Home Sweet Home

I'm overjoyed that some of these children now have a place to call home and a caretaker to call "momma". I am way behind on updating the progress since the race, but am SO excited to tell you that the children's home is BUILT (thanks to so many people who made this possible, and truly, to God be the Glory!) and these children have a firm foundation to live their lives. 12 boys and 12 girls now have a solid structure to protect them, a new hope to stand on. They are being given a firm, spiritual foundation in The Word and will know how much very Jesus loves them. The man with the yellow shirt and the big, handsome smile in the picture above is Pastor Innocent of the Philadelphia Evangelical Church. Pastor Innocent and the church oversees the day-to-day operations of the orphanage, "village", and of the children.

The name of the village is Village de Vie which means Village of Life. And how fitting is that! It's located in Gonaives, Haiti. I've partnered with The Haiti Orphan Project (along with The Global Orphan Project) in sponsoring this home. You can go to their website www.haitiorphanproject.org to read more and you will see a post about FEET for the FEAT of ORPHANS.

Anyway, there are so many exciting things to share, but for now, THANK YOU SOOOOO much to everyone who helped make this project and this burden on my heart a reality!!!!! Words can't express my gratitude! My eyes fill with tears just thinking about this fresh new start for these children. The Haiti Orphan Project (HOPE) posted from one of their trips to Haiti where they met with Pastor Innocent and the children, and the boys and girls shared some of the dreams they had. They had dreams of becoming doctors, lawyers, etc. Until their own school is built in the village, they are attending a nearby school and what a tremendous blessing to be able to give these children the opportunity to meet their dreams! They now have a foundation to build upon these dreams. Lives are truly being transformed! And it's my heartfelt prayer that they know God's unfailing love and stand strong on His Word and promises in Jeremiah, " 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' "