approve that so that we can receive the meds. pray for little Johny please.
jamson isn't through with his course of flagyl, so hopefully he will be fine when that is done. but we have to pray and keep watch.
nerlande had vomiting most of today and I'm a bit worried about her as in the spring she had to have a feeding tube put in because she couldn't stop vomiting and was having diarrhea at the same time, pray she is alright.
Pray I can get a hold of Mary so she can come do a check up with all these babies. or that kez gets home soon! she should return on Thursday afternoon.
Dorothy should be able to purchase her ticket tomorrow and she is looking at coming sometime between the 17Th and the 21st of this month. Continue to keep her in your prayers.
Thanks for everything.
blessings,
tasha
I might be adding more staff as soon as i hear from Dorothy about what she thinks of it and some guidance. Pray God gives me wisdom and discernment on whom/if we need to hire.
kez is not with us right now...and i am really missing our in house nurse...because i want to know what to do about pierreline, nerlande, johny, jamson, and all this diarrhea we have floating around the house. i also want kez to do an intake exam for Kimberly. i have tried to call Mary Dekoter, but i haven't gotten through, its always busy for some reason. i have it under control and i am not too worried/overwhelmed, its just nice to not have to call Chris all the time and to have someone her that knows how to do dosages and pick which meds. i have a general idea, but not confident enough to make a sure decision without aid from a nurse.
i might be taking pierreline to Sacred Heart Hospital tomorrow if she has vomiting w/diarrhea all night because we just finished her on a course of flagyl and also cloral about a week ago and now she is having problems again. Today she was running a fever and vomiting with mostly diarrhea. Keep her in your prayers as she heals.
johny we have been trying to get him into grace and figure out things but they're generator was broke and couldn't do test for awhile and they don't seem to be as proactive as last night we went to them. he keeps having fevers, has had some diarrhea and I'm sure his ears need some work, as he is always having problems with them. I'm doing my best to get him in with grace. he had some tests done today. Emmanuel goes to get the results tomorrow and he is supposed to take him back Monday for another test. he really needs to be started on daily medicine for AIDS to help all of his problems, but grace as to approve that so that we can receive the meds. pray for little Johny please.
jamson isn't through with his course of flagyl, so hopefully he will be fine when that is done. but we have to pray and keep watch.
nerlande had vomiting most of today and I'm a bit worried about her as in the spring she had to have a feeding tube put in because she couldn't stop vomiting and was having diarrhea at the same time, pray she is alright.
Pray I can get a hold of Mary so she can come do a check up with all these babies. or that kez gets home soon! she should return on Thursday afternoon.
Dorothy should be able to purchase her ticket tomorrow and she is looking at coming sometime between the 17Th and the 21st of this month. Continue to keep her in your prayers.
Thanks for everything.
blessings,
tasha
Dorothys update on us...
Tasha has taken in FIVE new babies since I left Haiti in early August and she's considering a 4 year old girl (older sister of one of the new babies) with protein deficiency syndrome (kwashiorker malnutrition). The 4 yr old really should be treated in a hospital so Tasha is helping her mom look for one. Pictures of the 5 new babies are attached. I downloaded them from Tasha's blog.
Natasha is overwhelmed with 5 new sick babies plus Poutchino's ongoing serious health issues plus all the things that happen from time to time with 22 young children in the house plus being the director with a staff of 13 workers! (9 yr old Kervens is our oldest. Next in age is Poutchino who is 5 years old but mentally only 1 or 2 yrs.)
We were already short on cribs and mattresses and highchairs before getting the new kids. Our washing machine broke. Imagine doing laundry for 21 infants, most still in diapers, by hand every day. Please pray for God to provide for all of our needs.
Some very generous friends have already covered our rent. What a blessing!
A glitch in a funds transfer has kept me in Jacksonville longer than expected and I'm still not sure exactly when I'll return to Haiti. This week, I hope! Natasha needs a break. I'm anxious to get back and help.
Tasha extended her stay until October 28th to try to be there when I get back. I am SO grateful to her. I am also grateful for the knee surgery. I'm getting stronger and having less pain every day so maybe that's why God is allowing this delay.
Please pray for us, especially Natasha. God bless you all.
Dorothy Pearce
Faith-Hope-Love Infant Rescue
http://dorothypearcehaiti.blogspot.com
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." I Cor. 13:13
Mailing address:
Dorothy Pearce
Agape Flights PAP 15297
100 Airport Ave
Venice, FL 34285
(I am charged $1.50 per pound for shipping on all packages)
Tax deductible donations:
Christian Light Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 23881
Jacksonville FL 32241-3881
Memo: For D. Pearce, Haiti
Telephone: 011-509-3529-1962
Natasha is overwhelmed with 5 new sick babies plus Poutchino's ongoing serious health issues plus all the things that happen from time to time with 22 young children in the house plus being the director with a staff of 13 workers! (9 yr old Kervens is our oldest. Next in age is Poutchino who is 5 years old but mentally only 1 or 2 yrs.)
