well i am back home in the Kansas city region...and am so thankful for going to Georgia. it was truly what i needed. i was rejuvenated, healed some places in my heart, received revelation, met new people, worshiped, loved, laughed and cried...it was wonderful. now i feel a lot more ready to acclimate to the world i had before i left. before i left to Georgia i was hiding out and trying to not face the fact i wasn't in Haiti anymore, but now i am ready...
granted i will be an observer more than normal, i will have to play catch up a bit with certain things, i have definitely been changed through the experience...but i am going to to my best. God has called me to be here now so i need to be present and not dreaming of Haiti all day long.
my goal is to be moved in with Bea and Shawn by the end of this coming week and then hopefully have a job at tea drops or something like that by the middle of December. after i am settled in at Bea's i am going to work HARD at finishing my narrative for my graduate school application. then with those things i will also be in the process of praying about what the lord wants me to do until august 2009 when school starts.
i am going to be praying about and asking the Lord to give me discernment. i am thinking of 3 things, staying in kc and working full-time, going to Georgia and living life with the brooks-perhaps get a little mentoring/disciplining from mama Kathy, and/or going to back to Haiti for a little bit. they are all broad, different, but defined...pray i follow the Lord in where he wants me to be.
i desire to be fully obedient because when i am obedient life is glorifying to God and it also ends up being really wonderful and filled with blessings...i learn SO much too!!!
well there is a quick update. when i get my pictures in my computer from Georgia i will be sure to put some on here!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
tash
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
dorothy's update Nov. 21 2008
Hi everyone.
Less than 3 weeks after coming back to Haiti I had to have an emergency appendectomy. Oh, that was an experience I could have done without but it's over and I'm now fine. Kathy Brooks, Sam and Casey flew down from Georgia to care for me and help Kez with the kids and the team we had in this week. Thank you Kathy, Sam and Casey! Thank you Lord!
Nerlande went home with her grandmother while I was in the hospital. Emily will go back to Bercy tomorrow. We will then 'only' have 19 babies. We had agreed to accept another baby from Gonaives found by Dr. Karen at a clinic but he didn't survive even his first night of hospitalization and blood transfusion at a Gonaives hospital. We pray for the family of this little one who seems to have died of starvation.
We actually have 2 teams in: Sisters from Tennessee and a church group from West Virginia. What a group! They came in, asked what needed to be done, gathered the materials we had on hand and bought the rest and started right to work. They haven't stopped working yet! The house is being transformed with paint and decorations and shelves and organization. Every child gets special attention every day. This is a Spirit filled group and the whole household is overflowing with love. Praise God for these wonderful people!
Oh, and Sister Miriam went out yesterday and brought home a refrigerator and washing machine. She hopes to go shopping today to stock our shelves with all our basic needs. We feel like the heavens have opened and blessings are pouring out on us. Well, to be honest, they are! God is always good but I especially love the blessings part!
Dr. Karen came Monday to examine me and 2 of the children. Poutchino hasn't been himself since starting on TB meds. Dr. Karen thinks his tegretol levels (for seizures) are affected by theTB meds. We'll get test results today to confirm it but in the meantime have started cutting back the tegretol. Poutchino already is more alert and eats better. Levinsky had an infection and she put him on meds. He is much better.
Sorry for no picture. I jsut haven't been able to get around to take them. When the group shares their photos with me I'll put them up on the blog.
God bless you.
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
Less than 3 weeks after coming back to Haiti I had to have an emergency appendectomy. Oh, that was an experience I could have done without but it's over and I'm now fine. Kathy Brooks, Sam and Casey flew down from Georgia to care for me and help Kez with the kids and the team we had in this week. Thank you Kathy, Sam and Casey! Thank you Lord!
Nerlande went home with her grandmother while I was in the hospital. Emily will go back to Bercy tomorrow. We will then 'only' have 19 babies. We had agreed to accept another baby from Gonaives found by Dr. Karen at a clinic but he didn't survive even his first night of hospitalization and blood transfusion at a Gonaives hospital. We pray for the family of this little one who seems to have died of starvation.
