Living and Loving in Haiti

Sorry for the delay, we haven't had the internet working in awhile! But we are back and lots of goodies to tell you about. We had the privilege of having LifePoint church from Smyrna, Tennessee bring a team down and do some things in PAP! And even better MY MAMA was here during that time as well! We haven't had any visitors since I have been here so it was a great time to have houses full of new faces. We also had some other family and friends from the others staff here as well. The team was great! We liked them a lot and had a lot of fun with them! It was so wonderful to have Mother here for a few days! Hopefully next time Daddy and Willie will be able to come! 

Before the team and all the families got in the head honchos stopped by! The ever great Dr. Clint Doiron whose vision set many years ago is now manifested into Chadasha along with Chris Keylon and Greg Roberts. I go to church in Knoxville with Dr. Clint, but have never been in Haiti with him and was so excited to go along with his many adventures! They had a lot planned but we were able to go with them and see Dr. Clint in action as he checked on a precious little girl who had a heart problem  He wrote down everything about her and her family in his journal and after checking her in mere seconds had a drawing made to explain to her worried mother what was going on in her little girls heart and what would happen to help it! So amazing to see all this transpire! God has truly blessed this man and his ministry!

We got to do a lot of really great things with the team here and all the family! The guys that work with Chadasha have their own ministry they have started in their home community of Pernier, called God Supports Adults. One day we went with them and visited with two families that are having a hard time. It was a long and uphill walk to get to the families but always so worth it! We were able to bring them some food, and talk and pray with them. It was even cooler for me because I had seen theses same two families when I was here with Calvary back in March for Spring Break!! It was so wonderful to be able to visit with them again. One lady is still full of great spirits despite being in a wheelchair and no means for resources and extremely weak. Good news is this past Sunday the guys were able to provide transportation for her to come to church! She is the most precious lady, and her face lit up to be there and when we went to talk to her! Praise Jesus for providing small things for her! The other lady is in a constant great deal of pain because of her sickness she has in her bones and joints that has caused her great deformities. Prayers that she would find relief and a specialist doctor would find his or her way to PAP and to G.S.A. to see about her. If you would like to sponsor a family or children to go to school or make a donation for food and resources for these families that have nothing please let me know! (kendracheyennesummers@gmail.com)

Life Point team on the walk up! Great view!

Mama and some kids on the walk up

Mother and I!

One day we went to Batey 41. For those of you unfamiliar I will try and explain what this is. It is a part of Haiti isolated from the rest of the country. There is a large lake and Haiti wanted control of more of it. So there is a coastline of the lake that is Haiti, but if you walked 100 yards behind the village you are in the Dominican Republic. Dominicans and Haitians hate each other! This area is a very poor place because they are have access to anywhere. It is very near the border of Haiti and the DR but with no paperwork they cannon cross so they have boats that they take back and forth across the lake to get to the mainland of Haiti. The Jimani Project our ministry in the DR is on the border and has a great partnership with the Bateys. So we rode the boats on over to the Bateys and taught a small bible story with the younger kids class then walked around the village talking and praying with people. For those following from last summer I looked for Babas, but he was not there on that day. I always love going to the bateys! It is a different part of Haiti than PAP, and just beautiful!

On the boat to the batey!

We also of course went to the Children's Home! The team had gotten two pairs of shoes for each child along with several other pairs! So appreciated! The kids had so much fun trying on their new shoes and strutting around showing them off! It is always a fun day with the kids! The team also came with us to the tent camp. The guys helped with the men's class and the ladies split up helping with the women's class and the kids class. My kids loved getting to meet Mother and having the ladies teach class! They taught the creation story with fun had motions and we incorporated English lesson along with the story! And the kids had fun having some new friendly faces! They have even asked about everyone in the classes since they have left! Just a small way to make a difference in a child's life even if it seems so minute. 

Solomon decided he wanted to try on Mother's glasses

Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!

Rowen showing off his new shoes!

Mother with some of my tent camp kids!

One day we had an unexpected visitor  but we were oh so glad to have them! A precious girl from Canada, Emily, and her adorable 5 kids from her orphanage stayed with us while they got keys to their new house! Emily is a 20 year old who is running an orphanage on her own. She moved down to take over in April and has been taking care of these kids ever since. I met her in late July and they lived in a very tiny and run down house in a small town on the coast (where our beach property is!). They had received a new home for the orphanage in PAP from the Bridge2Haiti organization and were waiting on the keys. It was by far a wonderful experience to hear her story and love on some precious kids. She is in the process of being a legal and Haiti recognized orphanage which would help a lot! We were able to move all their belongings to their new house and clean everything for them! It is a beautiful amazing home that only the Lord could provide for them! If you would like to know more about Emily and her ministry or like to hep, check her out at www.himeforhelp.org! 

It was a great week with all the family and team with us in PAP! Love having new and excited people for Haiti and the Lord in our midst! The rest of the days after have been filled with English classes and Children's Home playing! Thanks for being a part of this great journey!

Me, Mother, and the ladies from LP