We were already short on cribs and mattresses and highchairs before getting the new kids. Our washing machine broke. Imagine doing laundry for 21 infants, most still in diapers, by hand every day. Please pray for God to provide for all of our needs.
Some very generous friends have already covered our rent. What a blessing!
A glitch in a funds transfer has kept me in Jacksonville longer than expected and I'm still not sure exactly when I'll return to Haiti. This week, I hope! Natasha needs a break. I'm anxious to get back and help.
Tasha extended her stay until October 28th to try to be there when I get back. I am SO grateful to her. I am also grateful for the knee surgery. I'm getting stronger and having less pain every day so maybe that's why God is allowing this delay.
Please pray for us, especially Natasha. God bless you all.
Dorothy Pearce
Faith-Hope-Love Infant Rescue
http://dorothypearcehaiti.blogspot.com
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." I Cor. 13:13
Mailing address:
Dorothy Pearce
Agape Flights PAP 15297
100 Airport Ave
Venice, FL 34285
(I am charged $1.50 per pound for shipping on all packages)
Tax deductible donations:
Christian Light Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 23881
Jacksonville FL 32241-3881
Memo: For D. Pearce, Haiti
Telephone: 011-509-3529-1962
Monday, October 13, 2008
up to 21...
in the last month we have received 5 new babies/kiddos...i thought you would all want to see some photos!! :)
Patrick playing dress up...from Gonaives been with us for about a month now he is between 1-2years old and so well behaved...a sweetheart! he is eating well and loves playing with the other toddlers. cha cha has really taken to him and all the nannies...its precious. he is doing great health wise. has had a few fevers and we think he bruised his foot the other day, but other than that he is doing wonderful!
Levinsky, hes been with us for about 2 weeks now, but was in grace hospital for about 5 and we were waiting for him to come to us when he was released from there. i need to talk to Sherrie to find out more of his story, but we do know he is HIV positive and possibly blind in one eye, but he is a happy baby overall.
Josie (Joshua) is 9 months old and from Gonaives. his parents died in the storms and aunt brought him to us. he seems to be a very healthy boy overall, but aunt cant afford milk so he'll be with us until he can walk and eat solid foods. he has been with us now for about three days. he is a very happy boy.
This is sweet Miltha. she is also 9 months old. she came to us on Sunday. she weights 11lbs and 12oz. she is a tiny little girl that is extremely malnourished. the mother has 5 children and her 4yr old also needed a place to stay because she has protein deficiency syndrome, but as we are an infant rescue i sent her to some hospitals first. i am corresponding with Dorothy and praying for the holy spirit to give me direction on whether or not to take her in or not. however we do have miltha and she is precious. pretty scared right now, but will eventually adjust.
this little one is Kimberly. she turned one year old on the 12Th of this month. she is from Sherrie's ravine area and i think i have posted a pic of her already. anyway she came to us today and you can really tell her mama loves her and they have a good bond. however she only weights a little over 12lbs and cannot stand up yet. she is weak and needs nourishment, but when she is able will return to her mother.
Patrick playing dress up...from Gonaives been with us for about a month now he is between 1-2years old and so well behaved...a sweetheart! he is eating well and loves playing with the other toddlers. cha cha has really taken to him and all the nannies...its precious. he is doing great health wise. has had a few fevers and we think he bruised his foot the other day, but other than that he is doing wonderful!
Levinsky, hes been with us for about 2 weeks now, but was in grace hospital for about 5 and we were waiting for him to come to us when he was released from there. i need to talk to Sherrie to find out more of his story, but we do know he is HIV positive and possibly blind in one eye, but he is a happy baby overall.
Josie (Joshua) is 9 months old and from Gonaives. his parents died in the storms and aunt brought him to us. he seems to be a very healthy boy overall, but aunt cant afford milk so he'll be with us until he can walk and eat solid foods. he has been with us now for about three days. he is a very happy boy.
This is sweet Miltha. she is also 9 months old. she came to us on Sunday. she weights 11lbs and 12oz. she is a tiny little girl that is extremely malnourished. the mother has 5 children and her 4yr old also needed a place to stay because she has protein deficiency syndrome, but as we are an infant rescue i sent her to some hospitals first. i am corresponding with Dorothy and praying for the holy spirit to give me direction on whether or not to take her in or not. however we do have miltha and she is precious. pretty scared right now, but will eventually adjust.
this little one is Kimberly. she turned one year old on the 12Th of this month. she is from Sherrie's ravine area and i think i have posted a pic of her already. anyway she came to us today and you can really tell her mama loves her and they have a good bond. however she only weights a little over 12lbs and cannot stand up yet. she is weak and needs nourishment, but when she is able will return to her mother.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
goodness gracious...