We actually have 2 teams in: Sisters from Tennessee and a church group from West Virginia. What a group! They came in, asked what needed to be done, gathered the materials we had on hand and bought the rest and started right to work. They haven't stopped working yet! The house is being transformed with paint and decorations and shelves and organization. Every child gets special attention every day. This is a Spirit filled group and the whole household is overflowing with love. Praise God for these wonderful people!
Oh, and Sister Miriam went out yesterday and brought home a refrigerator and washing machine. She hopes to go shopping today to stock our shelves with all our basic needs. We feel like the heavens have opened and blessings are pouring out on us. Well, to be honest, they are! God is always good but I especially love the blessings part!
Dr. Karen came Monday to examine me and 2 of the children. Poutchino hasn't been himself since starting on TB meds. Dr. Karen thinks his tegretol levels (for seizures) are affected by theTB meds. We'll get test results today to confirm it but in the meantime have started cutting back the tegretol. Poutchino already is more alert and eats better. Levinsky had an infection and she put him on meds. He is much better.
Sorry for no picture. I jsut haven't been able to get around to take them. When the group shares their photos with me I'll put them up on the blog.
God bless you.
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, November 20, 2008
His presence among us...
I am amazed at the beauty of life in this small town, the focus of the Lord being always constant and present. I am honored to know and meet the people in this space, filled with art, peace, color, revelation, prayer and a spirit that is speaking volumes to the individual, community, and world. The Lord and His goodness is always in the conversation here. its truly beautiful. The way faith and trust in Him is given here daily...gosh what an example for all of us. I am inspired and challenged.
The way Mama Kathy and Papa Beaver, even their kids, converse and then speak out in prayer and converse again, its like the conversation never ends or begins, God is constantly among it. He is ever present, He is in the kneeling of the knees, the bowing of the head, the laughing of the heart, the simple conversation, the heartache that makes us cry...He is always there with us. With the Brooks family, there is no boundary of when speaking to God happens and when speaking to me or others happen...it seems to flow endlessly. Giving glory to God is said whenever...church is life...life is shared, discovered...lived out in faith...humility, honesty...lived out in trust...its good.
I'm not trying to say life is perfect here or that they are better than anyone else...I just wanted to point out how grateful I am for their presence, their example to me. God is continually using them to speak truth in my life. Their ministry here and in Haiti is amazing (much ministries). God is ever so present in it because of their steadfast faith in His ability to use them. Its great to be with those that think we CAN change the world through the power and love of Christ our King.
I am blessed by them. Thank you Lord for the Brooks.
The way Mama Kathy and Papa Beaver, even their kids, converse and then speak out in prayer and converse again, its like the conversation never ends or begins, God is constantly among it. He is ever present, He is in the kneeling of the knees, the bowing of the head, the laughing of the heart, the simple conversation, the heartache that makes us cry...He is always there with us. With the Brooks family, there is no boundary of when speaking to God happens and when speaking to me or others happen...it seems to flow endlessly. Giving glory to God is said whenever...church is life...life is shared, discovered...lived out in faith...humility, honesty...lived out in trust...its good.
I'm not trying to say life is perfect here or that they are better than anyone else...I just wanted to point out how grateful I am for their presence, their example to me. God is continually using them to speak truth in my life. Their ministry here and in Haiti is amazing (much ministries). God is ever so present in it because of their steadfast faith in His ability to use them. Its great to be with those that think we CAN change the world through the power and love of Christ our King.
I am blessed by them. Thank you Lord for the Brooks.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
y'all i'm in georgia..
and i cant tell you how cute and cozy the sunny brooks market place is. the presence there is wonderful, filled with signs, art, vintage things, all expressing in silence a love for life, people and the Lord. God is in this place and i love it. it is beautiful, even this morning someone came in and asked for prayer. we laid hands on this man and right then and there the pain in his ear, neck and face went from the hurting level of a 2 (1 hurting most, 10 not at all) to a 5 or 6. God is so good...it gave me the chills...
its been very chillax...when we got in last night we just hung around and talked, then this morning i have just been helping around the shop/restaurant. right now I'm sitting at the library waiting on their son Taylor to meet me after his class. i will be joining him for a college/young adult bible study/worship thing. I'm sure it will be great.
