As I’m sure you have heard in the news, Haiti has been pounded with hurricanes this season. Gustav was weathered well but Hanna brought a little more destruction to the area of our orphanage, God’s Littlest Angels. See below, from the blog Bethany keeps on GLA: “GLA is really noticing the presence of Hurricane Hanna. We just received […]
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So, What’s Next?
No doubt about it: job loss affects every aspect of your life whether you are an athletic or the family. Ranging from financial to social to physical to emotional. A job loss hurts! You really liked the people you worked with and will miss them. It’s very lonely being by your self all day. Your job was a way to show the world your independence and the ability to take care of yourself and family. My job was my future, so, what’s next?
Good News – Orphan Investigation Update
We have received word from our caseworker that Jude’s birth mother has been found and that the orphan investigation has been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 9. We praise God for this development. Please join us in prayer that in light of all the hurricane woes, everyone including Jude’s birth mother will make it to the […]
Visa – Orphan Investigation
We have been told that the reason Jude’s birth mother did not attend the orphan investigation meeting is because the US Consulate only gave the orphanage about 1 1/2 days’ notice for the appointment, which is generally not even enough time to find someone in Haiti.We are very frustrated by this. While we are sure […]
August Jude Update – We Finally Have a Smile!
This is a little bittersweet, because we weren’t supposed to get an August update…we were supposed to be in Haiti getting Jude! However, we’re encouraged that after months of photos with no smiles, we finally have a picture of Jude smiling. He’s smiling in the pool because he loves the water. Maybe we’ll only get […]
It’s Hurricane Season!
Hurricane Gustav has dropped 7 1/2″ of rain on GLA, and it isn’t finished. However, the worst of it has passed and the staff and children are all well. The orphanage is in the mountains, so they are on high ground.
More News – 08-15-08
We received word Friday that while the orphan investigation was scheduled for Wednesday, it could not be conducted because Jude’s birth mother did not attend. Dixie, our orphanage director is now seeking to find her (again), find out why she did not attend, and get another date scheduled for the orphan investigation. We have been […]
Finally – News!
We just got word today that Jude’s orphan investigation is scheduled for tomorrow. This is very good news! This is (finally!) the first step in getting his visa. Once this is done, the US Consulate can approve Jude’s visa and have it printed up, and then we’ll get travel dates. We need this bathed in prayer. Please pray […]
Photos! Between updates…
Good morning, all! We still have not heard anything from the US Consulate or Embassy in Haiti. They have about a three-week process to get Jude’s visa done. Our papers have been there for two weeks, and to our knowledge, they haven’t yet started with the first thing in the visa step. However, we were […]
Getting Things Together…
While we don’t yet have a green light for travel, we have started to get things together for the trip (and we must give a huge thank you, again, to the ladies of Orangeville Baptist Church, as much of what we’ve gathered to pack for Jude was given to us by them).One of the things […]
Nursery Photos! – 07/25/08
Well, the nursery is ready, and Mom G did the quilt. Great job, Mom G – you can’t even tell that it’s a first quilt! This room still smells like paint, so we keep the door closed and the windows open as much as we can, which is good. Walking by an empty nursery ten times […]