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