Visitors #3!!!

What an exciting summer it has been getting to meet so many people! But our last visitors were not strangers I haven’t met before, rather “family” I just hadn’t been able to see in a long time! Long time family friends of ours, who I have always referred to as Uncle Armand and Aunt Kathy, made their first trip to Haiti with all 4 of their biologically born teenage sons, to visit their 3 Haitian sons!!! Kathy and Armand are hosting John, Alex and Rennick, and were able to spend 4 fun filled days in Haiti getting to know their new sons! The boys, their family and myself stayed at Dr. Bernards home with some of the girls for almost a week! They spent the first day just hugging, smiling and getting to know each other. The next day they came to the orphanage to see where the kids live, meet the nannies, the other children and bless our shelves with some supplies! After all these teams our stock room is looking wonderful! The remainder of the time was spent talking about the boys, helping the family to get to know them, playing volleyball and soccer, and teaching Alex, Rennick, and John to play wiffle ball. All the Bergeron boys are big baseball players!! And Alex, Rennick and John were happy to learn and share that time with their brothers.
I was amazed to see how quickly God can tie together a family. It was a matter of hours before all the boys were playing practical jokes, and communicating in a sibling language only they could understand, despite the nerves, language barrier, and years of not knowing eachother – it seemed as though this family has always been! And something about the faces of the 3 boys here and the 4 boys in the states is very similar looking, I know that must sound a little funny. But I think its proof of how God has choosen these boys, for that family – and his plan is perfect.

During this stay we also met up with a woman named Amy who has adopted a 4 year old boy Kandsy, from Children of The Promise, COTP in Cap Haitien. Amy worked through New Life Link for her adoption and after 2 long and straining years, again God provided, and Kandsy and his family are now united in Colorado. We met Amy the night before her Visa appointment with Kandsy and they stayed two nights with us at Dr. Bernards house before leaving for the states. I was instantly attracted to Kandsy’s wonderful smile, bright eyes and Amazing LAUGH! Even though he had spent the whole day traveling and had been up since very early in the morning, as soon as I said hello and introduced myself in Creole he came running over and gave me a hug. Complete with new sneakers and a little blue back pack we were instantly buds. Kandsy speaks wonderful English!! And Amy did quite well with her Creole also! Last I heard they were on their way safely to the states. I need to email her for a new update and to say hello to Kandsy!! But please keep the progression and transition of their family, and Kandsy’s transition into life in the states, and leaving his ‘family’ in Haiti in your prayers. Meeting them reinstated in me how great the need is in Haiti – and how small of an island it is, but with so many to serve, Kandsy’s smile and laugh was really a trigger from God that has ignited a new fire within me.

Blessings –
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