I've only almost cried 3 times since i have been here...and it hasn't even been 24hours yet. its good though...being with people that are daily working on helping Haiti, daily being in prayer, daily serving others, daily trusting that funds will be provided, and KNOW the community that i left in port-au-prince. last night we talked a lot about the kids, Dorothy, and being here in America verses Haiti.
I'm still praying for space to cry with my savior over not being present in flesh with the community in port-au-prince. time will bring healing, but i am hoping here will be a good start to humbling my pride and preparing my heart to be present in America, in Kansas City.
the brooks family truly have a wonderful ministry here in south Georgia. check them out at www.muchministries.org
blessings,
Natasha :)
its been very chillax...when we got in last night we just hung around and talked, then this morning i have just been helping around the shop/restaurant. right now I'm sitting at the library waiting on their son Taylor to meet me after his class. i will be joining him for a college/young adult bible study/worship thing. I'm sure it will be great.
I've only almost cried 3 times since i have been here...and it hasn't even been 24hours yet. its good though...being with people that are daily working on helping Haiti, daily being in prayer, daily serving others, daily trusting that funds will be provided, and KNOW the community that i left in port-au-prince. last night we talked a lot about the kids, Dorothy, and being here in America verses Haiti.
I'm still praying for space to cry with my savior over not being present in flesh with the community in port-au-prince. time will bring healing, but i am hoping here will be a good start to humbling my pride and preparing my heart to be present in America, in Kansas City.
the brooks family truly have a wonderful ministry here in south Georgia. check them out at www.muchministries.org
blessings,
Natasha :)
Friday, November 14, 2008
being a godmother!!
oh also wanted to give a heads up...kez informed me of wonderful news the other day, news that makes my heart melt in so many different ways, i am blessed beyond words...
"Kervens asked yesterday if when his adoption is complete, will you and I be his god-mothers. He wants to have a ceremony with his whole family (Brooks, Dorothy, you, me) to make it official. and he wants to pour perfume on our heads, like they used to anoint people in the Bible."
how amazing is that...i am honored. i miss that boy so much, but I'm so glad that keziah(kez) is there with him. I'm so glad that he is a part of the brooks family...that i am blessed to also get to go stay with them on Monday! i cant wait. although i know it will be hard for Kathy to leave as she has been helping out this past week. pray for us, as we both will be grieving not being there.
i am actually praying that while in Georgia i have some really great quality time with the lord, i need to have a cry fest because despite the pride in me wanting to handle every transition well...i need to ball my eyes out. i miss Haiti, my kids, Dorothy, everything SO much and am 'hiding out' as my dear friend Beatriz put it today. i don't want to start life here, i don't want to get back into the normal groove of things, because it makes not being there more of a reality.
with that all said i have no words...
In His Grace...
"Kervens asked yesterday if when his adoption is complete, will you and I be his god-mothers. He wants to have a ceremony with his whole family (Brooks, Dorothy, you, me) to make it official. and he wants to pour perfume on our heads, like they used to anoint people in the Bible."
how amazing is that...i am honored. i miss that boy so much, but I'm so glad that keziah(kez) is there with him. I'm so glad that he is a part of the brooks family...that i am blessed to also get to go stay with them on Monday! i cant wait. although i know it will be hard for Kathy to leave as she has been helping out this past week. pray for us, as we both will be grieving not being there.
i am actually praying that while in Georgia i have some really great quality time with the lord, i need to have a cry fest because despite the pride in me wanting to handle every transition well...i need to ball my eyes out. i miss Haiti, my kids, Dorothy, everything SO much and am 'hiding out' as my dear friend Beatriz put it today. i don't want to start life here, i don't want to get back into the normal groove of things, because it makes not being there more of a reality.
with that all said i have no words...
In His Grace...
mama kathy
So i just received an update from mama kathy and i think it would be a great update on here about what is going on in haiti...so i think she wouldnt mind me posting it..so here are some words from mama kathy...