We have more kids now than ever, since i have been here anyway. Since September 5, we have received five babies. Most of them are from Gonaives, some were planned and others a surprise. In fact, in the last few days we have had the surprises of two babies.
Friday morning a young woman came to the gate with a 9-month-old boy, Josie. The woman was his aunt and apparently was given the baby while mother went to help the dad out in Gonaives, well a few days later the hurricanes came and they just received word that the mother and father died in the storms. the aunt is only 24 and wants to go back to school, but cant do that with Josie so Chris referred her to us and we took him in. as soon as he is able she will take him back. She really loves him; in fact, she has already visited today. I pray she keeps coming to see him as it’s so good for them to stay connected. We encourage the families to come often.
Then today Dr. Ed (Kez works with him doing clinics) called and had two kids a 4 year old with protein deficiency syndrome and a 9 month old who was extremely malnourished. Both sisters...but I felt that as Dorothy’s ministry is mainly to infants and we don’t have enough beds as it is right now I couldn’t take the 4 yr old. We told mom some places/hospital programs she could take them to and that Dorothy and I would talk about taking in the 4yr old. The mother knows that it isn’t permanent though and she is very happy about that she really wants these kids to be well and with her. However, she has 5 kids and she doesn’t work…which isn’t a surprise as Haiti’s unemployment rate is about 80%. Anyway we have taken the little baby girl in. her name is Miltha and she is beautiful, but only ways 11lbs and 2oz.
Ok I better get going…I’ll try and get pics of all the new kids up soon.
Thanks.
nrt
Friday morning a young woman came to the gate with a 9-month-old boy, Josie. The woman was his aunt and apparently was given the baby while mother went to help the dad out in Gonaives, well a few days later the hurricanes came and they just received word that the mother and father died in the storms. the aunt is only 24 and wants to go back to school, but cant do that with Josie so Chris referred her to us and we took him in. as soon as he is able she will take him back. She really loves him; in fact, she has already visited today. I pray she keeps coming to see him as it’s so good for them to stay connected. We encourage the families to come often.
Then today Dr. Ed (Kez works with him doing clinics) called and had two kids a 4 year old with protein deficiency syndrome and a 9 month old who was extremely malnourished. Both sisters...but I felt that as Dorothy’s ministry is mainly to infants and we don’t have enough beds as it is right now I couldn’t take the 4 yr old. We told mom some places/hospital programs she could take them to and that Dorothy and I would talk about taking in the 4yr old. The mother knows that it isn’t permanent though and she is very happy about that she really wants these kids to be well and with her. However, she has 5 kids and she doesn’t work…which isn’t a surprise as Haiti’s unemployment rate is about 80%. Anyway we have taken the little baby girl in. her name is Miltha and she is beautiful, but only ways 11lbs and 2oz.
Ok I better get going…I’ll try and get pics of all the new kids up soon.
Thanks.
nrt
Saturday, October 11, 2008
not again...
OH BUT YES AGAIN...
i am extending my stay until the 28Th of this month (October). i had said that i would stay if Dorothy wasn't here by the time i was suppose to leave and well it looks like the earliest she will be here in the next week or so is Tuesday...so i extended my stay again.
at first i didn't think it would be worth it, but there are so many things that would be easier to talk to her about in person, about the kids and things that happened while she was gone. plus it was affordable and well i felt i was suppose to do it again.
don't worry though i definitely plan on being back in time to vote. :) in case any of you were worried...
i am very excited to be here a couple more weeks, but at the same time feel displaced as i have been trying hard to get ready for the transition in my spirit. however God knows what he is doing and I'm just along for the ride...
thanks for EVERYTHING...
the support...
the pray...
it all..
xoxo
i am extending my stay until the 28Th of this month (October). i had said that i would stay if Dorothy wasn't here by the time i was suppose to leave and well it looks like the earliest she will be here in the next week or so is Tuesday...so i extended my stay again.
at first i didn't think it would be worth it, but there are so many things that would be easier to talk to her about in person, about the kids and things that happened while she was gone. plus it was affordable and well i felt i was suppose to do it again.
don't worry though i definitely plan on being back in time to vote. :) in case any of you were worried...
i am very excited to be here a couple more weeks, but at the same time feel displaced as i have been trying hard to get ready for the transition in my spirit. however God knows what he is doing and I'm just along for the ride...
thanks for EVERYTHING...
the support...
the pray...
it all..
