Haiti '09: Day 7 (Wednesday)

A HAITI UPDATE FROM DARREL:
I thought I would try to give you an update on our week in Haiti. This has been an amazing week for all of us and for the House of Hope. Of course you know the week started off with us arriving with only two of our bags. The awesome thing is that all of our painting supplies were in those bags. God provided for us so we could get to work and the rest of the stuff didn't matter much. The team really worked hard and today we were able to leave the House of Hope compound knowing the whole building was painted inside and out. It is so hard to believe this dream we had a few years ago is coming to a reality. In the next month the kitchen will be finished and the well will be dug. After that we only have a few loose ends to tie up and we will be ready to open. Leon assures us it will be filled right away and there will be a waiting list beyond that. We will begin with 6 to 8 boys and 6 to 8 girls. I am just in awe about how God is pulling this off.

Thanks to all of you who have helped and prayed for us and thanks to a great team down here in Haiti. They have worked so hard. We did get to spend a day at my favorite spot on earth (Wahoo Bay Beach). Tomorrow we fly out. Please pray for safe and good travel. We can't wait to share all about our trip with you all. God bless and have a good rest of the week.