"first things first..i am now going on day two...and night two and soon to be day three in the same clothes...i came to the hospital on wed.for my shift that has ended up being three days long..
but it is a very nice hospital so i really can't complain..plus Dorothy is wonderful even when she is wretching...and i am certain i have an Angel here called ""the angel of don't let kathy smell anything bad and keep her from puking"
i am not a nurse and i have done it all here...so glory to God and His angels!
i sleep on a blanket on the tile floor but it is ok, there are a tleast two other people on the floor too...family to the woman in the other bed beside us..kind of feels like...humanity.
We have been released to go home tomorrow,which we were going to do with or without this release...so good for the doctor he didn't try to tangle with these white girls!
Son Sam has been quite amazing...really handling the stressful stuff. Today
( Kez, the nurse living at dorothy's was teaching, Kevens(our Haitian son who speakes perfect english and translates for us) was at school, dorothy and i are far away in a hospital)
He was alone at the house with 20? babies..some sick, 4 or 5 nannies who looked to him for answers about meds, food etc...a car that needed repair..and dealing with the haitian mechanic who came to fix it, He had to walk about two miles...up hill...to pick up Kez, the nurse from her temporary teaching job, and then walk back...(yes, it is hot here)
He phoned this morning while doing the babies meds..we had done them together the day before...he said "ok Mom, just walk me through this..i can't find Poutchinos seizure med..".now that is the ONE you want to get right! Bless his heart.he got it.....He does need a gold ribbon of some sort...
Extreme home school! And he worries if I am ok up here !
So Dorothy is going to be fine. We have been emailing back and forth with Dr. Mike Hamm.He has been wonderful..on call through emails...he told her to not eat at all until this wretching stops...the hospital says she must eat hardy meals... ( so i will eat her dinner tonight..if they send us something! )
So thankful for so many prayers..strength and wisdom...GOD PUSHES IT TOWARD US AT ALL TIMES!
We are so happy that Casey is returning on saturday to join in the fun....
there is a mission team coming on saturday too, from somewhere..we do not know much about them except that they are coming to work with Dorothy's kids...so we will get to meet some more folks...fun fun fun! they are staying at the guest house. (PTL)
I come home on monday...Lynn Wright is driving to Ft. lauderdale and has volunteered to pick me up! hooray for lynn...
We pick up Tasha at the jax airport 9:30 pm monday...can't wait to be with her!"
Mama Kathy
so that was the latest i heard, pray for continued wisdom and strength for everyone involved as Dorothy recovers from getting her appendix taken out.
"first things first..i am now going on day two...and night two and soon to be day three in the same clothes...i came to the hospital on wed.for my shift that has ended up being three days long..
but it is a very nice hospital so i really can't complain..plus Dorothy is wonderful even when she is wretching...and i am certain i have an Angel here called ""the angel of don't let kathy smell anything bad and keep her from puking"
i am not a nurse and i have done it all here...so glory to God and His angels!
i sleep on a blanket on the tile floor but it is ok, there are a tleast two other people on the floor too...family to the woman in the other bed beside us..kind of feels like...humanity.
We have been released to go home tomorrow,which we were going to do with or without this release...so good for the doctor he didn't try to tangle with these white girls!
Son Sam has been quite amazing...really handling the stressful stuff. Today
( Kez, the nurse living at dorothy's was teaching, Kevens(our Haitian son who speakes perfect english and translates for us) was at school, dorothy and i are far away in a hospital)
He was alone at the house with 20? babies..some sick, 4 or 5 nannies who looked to him for answers about meds, food etc...a car that needed repair..and dealing with the haitian mechanic who came to fix it, He had to walk about two miles...up hill...to pick up Kez, the nurse from her temporary teaching job, and then walk back...(yes, it is hot here)
He phoned this morning while doing the babies meds..we had done them together the day before...he said "ok Mom, just walk me through this..i can't find Poutchinos seizure med..".now that is the ONE you want to get right! Bless his heart.he got it.....He does need a gold ribbon of some sort...
Extreme home school! And he worries if I am ok up here !