xoxo
Mickenson
Dorothy has been working on fundraising to get Mickenson his surgery for the undescended testicles, however in the process she has researched and talked with fellow missionaries and doctors. Judith a friend of Dorothy has given us an abundant amount of information and she formerly was in pediatric care. it turns out that he may not need surgery yet. and that the procedure is not much harder than a hernia repair so it should not be so expensive. she gave us this website if anyone is interested in reading up on the problem more.
http://www.urologychannel.com/pediatric/udt.shtml
he seems to be doing well despite it all...i think more or less he is just happy to not have shots all the time. hes doing well though. he'll need surgery eventually probably, but in the meantime Dorothy will continue looking into the cost and what is the best thing to do to make sure he is well and healthy.
thanks
tash
http://www.urologychannel.com/pediatric/udt.shtml
he seems to be doing well despite it all...i think more or less he is just happy to not have shots all the time. hes doing well though. he'll need surgery eventually probably, but in the meantime Dorothy will continue looking into the cost and what is the best thing to do to make sure he is well and healthy.
thanks
tash
Thursday, October 9, 2008
ravine trip
Kez and Ann the nurses at work lookin a skin fungus problem...
the trash has become so much worse with all the rains...
our newest baby that will probably come saturday...
izaola and her grandma...look how healthy her hair look!
Lizette's (works with sherrie) fav lil girl..look at that dimple...
pictures...
the trash has become so much worse with all the rains...
our newest baby that will probably come saturday...
izaola and her grandma...look how healthy her hair look!
Lizette's (works with sherrie) fav lil girl..look at that dimple...
pictures...
been thinkin...
well last week...update on things...
Dorothy has okay from Doctors to come just waiting for christian light to confirm we have enough for the purchase of her ticket home. pray that goes through fast as i want to see her before i leave so bad.
we are slowly gettin the kittens new homes...
the dogs are doing well, blacky got infected and his stitches came out so he is on meds...but will be fine.
the kids are doing wonderful. pierreline is all better...poutch has only had a few fevers lately...so hopefully the meds he is taking are starting to fight the TB that is going on in his little system.
i am not ready to leave, but doing my best to deal with that. i mean i am excited about what is next, but grad school wont start until fall of 2009 and well i am trying not to wish i will be here in the meantime...but God knows what he is doing and its time for me to come home. i know it is, even if it is incredibly bittersweet.
i was able to walk through Sherrie's ravine ministry one more time, i was thankful for that. i really like going through there. in fact when we did i was able to check up on izaola (do you all remember her?) anyway...she is doing well with her grandma, but i will be sending some more milk down. she recognized me and just wanted to cuddle and not let go...it was so good to see her again. then i met a new little baby that will be coming to us this Saturday or Monday. she is so precious i wanted to take her then, but we need to buy more beds...we don't have anything open right now. so i will be street shopping for cribs tomorrow. pray i can get some good ones.
OK i think that's about it. wow...its gone by so fast when i look back...but at times real slow...its been great. daily life here maybe hard, frustrating at times and not filled with a ton of freedom, but OH i adore it and cant wait to return...
OK...just to put a plug... :) if there is a way with my school/job/whatever i end up doing next i would love to maybe be a summer missionary here helping all the programs and missionaries i have met while living here. perhaps some of you would be interested in sponsoring me with this...if it is Gods will and works out with where he takes me next...I've just been thinking about it a lot lately...and would love to have people be praying with me about this...only God knows what adventure will be next, but i do adore Haiti... :)
OK seriously gotta go.
love love love
Tash
Dorothy has okay from Doctors to come just waiting for christian light to confirm we have enough for the purchase of her ticket home. pray that goes through fast as i want to see her before i leave so bad.
we are slowly gettin the kittens new homes...
the dogs are doing well, blacky got infected and his stitches came out so he is on meds...but will be fine.
the kids are doing wonderful. pierreline is all better...poutch has only had a few fevers lately...so hopefully the meds he is taking are starting to fight the TB that is going on in his little system.
i am not ready to leave, but doing my best to deal with that. i mean i am excited about what is next, but grad school wont start until fall of 2009 and well i am trying not to wish i will be here in the meantime...but God knows what he is doing and its time for me to come home. i know it is, even if it is incredibly bittersweet.
i was able to walk through Sherrie's ravine ministry one more time, i was thankful for that. i really like going through there. in fact when we did i was able to check up on izaola (do you all remember her?) anyway...she is doing well with her grandma, but i will be sending some more milk down. she recognized me and just wanted to cuddle and not let go...it was so good to see her again. then i met a new little baby that will be coming to us this Saturday or Monday. she is so precious i wanted to take her then, but we need to buy more beds...we don't have anything open right now. so i will be street shopping for cribs tomorrow. pray i can get some good ones.
OK i think that's about it. wow...its gone by so fast when i look back...but at times real slow...its been great. daily life here maybe hard, frustrating at times and not filled with a ton of freedom, but OH i adore it and cant wait to return...
