Natasha left today...

Oh sad day. We took Natasha to the airport this morning. After two delays to help us thru crises, she has gone back to Kansas to wait for God to give her her next assignment and to prepare for graduate school. We know He has great plans for her life and we had to let her go. We (the kids, the staff, Dannae and Kez, all our friends) will miss her, though, more than I am able to express. God truly blessed us when he sent Tasha to us.

A nasty gastro-intestinal virus hit many of the children just before I got back to Haiti. A few were still sick when I got here but all are now recovered. Praise God!!

We are very crowded with 21 babies (Kervens makes 22 children) and were very lucky to find 3 portacribs for sale this morning. A lady (Chris) gave us money to buy a new washer so we went shopping after leaving Tasha at the airport. The store didn't have a washer but it did have cribs. We desperately needed them and I haven't found them in any other store or on the streets. Sweet Chris immediately gave me permission to buy the cribs instead of the washer. What a BLESSING!

We have now tested all of the new children (Miltha, Patrick, Kimberly, Josie and Lavinsky) for HIV and TB. Lavinsky had already tested positive for HIV but he is still young enough to revert to negative. We hope his weak positive on this home test is a good sign. Miltha's skin test is positive for TB. Her mother will come here tomorrow morning to go with us when we take Poutchino and Miltha to the TB clinic where Poutchino is being treated. Miltha will need more tests to confirm whether she actually has TB.

Isn't God wonderful to bring these children to us! His tender care for these helpless children just blows me away. I see it often but am still amazed. He loves and cares for you and me just as much. He sent His own son, Jesus, to die on the cross for us so that, if we believe on Him and make Him Lord of our lives, we will live with Him for eternity. I pray that you all have accepted Jesus and can feel and see His presence in your lives.

Glad to be back in Haiti serving HIM,
Dorothy Pearce