I would love to start posting some blogs again, haven't done it in such a long time. Life here in Haiti is busy in a very different way. And in almost 1 year since our marriage, we have gone through a lot of ups and downs. But i must testify to the fact that the Lord has been more than faithful.This was our life at the Village. We spent the first 9 months of our married life together here. Nixon's day consisted of leaving our little two room house at seven or eight in the morning.
He would leave to do his HCH ministry stuff. He would run around all day and depending on how busy his day was, he would come home between two or five.
Then he would catch up on our day and visit with the elderly. We ussually did not have electric till eight so we would sit and sing or just talk to the old folks.
They were nice peaceful nights. The village of hope" was in Cyvadier, in the outskirts of Jacmel. We loved the peace and Quiet at our dear "Village of Hope". We miss it.
My day consisted of waking up at 6am. I would make my hubby a nice breakfast then i would give the elderly their medication as well as sit with Benoz, to lift some songs up to the Lord in prayer. They were special times. Often i would give my elderly women a pedicure or just sit and talk for a while, giving them some TLC. Then it was off to handwash clothes, iron, or clean house apart from try to find time to go somewhere where i could have internet access so I could answer emails and write updates.
Pluses: having peace and quiet and being able to do things at my own pace.
Downside: Was a bit lonely at times. And we were always on call.
We loved our Village home and we continue to love our elderly.
In August of 2008, Hurricane Dean swept through and when we heard the wind dying down, the mountain broke and we found ourselves in the middle of a mudslide as well as a flashflood. The Village of Hope was lost on that day and Nixon and I lost our little home.
With that came a lot of changes. Strangely, those changes turned out to be wonderful ones.