OK...just to put a plug... :) if there is a way with my school/job/whatever i end up doing next i would love to maybe be a summer missionary here helping all the programs and missionaries i have met while living here. perhaps some of you would be interested in sponsoring me with this...if it is Gods will and works out with where he takes me next...I've just been thinking about it a lot lately...and would love to have people be praying with me about this...only God knows what adventure will be next, but i do adore Haiti... :)
OK seriously gotta go.
love love love
Tash
some pics
Lavinsky our news baby and mackenson
Emmanuel being silly...
Cha Cha and me washin...
Sr. Mirielle and Sr. Rosemanie workin hard...
one of my fav shots...cha cha and gertie...rollin the pants...
Emmanuel being silly...
Cha Cha and me washin...
Sr. Mirielle and Sr. Rosemanie workin hard...
one of my fav shots...cha cha and gertie...rollin the pants...
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
more words from me...
Dorothy has her appt. today...pray for her. from her email it looks like i might not see her before i leave, which is so sad...hopefully she means this weekend.
also i consulted with mrs. chris about the TB and she said we hopefully wouldnt have to have people tested, but since me and dorothy both heard different things, we'll consult with another opinion and do what the holy spirit is leading of course.
ok i have to take Johny to the hospital as we want to get him started on AIDS treatment. gotta go.
love love love
tash :)
also i consulted with mrs. chris about the TB and she said we hopefully wouldnt have to have people tested, but since me and dorothy both heard different things, we'll consult with another opinion and do what the holy spirit is leading of course.
ok i have to take Johny to the hospital as we want to get him started on AIDS treatment. gotta go.
love love love
tash :)
word from dorothy...
News from Tasha in Haiti:
The car is back! The muffler is the only thing that didn't get repaired. We need to get that fixed too because the noise tells everyone in the neighborhood when we leave and return home which makes us easy pickings for kidnappers.
The hospital has decided that Poutchino has tuberculosis and has started treatment. It is puzzling because he was negative on all previous tests and the other hospital diagnosed him with pneumonia and supposedly cured it which I assumed meant a clear chest xray. Maybe he picked up TB at physical therapy or one of his many doctor appointments. This news is good in a way because TB can be treated but challenging because we now must test all the other children and the staff. I was tested 2 days after arriving in the U.S. and am negative.
The surgeon who wants to operate on Mickenson for his undescended testicle has informed me by email that the entire procedure will be in the neighborhood of $3000 USD. That is almost a whole month's budget for us. I need to try to find another option. Pray for this special need.
Our 3 dogs and 1 cat have all been spayed or neutered thanks to a veterinary mission organization. As much as I love animals, it is a relief not to have to worry about more animals.
Sad but glad news is that Natasha will be leaving on Oct 14th. I cannot imagine what we will do without her but I think God has big plans for her and she needs to go about His business. I can't help hoping that His plan will bring her back to us at least from time to time if not permanently.
Baby Lavensky, a little boy from Gonaives who has been in the hospital for several weeks being treated for malnutrition, has been released to our home. Like Johnny, Lavensky is HIV positive. He also appears to be blind in one eye most likely because his mother had an STD. Newborns' eyes are not routinely treated in Haiti the way they are in the U.S. His father, who brought him to Sherrie Fausey in PAP several weeks ago and returned to Gonaives, has not been seen since the floods.
Friends in Haiti are writing about finding children and families who are starving because of the storm damage. I need to get back there fast to start helping as many as possible. Please pray that we will receive plenty of funding to pay our rent for the next year ($8400) and be able to help many of Haiti's malnourished, sick or homeless babies.
News from the U.S.
My son and his wife sent me a ticket to fly to Maryland to visit them and see my 9 month old grandson, Cole. What a treat! In case you don't know, my son is deaf, his wife is hard of hearing and Cole is hearing. It is necessary for Cole to be bilingual so he is being taught American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English. He could sign 'milk' for about the last month and added 2 more words to his ASL vocabulary during my visit, 'water' and something we aren't sure about. Like all hearing babies, he babbles with his voice practicing how to speak. What is fascinating is that his fingers move a lot as he "babbles" in ASL.
The kids surprised me with a 60th birthday party. It was a complete surprise because I turned 60 many months ago, but the biggest surprise was that my sister who I haven't seen for many years came to the party. We had a grand time.
If all goes well, I'll return to Haiti next weekend. I am grateful for knee surgery and have enjoyed the U.S. but Haiti is where my heart is and I am longing to return as soon as possible.
Please pray for Haiti and its people and also please pray for the United States as it faces critical elections and a failing economy. God is our only hope through his son Jesus.