So Dorothy is going to be fine. We have been emailing back and forth with Dr. Mike Hamm.He has been wonderful..on call through emails...he told her to not eat at all until this wretching stops...the hospital says she must eat hardy meals... ( so i will eat her dinner tonight..if they send us something! )
So thankful for so many prayers..strength and wisdom...GOD PUSHES IT TOWARD US AT ALL TIMES!
We are so happy that Casey is returning on saturday to join in the fun....
there is a mission team coming on saturday too, from somewhere..we do not know much about them except that they are coming to work with Dorothy's kids...so we will get to meet some more folks...fun fun fun! they are staying at the guest house. (PTL)
I come home on monday...Lynn Wright is driving to Ft. lauderdale and has volunteered to pick me up! hooray for lynn...
We pick up Tasha at the jax airport 9:30 pm monday...can't wait to be with her!"
Mama Kathy
so that was the latest i heard, pray for continued wisdom and strength for everyone involved as Dorothy recovers from getting her appendix taken out.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
fall
Despite my sadness with not being in haiti with all the kids, i was so thankful to be back before all the leaves and fall colors had completely disappeared. My mom and I went on a walk not long after my first day back and i got some really good shots. thought i would share the little fall i got to see because as of today i noticed its pretty much gone. we are into winter and my heart aches with cold. but new life will come in the spring i just hope it is a short winter...
Monday, November 10, 2008
last days
just some photos from my last few days in port...some from the open house and some from emmanuel and rosemanie cookin and bakin me up a great feast...so blessed by everyone...i miss them so...
Sunday, November 9, 2008
update on Dorothy
Well y'all Praise God because Dorothy is safe and on her way to being well. it was appendicitis and she had surgery today. she is in the hospital and will be there for 4 more days. they don't want her to rush home so she will be on observation...don't want an infection to break out or anything so reinforcements are coming as Kez likes to say...keep praying...
Mama Kathy will be on her way to help out and Sam who just got back from haiti on the eighth is going with her. hes a trooper there and right back again. For those of you who forgot or didn't know...Kathy is Kevs adoptive mom and Sam is his 16year old brother. it will be so good that they are there, extra hands and feet. i also think it will be great for kevs as i am sure this has been hard on him. he often takes on big burdens that a 10yr old shouldn't have to worry about. pray for him to know God is in control and Dorothy will be OK.
Pray for Dorothy to be OK. i mean we are confident that she will be, but anytime there is surgery and health involved there are risks. continue to pray for keziah as well, i think she has taken over my role as second in command, and first when Dorothy is not there. i am not sure that is what she had in mind when i left and fear she is really overwhelmed. i know she is doing a great job, but it will be a blessing that the reinforcements are coming. i know she is tired.
i think Sam will be there for two weeks, but mama Kathy comes back on the 17Th. i am actually going to visit them for a week. the day Kathy gets back is the day i am coming...pray for her as leaving kevs behind is always so hard to do. they live in Georgia and i am so excited to visit as i feel a piece of me is already there. i have heard so much of the things they are doing there and i am honored to know the brooks family. i am sure i will write about my time there with them.
other than that there is not much to update. rusty and Cheryl go back to Haiti on the 13Th of this month and will most likely be taking Emily Marie out to bercy as she needs to get settled there. pray for her, i am worried it is going to be a rough transition. pray for rusty and Cheryl as their task is always greater than words can explain, but they are fighters and know that God is a BIG God...He is always working :)
i better get to bed...i have to take my car into the shop tomorrow and buckle down on my application for the MSW at KU...
thanks again for everything...
love love love
tash
Mama Kathy will be on her way to help out and Sam who just got back from haiti on the eighth is going with her. hes a trooper there and right back again. For those of you who forgot or didn't know...Kathy is Kevs adoptive mom and Sam is his 16year old brother. it will be so good that they are there, extra hands and feet. i also think it will be great for kevs as i am sure this has been hard on him. he often takes on big burdens that a 10yr old shouldn't have to worry about. pray for him to know God is in control and Dorothy will be OK.
