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Ok, so first, the story of how it is we are going to Haiti, long but worth the read:

As you all know from my prior post I have been struggling with the possible reality of us not being able to visit our boys in November. My emotions have run the course from anger to frustration to sadness to disappointment and more. To be brutally honest I was guilty of coveting what I know some of our friends have. I could not understand why God would not just speak to them, tell them to send us. I admit, I spent WAY to much time on this but, as they say, desperate times call for desperate measures. I was (am) desperate to be able to see our boys.

All through this I was praying one simple prayer each day, all day… God, Please send us provision for this trip. I was also seeking counsel from all our wise christian friends. (THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!) and dove into scripture and study.
Then, this past Monday I was on the phone with a dear friend of ours ( one of the friends I was secretly coveting!!!) and she told me she had something for me but I had to wait until I saw her the next day. If you knew this friend you would know she is crazy wonderful and her idea of a “gift” could range from a silly t-shirt from Wal Mart to who knows what. I got off the phone and told Paul about the conversation. At that point I said to him ” You know what? I am totally at peace with this.” No more frustration, no more questioning God, absolutely no more coveting, no more anything but peace with God, with the situation, with whatever might happen. TOTAL PEACE! It felt amazing.

Flash forward to Tuesday…
I had totally forgotten about “The surprise”. I met up with our friend and she had this HUGE smile on her face and handed me a small box. It was a jewelry box and I was excited to see what it was. I opened it up to find out it was actually a box of cold, hard cash!!!!!!!!! I was shocked and thrilled and overwhelmed and more.
BUT WAIT, there is more to the story, the money did not come from anyone we even know, it was from a friend of “Crazy, Wonderful Friend”. AND the money had actually been available during the past weekend but she did not realize it. Not until AFTER I realized I was at peace with God over whatever His plan was! How amazing is our GOD!!!! How FREAKIN” AMAZING IS OUR GOD!!!!! The cool thing too, Paul was with me and the 3 of us immediately prayed over this money, thanked God and prayed for wisdom and direction. It was, for me, a life changing moment.

Besides the fact that we now have more than enough money for BOTH of us to go to see our boys, this blessing has allowed me to share testimony to so many people. It seems that we, as faithful people, always talk about how we need to “Let go and let God.” but that is one of the single most difficult things for me to do and from my conversations with others, for them to do as well. This is one of those times that proves ONCE AGAIN, He is just waiting for us to truly lay it all at His feet. Do we always get this kind of blessing? NO. But do we always get blessed? Absolutely!!!

So, all that leads me to this….

Many of you have asked us what you can do to help. Below is a list of some things we are hoping to take with us on our trip. When we were in Haiti last, we met some wonderful staff at the hotel we stayed at. We are staying there again and would like to bring some things down to them. Of course we also have a list of things for the boys and the orphanage as well AND we support the Livesay Family and the ministry they work for, Heartline Ministries, through prayer and giving and would like to bring down a suitcase full of goodies for them. I will be adding to this list as I am waiting to hear back from Tara as to what she may need us to bring down.
As always PRAYER is the first request both for us as we plan and for continued good health and safety for the boys.

Donation Ideas:

Large Used Suitcases-we need 4 that can stay in Haiti
Infant and/or toddler formula
Pedia Sure
Peanut Butter
Pull-Ups (medium sized)
OTC Meds- Cough Syrup, Tylenol(adult and kids) Benedryl
Vaseline
Hydrocortisone Cream
Granola Bars
Toddler & Childrens Undies
Tooth Brushes & Toothpaste
Flip Flops (children & adult sizes)
MP3 players (used is great)
Baby Lotion
Simple Children’s Reading Books
Match Box Cars
Small baby Dolls
Stickers
Children’s Sunglasses
Bubbles
Playdough
Coloring Books & Crayons

Also, if anyone has any pool toys,especially swimmies or swim vests we could borrow, that would be awesome. The boys LOVE the pool but 2 parents and three boys makes for crazy times and near death drownings. (Ok only ONE and not really near death but scary just the same)

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