Dorothy Pearce
Faith-Hope-Love Infant Rescue
http://dorothypearcehaiti.blogspot.com
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." I Cor. 13:13
Mailing address:
Dorothy Pearce
Agape Flights PAP 15297
100 Airport Ave
Venice, FL 34285
(I am charged $1.50 per pound for all packages shipped to me)
Tax deductible donations:
Christian Light Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 23881
Jacksonville FL 32241-3881
Memo: For D. Pearce, Haiti
Telephone: 011-509-3529-1962
The car is back! The muffler is the only thing that didn't get repaired. We need to get that fixed too because the noise tells everyone in the neighborhood when we leave and return home which makes us easy pickings for kidnappers.
The hospital has decided that Poutchino has tuberculosis and has started treatment. It is puzzling because he was negative on all previous tests and the other hospital diagnosed him with pneumonia and supposedly cured it which I assumed meant a clear chest xray. Maybe he picked up TB at physical therapy or one of his many doctor appointments. This news is good in a way because TB can be treated but challenging because we now must test all the other children and the staff. I was tested 2 days after arriving in the U.S. and am negative.
The surgeon who wants to operate on Mickenson for his undescended testicle has informed me by email that the entire procedure will be in the neighborhood of $3000 USD. That is almost a whole month's budget for us. I need to try to find another option. Pray for this special need.
Our 3 dogs and 1 cat have all been spayed or neutered thanks to a veterinary mission organization. As much as I love animals, it is a relief not to have to worry about more animals.
Sad but glad news is that Natasha will be leaving on Oct 14th. I cannot imagine what we will do without her but I think God has big plans for her and she needs to go about His business. I can't help hoping that His plan will bring her back to us at least from time to time if not permanently.
Baby Lavensky, a little boy from Gonaives who has been in the hospital for several weeks being treated for malnutrition, has been released to our home. Like Johnny, Lavensky is HIV positive. He also appears to be blind in one eye most likely because his mother had an STD. Newborns' eyes are not routinely treated in Haiti the way they are in the U.S. His father, who brought him to Sherrie Fausey in PAP several weeks ago and returned to Gonaives, has not been seen since the floods.
Friends in Haiti are writing about finding children and families who are starving because of the storm damage. I need to get back there fast to start helping as many as possible. Please pray that we will receive plenty of funding to pay our rent for the next year ($8400) and be able to help many of Haiti's malnourished, sick or homeless babies.
News from the U.S.
My son and his wife sent me a ticket to fly to Maryland to visit them and see my 9 month old grandson, Cole. What a treat! In case you don't know, my son is deaf, his wife is hard of hearing and Cole is hearing. It is necessary for Cole to be bilingual so he is being taught American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English. He could sign 'milk' for about the last month and added 2 more words to his ASL vocabulary during my visit, 'water' and something we aren't sure about. Like all hearing babies, he babbles with his voice practicing how to speak. What is fascinating is that his fingers move a lot as he "babbles" in ASL.
The kids surprised me with a 60th birthday party. It was a complete surprise because I turned 60 many months ago, but the biggest surprise was that my sister who I haven't seen for many years came to the party. We had a grand time.
If all goes well, I'll return to Haiti next weekend. I am grateful for knee surgery and have enjoyed the U.S. but Haiti is where my heart is and I am longing to return as soon as possible.
Please pray for Haiti and its people and also please pray for the United States as it faces critical elections and a failing economy. God is our only hope through his son Jesus.
Dorothy Pearce
Faith-Hope-Love Infant Rescue
http://dorothypearcehaiti.blogspot.com
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." I Cor. 13:13
Mailing address:
Dorothy Pearce
Agape Flights PAP 15297
100 Airport Ave
Venice, FL 34285
(I am charged $1.50 per pound for all packages shipped to me)
Tax deductible donations:
Christian Light Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 23881
Jacksonville FL 32241-3881
Memo: For D. Pearce, Haiti
Telephone: 011-509-3529-1962
Monday, October 6, 2008
8 days…
Can you believe it… i only have 8 days, less actually, because today is almost over. I am doing okay, but don’t really like to talk too much about it. trying to be really present, living like I am not leaving is better (maybe thas denial :/). However, Dorothy is going to continue to have blessings and help by Kez being here. Dorothy finds out on Wednesday if she is all right to come back. Pray for her. I am sure she is extremely anxious and ready to hear the news and come home ASAP. if by some chance she can't i will more than likely extend my stay again, but i feel very confident that she will get the ok to return.
Pray that kevs and I have a great week, as this week is hard on him with so many emotions and things going on…he doesn’t always know how to process… Dorothy coming home, I am leaving… plus I know in general his little heart is ready to be with a family (YEAH the Brooks), he’s getting older and wants more responsibility…and he’s just having a rough spot. Please keep him in your prayers. i love that boy, he's taught me more than i can even imagine.