Pray for Dorothy to be OK. i mean we are confident that she will be, but anytime there is surgery and health involved there are risks. continue to pray for keziah as well, i think she has taken over my role as second in command, and first when Dorothy is not there. i am not sure that is what she had in mind when i left and fear she is really overwhelmed. i know she is doing a great job, but it will be a blessing that the reinforcements are coming. i know she is tired.
i think Sam will be there for two weeks, but mama Kathy comes back on the 17Th. i am actually going to visit them for a week. the day Kathy gets back is the day i am coming...pray for her as leaving kevs behind is always so hard to do. they live in Georgia and i am so excited to visit as i feel a piece of me is already there. i have heard so much of the things they are doing there and i am honored to know the brooks family. i am sure i will write about my time there with them.
other than that there is not much to update. rusty and Cheryl go back to Haiti on the 13Th of this month and will most likely be taking Emily Marie out to bercy as she needs to get settled there. pray for her, i am worried it is going to be a rough transition. pray for rusty and Cheryl as their task is always greater than words can explain, but they are fighters and know that God is a BIG God...He is always working :)
i better get to bed...i have to take my car into the shop tomorrow and buckle down on my application for the MSW at KU...
thanks again for everything...
love love love
tash
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Mama Dorothy, Petionville...PRAY
Haiti is in great need of prayer right now. i am sure many of you have heard about the school collapsing in Petionville, but i also wanted to inform you that Dorothy has been admitted into a hospital. i received this message from Kez today...
"I just got back from Sacred Heart, Dorothy is admitted there. She's spending the night with Emmanuel there to assist her. She wanted me back at the house to make sure everything is OK here. We don't know what is wrong with her - she just started having awful abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea this morning, so bad that she had to call me to come get her from Agape and take her to the hospital. They have run a bunch of tests and they are looking at maybe appendicitis, parasites, giardia, malaria, and a dilated bowel. Hopefully after tonight they'll have the blood work back and we'll know more. I'll be going back in the morning after I do breakfast and meds for the kids."
PLEASE being praying for her as i don't think kerven's little heart or any of us really for that matter could handle something happening to her. pray for her to feel well, to be treated with attention and great care. i trust sacred heart hospital its one of the best hospitals in Haiti i have seen. therefore she should be well taken care of, but pray for provision and wisdom. pray for the nannies and all the kids, for Kez as she will take Dorothy's role right now. its a big task, but she will do wonderful.
in terms of the school collapsing it doesn't look good at all, however aid seems to be coming. dannae the teacher who lives at the infant rescue sent out her email update with this information on it...
"I'm sure you all heard about the school that collapsed yesterday. It happened in Petionville, which is a section of Port-au-Prince. No, it was not my school, or very close to my school. It is probably about a half hour away. It was a five story building and there were about 700 students that attended grades pre-K through philo (the last year of high school here). All the floors fell down completely except for the basement where the kindergarten class was trapped. Rescuers were trying to get them unburied, but as there are not as many trained in rescues such as this it was difficult. Also, they were not keeping track of the bodies they were finding, whether they had died or were being sent to the hospital. Parents had no idea whether their child was found and in a hospital, what hospital they were in, if they were still buried or if they were dead. As of this morning there were 80 confirmed to have died. Pray for those who may be still buried. Pray for the family of those who are dead or missing. And pray for those who are in the hospital that they may be taken care of properly."
also here are some links to check out...(copy and paste in your browser)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/08/haiti.school.collapse/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/08/haiti.school.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7717756.stm
i wanted to update you as i firmly believe the power of prayer is beyond our understanding. its so necessary in waging the war against injustice.
thanks for being a part of it with all your prayers...
love love love
"I just got back from Sacred Heart, Dorothy is admitted there. She's spending the night with Emmanuel there to assist her. She wanted me back at the house to make sure everything is OK here. We don't know what is wrong with her - she just started having awful abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea this morning, so bad that she had to call me to come get her from Agape and take her to the hospital. They have run a bunch of tests and they are looking at maybe appendicitis, parasites, giardia, malaria, and a dilated bowel. Hopefully after tonight they'll have the blood work back and we'll know more. I'll be going back in the morning after I do breakfast and meds for the kids."
