First group is leaving :(

It has been a crazy few days of demolition and construction and creativity in the miriam center. More walls have come down and many walls have come up. It is a disasterous mess down there. All the organization and cleaning we did previous demolition...well you can't tell we did any. Most of the past few days has been spent creating a huge sensory box out of 2 huge wooden crates. I got the idea from looking at the crates they ship all the missions supplies in. Me and Courtney bought them from the mission and went to work creating each wall. We did one wall with black paint and glow in the dark stars, another wall with tin foil and 1,000 colorful tin foil stars, I did one wall with the textures alphabet I made at home, I painted a landscape theme running across both boards in the front and made foam flowers and clouds and different things that will be velcro'd on so that the kids can take them off and move them around. We made big cushions to go at the bottum of each of the two sides of the box. I used a power drill (but it got confiscated from me :(  but I had fun while I was using it :) Things are coming along really well. I am sad though because I realized I will not get to put my huge box together while I am here because we are going to tile the room and it takes a month to cure and the box is to big to fit through a door. 

Today we had an autism specialist come in with a group which is really exciting and a surprise and the second group that is coming in next week has a physiotherapist and some other group members coming specifically to work with miriam center. So Courtney and mine goal is to set up a new play area outside to hold over till construction is over so we can start the new schedule and activities we have planned.

All the girl interns and full time staff started a Beth Moore Bible study entitles "stepping up" today and we will meet every week to watch a video and discuss what we learned during the week while studying and doing daily devos. I am super excited about this.

Tonight was a touching night with a time of reflection and sharing for the group that is heading out tomorrow.  It is amazing to hear the stories and how God has been working in and through people this week. I could sit here and list stories upon story it is so amazing what God is up to.  I have been reminded of how God has appointed each of us here for a very special reason, how he speaks to each of us in unique ways. Seeing Haiti through each individuals eyes was very eye opening to me. I was reminded why I love Haiti so much. How though the Haitians have so little they have so much love and Joy to share with us. They truly know how to worship God with their whole heart and how to lay their burdens at the cross when they walk into church and give all the strength they have to worship God. I pray that I can learn to worship as they worship. That is one thing I am amazed at all the time. Also how they have such child like faith. They trust and rely on God for every meal, for their health, for their safety, often for a place to sleep each night. They are able to see God as their father and run to him and just be with him. It amazes me.

My favorite part of the night was at the end of devos all the interns went up front and had all the full time missionaries come up and we each washed each of there feet and prayed over them and then we had a corporate time of prayer for where individuals from the group came up and we layed hands on them and prayed over them. I am so thankful for the service they give and all they have given up to serve God here. The staff here is so wonderful and they all have such a heart for God and the Haitians and are so good as accomodating all the short term trips that come in. It was a very powerful time. I pray that each of the missionaries knows how thankful we are for all they do and all the hardwork they put in serving. 

Well, I better get off of the computer and let someone else on. Thank you all for your prayers!

ps. I am still not feeling great please pray for my health, I am getting really frustrated and sick of not feeling well and feeling hindered from fully working for God. 

Love you all!!!!