Okay what else can I update on…
Poutchino is doing okay. He has TB, but is being treated. I found out this week too, that TB isn’t really contagious when you are under the age of 10years old because your cough isn’t really strong enough to transmit it. Praise God. However considering I have been so sick over here I’m planning on getting a good physical/exam when I return. I am trying not to think about leaving this little man as I have fallen so in love with his joyous spirit, his huge smile, his beautiful eyes…and at times even the gifts of drool…
Pierreline is doing much better. We have had some other spells of diarrhea going around with the kids, but I think nothing is too serious as of right now.
Emmanuel hasn’t had anymore fevers so we probably wont have to do a malaria test. YEAH! It’s so good to see him back to his old self, happy and smiling!
Emily Marie is getting so big, I think she has started saying my name…and definitely throws tantrums when she can’t be with me and I am visible to her… oh how I will miss her…you have no idea.
Mackenson by only the grace of God is still with us and doing as well as can be expected. his biggest task in life may be to breathe, he maybe tiny with a lot of brain damage...but there is NO doubt he is a fighter and holding on for something...its beautiful, yet heartbreaking all the same.
our newest little one Lavinsky is doing well. he has AIDS and might be blind in one eye from Gonarea, but he is a delight..when he wants to smile its big and he seems to be adjusting well.
patrick loves it here...so happy it seems ALL the time!
today cha cha helped wash clothes and we had a blast...he is too cute for words...which ends up getting him out of all the trouble in the world...because he is a stinker and a charmer...oh and did i say sneaky too! but he is dorothys first baby and he is so adorable you just want to squeeze him... i will try to get some pictures up sooner than later.
well thanks again for everything!
may the Lord's face shine upon you :)
natasha xoxox
Pray that kevs and I have a great week, as this week is hard on him with so many emotions and things going on…he doesn’t always know how to process… Dorothy coming home, I am leaving… plus I know in general his little heart is ready to be with a family (YEAH the Brooks), he’s getting older and wants more responsibility…and he’s just having a rough spot. Please keep him in your prayers. i love that boy, he's taught me more than i can even imagine.
Okay what else can I update on…
Poutchino is doing okay. He has TB, but is being treated. I found out this week too, that TB isn’t really contagious when you are under the age of 10years old because your cough isn’t really strong enough to transmit it. Praise God. However considering I have been so sick over here I’m planning on getting a good physical/exam when I return. I am trying not to think about leaving this little man as I have fallen so in love with his joyous spirit, his huge smile, his beautiful eyes…and at times even the gifts of drool…
Pierreline is doing much better. We have had some other spells of diarrhea going around with the kids, but I think nothing is too serious as of right now.
Emmanuel hasn’t had anymore fevers so we probably wont have to do a malaria test. YEAH! It’s so good to see him back to his old self, happy and smiling!
Emily Marie is getting so big, I think she has started saying my name…and definitely throws tantrums when she can’t be with me and I am visible to her… oh how I will miss her…you have no idea.
Mackenson by only the grace of God is still with us and doing as well as can be expected. his biggest task in life may be to breathe, he maybe tiny with a lot of brain damage...but there is NO doubt he is a fighter and holding on for something...its beautiful, yet heartbreaking all the same.
our newest little one Lavinsky is doing well. he has AIDS and might be blind in one eye from Gonarea, but he is a delight..when he wants to smile its big and he seems to be adjusting well.
patrick loves it here...so happy it seems ALL the time!
today cha cha helped wash clothes and we had a blast...he is too cute for words...which ends up getting him out of all the trouble in the world...because he is a stinker and a charmer...oh and did i say sneaky too! but he is dorothys first baby and he is so adorable you just want to squeeze him... i will try to get some pictures up sooner than later.
well thanks again for everything!
may the Lord's face shine upon you :)
natasha xoxox
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Big day!
Yesterday was a crazy day...between the big things and the little things it was a bit non-stop and chaotic at times.
we wanted to leave for the hospital with poutch at like 7am as that hospital gets so packed with people waiting to be helped, but didn't leave until 8:30 probably. it was that late because stripe and blacky where brought home fixed and then Nala and the cat Georgie were taken for their turn.
anyway..we were at the hospital from 9am until 1:30pm talk about draining, but praise the Lord...we know what is wrong with poutchino. he has TB...or that is what they are treating him for. he is on an immense amount of meds and will have to return each month to be re-evaluated and given more meds if not healed. i know TB is not good, but to be honest i think its the lesser of the two evils. if his shunt was infected progress that has occurred over these past 9 months could be wiped out, plus two surgeries, healing time...to be honest i was relieved that it wasn't the shunt. now we just need to pray the meds work and he gets better.
then when we got home we had no water, gas for the generator, or kerosene for the lamps so we had to go back out...
