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Hello Phil & Angie,
It’s hard to believe that another month has already flown by! It hope is has been a good one for you!
We’ve had seven children, from the toddler house alone, go home to their “Forever Families”. It has been an encouraging and joyful, but tear jerking month, as we’ve said good-bye to these familiar faces. The coming month looks to be full of even more children going home and we are praising God for the final break through in passports!
We’ve started a new menu here at the toddler house. Some of the old picks are still present, but we’ve also added a few new items. Hot chocolate, jello and pudding, sandwiches, soup, macaroni & cheese, corn meal & beans, and vegetable rice, have added some variety. Everything has gone over quite well, with the exception of the soup. The kids just don’t show much enthusiasm when this is served up on Sunday nights. We may have to change it out for a more favored meal, such as spaghetti!
With rainy season beginning its 6th week here in Haiti , I had expected the kids to be showing more cabin fever symptoms, as we had last year. But there is one great change this year, the added room of the new toddler house. Now each group divides themselves up and finds a quite place in the house where they can sing, read, play, and draw while the rain pours down outside. I am very pleased with how well the kids are entertaining themselves and getting along!
John and Dixie’s trip has been going well and, even though we miss them, I am glad they are able to spend an extra week in the US helping Jean Bell out at the GLA office. We have had many volunteers come in to help out while they are away. I am very thankful for their willingness to do whatever needs done! Sometimes though, when try as I may I can’t get the generator to run, or the pump to stop spewing water… I just wish John, and his vast expertise, were here!!! I have learned a lot about diesel engines in his absence. We look forward to having him back next week, after almost 10 weeks away!
Ronaldo is healthy and doing great! He has been on no medications in the last month, and has not complained of any illnesses of any kind. His current measurements are as follow:
Height: 46.5 inches / 118 cm
Weight: 44 lbs
Ronaldo’s friend Georgy is about to leave as I am sure you know, through your correspondence on the Haitian Angels group. Ronaldo is not so sure about all of this. He’s happy for Georgy, but also wishes he weren’t leaving right now. He will certainly miss him. So if you can specifically remember to pray about that in the next week I am sure your son will appreciate it. With this knowledge of his friend leaving though, we pulled out the photo album and had a chat about you guys. He was feeling better by the end, and wanted to show off his family again to all the kids, I know it helps not to feel left, to know that someone is waiting just for him. And soon it will be his turn.
Ronaldo is quickly taking on Georgy’s “big kid” role though. He is always on my elbow asking if he can help. This morning he had my keys and relayed the message that a worker could not unlock the door so was requesting my help. He stood and gave me the message, then I asked him to throw me the keys from a distance away. He certainly did, a nice shot too, but I missed (being the extremely coordinated person that I am, this came as a tremendous shock to me, j/k lol :) ). All the other kids in the room laughed at my lack of skills, but Ronaldo just said to me in a very sincere and honest voice, “Oh Good job, Molly” And that sums him up in every way. That is RJ right there, kind, encouraging, helpful, honest, and uplifting. He is the best example to the younger children that we have ever had. He is just an all around good kid, and each day he just reinforces his good name.
Last night the Haitian church he attends had an informal concert. He was picked as one of the 10 kids that got to go. He loved it! It ran for a good 3 hours, with many different groups singing; a men’s choir, children’s choir, soloists, and a junior women’s group. But he didn’t mind the length. He was quite with the beat, and clapped right along at whatever speed the tempo was. His friends also caught him humming along to songs and trying to learn the words of music he had never heard before. His lyrical knowledge is already probably above 50 songs… I can only imagine how much it will grow as he is exposed to more and more when he gets home with you. Be ready for a drummer though. He absentmindedly beats on everything and anything when he gets a tune in his head.
Hope you have a great week!
Ronaldo sends you his love! And blows lots of kisses for Mama!
Blessings,
Molly
It’s hard to believe that another month has already flown by! It hope is has been a good one for you!
We’ve had seven children, from the toddler house alone, go home to their “Forever Families”. It has been an encouraging and joyful, but tear jerking month, as we’ve said good-bye to these familiar faces. The coming month looks to be full of even more children going home and we are praising God for the final break through in passports!
We’ve started a new menu here at the toddler house. Some of the old picks are still present, but we’ve also added a few new items. Hot chocolate, jello and pudding, sandwiches, soup, macaroni & cheese, corn meal & beans, and vegetable rice, have added some variety. Everything has gone over quite well, with the exception of the soup. The kids just don’t show much enthusiasm when this is served up on Sunday nights. We may have to change it out for a more favored meal, such as spaghetti!
With rainy season beginning its 6th week here in Haiti , I had expected the kids to be showing more cabin fever symptoms, as we had last year. But there is one great change this year, the added room of the new toddler house. Now each group divides themselves up and finds a quite place in the house where they can sing, read, play, and draw while the rain pours down outside. I am very pleased with how well the kids are entertaining themselves and getting along!
John and Dixie’s trip has been going well and, even though we miss them, I am glad they are able to spend an extra week in the US helping Jean Bell out at the GLA office. We have had many volunteers come in to help out while they are away. I am very thankful for their willingness to do whatever needs done! Sometimes though, when try as I may I can’t get the generator to run, or the pump to stop spewing water… I just wish John, and his vast expertise, were here!!! I have learned a lot about diesel engines in his absence. We look forward to having him back next week, after almost 10 weeks away!
Ronaldo is healthy and doing great! He has been on no medications in the last month, and has not complained of any illnesses of any kind. His current measurements are as follow:
Height: 46.5 inches / 118 cm
Weight: 44 lbs
Ronaldo’s friend Georgy is about to leave as I am sure you know, through your correspondence on the Haitian Angels group. Ronaldo is not so sure about all of this. He’s happy for Georgy, but also wishes he weren’t leaving right now. He will certainly miss him. So if you can specifically remember to pray about that in the next week I am sure your son will appreciate it. With this knowledge of his friend leaving though, we pulled out the photo album and had a chat about you guys. He was feeling better by the end, and wanted to show off his family again to all the kids, I know it helps not to feel left, to know that someone is waiting just for him. And soon it will be his turn.
Ronaldo is quickly taking on Georgy’s “big kid” role though. He is always on my elbow asking if he can help. This morning he had my keys and relayed the message that a worker could not unlock the door so was requesting my help. He stood and gave me the message, then I asked him to throw me the keys from a distance away. He certainly did, a nice shot too, but I missed (being the extremely coordinated person that I am, this came as a tremendous shock to me, j/k lol :) ). All the other kids in the room laughed at my lack of skills, but Ronaldo just said to me in a very sincere and honest voice, “Oh Good job, Molly” And that sums him up in every way. That is RJ right there, kind, encouraging, helpful, honest, and uplifting. He is the best example to the younger children that we have ever had. He is just an all around good kid, and each day he just reinforces his good name.
Last night the Haitian church he attends had an informal concert. He was picked as one of the 10 kids that got to go. He loved it! It ran for a good 3 hours, with many different groups singing; a men’s choir, children’s choir, soloists, and a junior women’s group. But he didn’t mind the length. He was quite with the beat, and clapped right along at whatever speed the tempo was. His friends also caught him humming along to songs and trying to learn the words of music he had never heard before. His lyrical knowledge is already probably above 50 songs… I can only imagine how much it will grow as he is exposed to more and more when he gets home with you. Be ready for a drummer though. He absentmindedly beats on everything and anything when he gets a tune in his head.
Hope you have a great week!
Ronaldo sends you his love! And blows lots of kisses for Mama!
Blessings,
Molly
