3-13-2009
Today was our last day at the orphanage. We spent all day finishing up tasks and playing with the kids. In the morning the guys put up a gate to keep all the little ones from escaping their play area..by the end of the day most of them figured out how to open it but it helps slow them down. We did another English class for the kids. We made crosses with English words on them and sang worship songs in English. It was amazing to hold, dance and sing with them. Singing Happy Day and Blessed Be Your Name was a favorite. All the nannies came to see what was going on, they joined in and sang with us. Even the babies got to be a part of our dance party. Then we brought all the kids outside and had cupcakes to celebrate March Birthdays. It was a great way to end our trip because it was a big party!
Today Mallory and I were hanging out with the school kids while they were on their break time. At first we played Simon says. The kids got tired of that so I tried to start a game of tag. It wasn’t really tag it was more like chase Shelby and when you reach her, form a big mob around her and tackle her to the ground. This happened about five or six times. The good thing was is that every time they tackled me to the ground they all helped me up and brushed me off and waited for me start running again.
The nannies braided all of the girls’ hair today. It was fun but for some of us it took forever because of the length or thickness of our hair. We all decided to keep it in until we get home tomorrow. IT was fun to sit there and talk and get to know the nannies. I think it made them feel special because a lot of people who come down mostly focus on the children, but the nannies is what makes the orphanage possible. Without them it would be chaotic.
Leaving the nannies and the children was very sad. We all bonded with certain kids and certain nannies and it is heart breaking to leave them. We all left telling ourselves we would be back because it was to painful to say goodbye. In the beginning of the trip we were unsure how we would help out. Today God showed us much we impacted the people at Three Angels. The staff thanked us, and told us we would be missed. We were all blessed by each other and it is so crazy how much love we could have for them when we don’t even speak the same language.
Our last happy time was about us expressing what we saw, experienced and how it changed us. We all are missing the kids, but ready to be with our families. We look very forward to the next trip to Haiti so we can see all our friends and be a apart of Haiti again.
See you all very soon. Please pray for our trip home.
1 comment:
What a wonderful group serving in God's name. You all make such a difference in those children's lives and who knows, maybe just one or two will do something great when they grow up.
Just look at Pres. Barack Obama and his journey...he lived all over the world and who'd have thought he'd become President of the United States???
I've often wondered if "Doctors Without Borders" go to Haiti. If not, they sure need to.....it's the poorest country in the Western hemisphere....
what happens to those kids & nannies after all of you go back home?
God must be smiling at all you guys do for that orphanage.
Have a safe trip home:)
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