then a staff issue/child disciplining thing...then things i needed to work on...then an interruption with not having enough food for dinner. see...Emmanuel had been out with me all day and then leaves at 3pm, Rosemanie leaves at 1 on Wednesdays and i totally forgot. kevs was a big help. we cut up apples for the adults, made juice, bread and PB for the staff and big kids, made 2 boxes of mac&cheese that i had in my room for other kids...and then babies with milk/Gerber cereal. it worked out, but was hectic as i had to figure it all out in like 45 minutes before staff left to go home for the night. however thank you Jesus because Kevs was a big help and everyone had a fun spirit about it! it will definitely be a memory that i keep.
there will be many memories as i only have less than 2 weeks left and trying hard to be OK with that. it is so bittersweet, but i think the hardest thing is knowing i may never live daily life like this, with this community again. it breaks my heart as i adore it. love them all and have really been so blessed to be here.
anyway nala and Georgie came back later that evening and we still very much on meds themselves. they are doing better today, but all are swollen and more docile then normal. however happy day because no more baby animals to try and get rid of. just the five kittens we still have...that are starting to stink up Dorothy's room by the way... :/
OK i better go so we can turn off the generator.
love love love
tash
we wanted to leave for the hospital with poutch at like 7am as that hospital gets so packed with people waiting to be helped, but didn't leave until 8:30 probably. it was that late because stripe and blacky where brought home fixed and then Nala and the cat Georgie were taken for their turn.
anyway..we were at the hospital from 9am until 1:30pm talk about draining, but praise the Lord...we know what is wrong with poutchino. he has TB...or that is what they are treating him for. he is on an immense amount of meds and will have to return each month to be re-evaluated and given more meds if not healed. i know TB is not good, but to be honest i think its the lesser of the two evils. if his shunt was infected progress that has occurred over these past 9 months could be wiped out, plus two surgeries, healing time...to be honest i was relieved that it wasn't the shunt. now we just need to pray the meds work and he gets better.
then when we got home we had no water, gas for the generator, or kerosene for the lamps so we had to go back out...
then a staff issue/child disciplining thing...then things i needed to work on...then an interruption with not having enough food for dinner. see...Emmanuel had been out with me all day and then leaves at 3pm, Rosemanie leaves at 1 on Wednesdays and i totally forgot. kevs was a big help. we cut up apples for the adults, made juice, bread and PB for the staff and big kids, made 2 boxes of mac&cheese that i had in my room for other kids...and then babies with milk/Gerber cereal. it worked out, but was hectic as i had to figure it all out in like 45 minutes before staff left to go home for the night. however thank you Jesus because Kevs was a big help and everyone had a fun spirit about it! it will definitely be a memory that i keep.
there will be many memories as i only have less than 2 weeks left and trying hard to be OK with that. it is so bittersweet, but i think the hardest thing is knowing i may never live daily life like this, with this community again. it breaks my heart as i adore it. love them all and have really been so blessed to be here.
anyway nala and Georgie came back later that evening and we still very much on meds themselves. they are doing better today, but all are swollen and more docile then normal. however happy day because no more baby animals to try and get rid of. just the five kittens we still have...that are starting to stink up Dorothy's room by the way... :/
OK i better go so we can turn off the generator.
love love love
tash
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
PRAISE GOD!
IT'S BACK!!!!
we have the car!!! dottie took me up to the mountain yesterday and we picked it up! today i will be driving to the hospital!!
anyway we have the appointment with the doctor for poutchino today...pray.
i have been in contact with dorothy and she wants to do some research on the surgery for mickenson before we go through with it.
emmanuel didnt have a fever yesterday, but if he has one again in the next four days we are going to do a malaria test.
pierreline is doing better, we didnt have to take her to the doctor beause kez and chris conversed and put her on some antibiotics that should kill whatever is going on. so she is getting better.
kez is on her way to gonaives as i type this. she left at 5am and will be back tuesday. pray for their travels and trip...
ok i just wanted to give a quick update.
thanks for everything.
lovex3
tash
we have the car!!! dottie took me up to the mountain yesterday and we picked it up! today i will be driving to the hospital!!
anyway we have the appointment with the doctor for poutchino today...pray.
i have been in contact with dorothy and she wants to do some research on the surgery for mickenson before we go through with it.
emmanuel didnt have a fever yesterday, but if he has one again in the next four days we are going to do a malaria test.
pierreline is doing better, we didnt have to take her to the doctor beause kez and chris conversed and put her on some antibiotics that should kill whatever is going on. so she is getting better.
kez is on her way to gonaives as i type this. she left at 5am and will be back tuesday. pray for their travels and trip...
ok i just wanted to give a quick update.
thanks for everything.
lovex3
tash
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