1. Back to...Recording
As Storly admitted, there was no way he was going to get any recording (of his regular daily Thru The Bible/Atrave labib programs) done while we were in Haiti, though he was in the studios doing plenty of live shows and his Sunday morning devotional program called Cascade. But his studio (in our basement) needed a good clean before he gets back in there for several hours every day.
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| Cleaning/bleaching/de-molding the studio's acoustic foam |
Storly's the Haitian Creole voice of J. Vernon McGee for Thru The Bible, and for the last 4 years, he's been working his way through the Bible, and is now in Jeremiah in the Old Testament
and 2 Thessalonians in the New Testament. Click here to listen - and share these resources with any Haitians you know. This is one of the only systematic Bible studies available in Creole ie. book-by-book, chapter-by-chapter complete Bible study. These programs are broadcast every weekday on Radio 4VEH in northern Haiti and on Radio Lumière in Port-au-Prince.
2. Back to...school!
At least, Hannah & Esther WILL be back to school on Monday. Yep, early, I know (especially for Brits who've only just broken up from school.) But we're all glad they'll be back at school (and Esther starting proper school, instead of pre-school). At the school's Open House yesterday, both girls got to meet their teachers (though we know them both already) and see their classrooms. And we're so thankful to have a great school close by, and to know both teachers from our church (oh, and the headmaster, I mean 'principal' is too). They're going to have a great year!3. Back to...focus on fundraising
And telling donors/supporters of all the great things that are happening in people's lives in Haiti through their support - and how they can help even more. Already we've had a strategy meeting with colleagues at (One Mission Society) headquarters to plan out how to share current fundraising needs (for Radio 4VEH operations; major Petite Anse construction project; and Resounding Hope solar radios outreach).
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| Headquarters - One Mission Society in Greenwood, about 40 minutes away. I'm usually there a couple of times a month, sometimes with Storly. (Photo from One Mission Society Facebook page) |
4. Back to...say goodbye to the Gross family
This one is bittersweet! Our good friends Steve & Melissa Gross, and their four kids Caleb, Hannah, Samuel and Sarah, have been a solid, awesome part of our lives since we moved to Columbus five years ago. And we've been honored to be part of their lives, including taking them to Haiti (Melissa with me in June 2010/Steve with Storly in Oct 2010)...sending text messages letting them know OMS had a need for teachers...and watching as God called them to move to Haiti as missionaries and serve at OMS' Cowman International School (they're both teachers). An amazing journey over the last three years through their initial questions ('do you think we're crazy to consider moving our family to Haiti?' -- uh, nope!), their application process, them raising funds to support their family (salary, living expenses, travel etc) for the next five years. And now, they leave in just a few days - and we will miss them :( - though we're really excited for them too!
We were able to be part of a moving 'commissioning service' held at OMS headquarters last week for the Gross family and several other missionary families, as they are officially sent to various parts of the world (was good to see Robin from Northern Ireland whose team we had hosted in Haiti a month before). Do check out the Gross family's blog here. They are still in need of friends to join their monthly financial and prayer support team. We're part of their team - will you consider supporting them too? Their blog will tell you how to get started.
5. And back to...celebrate my 40th birthday!
Oh yeh! A birthday-eve dinner with Wayne & Barb, birthday night dinner with the Grosses, and another night celebration with gorgeously good friends.
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| Gorgeous flowers - thanks, Mum & Ruthie! |
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| Cake with Wayne & Barb |
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| Ice-cream, more cake and Happy Birthday tiaras with Mandy, Melissa, Kellie & Jamie and families |
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| Spot the "I am 40" badge that H & E bought for me (press it, and it'll sing...). Oh, and yes, that is a Chuck E. Cheese's happy birthday hat I'm wearing. |
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| Nice, Storly! |
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