PLEASE being praying for her as i don't think kerven's little heart or any of us really for that matter could handle something happening to her. pray for her to feel well, to be treated with attention and great care. i trust sacred heart hospital its one of the best hospitals in Haiti i have seen. therefore she should be well taken care of, but pray for provision and wisdom. pray for the nannies and all the kids, for Kez as she will take Dorothy's role right now. its a big task, but she will do wonderful.
in terms of the school collapsing it doesn't look good at all, however aid seems to be coming. dannae the teacher who lives at the infant rescue sent out her email update with this information on it...
"I'm sure you all heard about the school that collapsed yesterday. It happened in Petionville, which is a section of Port-au-Prince. No, it was not my school, or very close to my school. It is probably about a half hour away. It was a five story building and there were about 700 students that attended grades pre-K through philo (the last year of high school here). All the floors fell down completely except for the basement where the kindergarten class was trapped. Rescuers were trying to get them unburied, but as there are not as many trained in rescues such as this it was difficult. Also, they were not keeping track of the bodies they were finding, whether they had died or were being sent to the hospital. Parents had no idea whether their child was found and in a hospital, what hospital they were in, if they were still buried or if they were dead. As of this morning there were 80 confirmed to have died. Pray for those who may be still buried. Pray for the family of those who are dead or missing. And pray for those who are in the hospital that they may be taken care of properly."
also here are some links to check out...(copy and paste in your browser)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/08/haiti.school.collapse/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/08/haiti.school.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7717756.stm
i wanted to update you as i firmly believe the power of prayer is beyond our understanding. its so necessary in waging the war against injustice.
thanks for being a part of it with all your prayers...
love love love
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
a full week now...
I have officially been on American soil now for a whole week. i wont lie it has been very hard. i love living daily life with people in community amidst the struggle and joys,the day to day. its hard not being a part of the small things going on there. i do miss things, but i know i will be back to Haiti, i am very at peace about that. i also know i am suppose to be here now. its my humanness that is craving to be back there so badly, my spiritual side knows i am where i am suppose to be right now. its trying to find the balance of those two places and being content in it.
i am at my parents right now and its a blessing. i can completely unwind here. i can relax and not feel obligated. i can have fun conversations with my parents, watch good movies, eat good food, enjoy the life away from the city, give my dog some love that she desperately needs and just be. however i think it also partly makes transition a bit harder as i am not so busy. it is easier to think about Haiti and miss being so proactive in the world when i am here resting. i know i need it, but i often crave to have a return date.
the first days all i really did was sleep, watch TV and movies, and eat. then i worked a little on my application for graduate school. since Sunday i have been a bit more proactive with my time so i am distracted and not thinking about it as much. but when ever there is a calm moment my brain and spirit go there. everyday i am online praying for an update from Dorothy or Kez, someone to tell me what i am missing and how the kids are doing.
i need to grief the fact that i am not there anymore. i know it will take time...i am trying to give myself grace. as my Father in heaven has such big plans for me and i know i am following his will...i just cant see it all right now you know. His grace is sufficient, His plans are beyond beautiful, this i must remember.
<3 <3 <3
i am at my parents right now and its a blessing. i can completely unwind here. i can relax and not feel obligated. i can have fun conversations with my parents, watch good movies, eat good food, enjoy the life away from the city, give my dog some love that she desperately needs and just be. however i think it also partly makes transition a bit harder as i am not so busy. it is easier to think about Haiti and miss being so proactive in the world when i am here resting. i know i need it, but i often crave to have a return date.
the first days all i really did was sleep, watch TV and movies, and eat. then i worked a little on my application for graduate school. since Sunday i have been a bit more proactive with my time so i am distracted and not thinking about it as much. but when ever there is a calm moment my brain and spirit go there. everyday i am online praying for an update from Dorothy or Kez, someone to tell me what i am missing and how the kids are doing.
i need to grief the fact that i am not there anymore. i know it will take time...i am trying to give myself grace. as my Father in heaven has such big plans for me and i know i am following his will...i just cant see it all right now you know. His grace is sufficient, His plans are beyond beautiful, this i must remember.
<3 <3 <3
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