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| Gertrude teaches Alexandra to braid "black" hair |
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| "Puggy" meets a real pug in the Dallas Airport on our return from Haiti |
Family and Friends,
Day 214 of our Haiti Adventure!
It has been a lot of fun to look back through our pictures of our first year in Haiti and select a few to share with the churches where we will be speaking in the coming months. Sometimes it is hard to choose which ones to leave out for the sake of time. We can see in the pictures the process of development and adjustment that our children went through. They were pretty scared those first few weeks, but by the end they were comfortable living in Haiti. When we go back at the end of the summer they will probably have to go through all of those feelings again.
We want to continue to extend an invitation to the readers of this blog to join us at one of the events listed above. A few more dates have been added, and we have still a few more in the works. We are praying that God will use those events to stir the hearts and faith of many people. It isn't so much about the fundraising aspect for us. We really don't even think about that part so much, because God has always provided one way or another. It is more about seeing people grow in faith as they discover what God is doing around the world. That is the moment when this whole thing comes full circle...when we get to see the senders of the missionaries receive a blessing from the people they have chosen to bless.
This weekend we will enjoy a big get-together of Grimms! We are down in Newton, IA, and Cory's siblings and their children will all come together for a couple of days. We will also enjoy seeing extended family on Sunday for Don Grimm's 60th birthday party (the oldest brother of Cory's Dad). These are the moments you usually miss on the mission field, so we are glad to be here.
Northwest Iowa and the country of Haiti are both battling flooding today, so please lift both of them up in your prayers. Things in this world are more connected than we know.
May God Bless You and Yours!
-The Grimm Family Adventurers
Hey Cory,
ReplyDeleteKind of late notice, but what are the chances that you can do a presentation for our congregation in Pierce, NE?
If you do remember me, I was with the team of 22 from March 1 thru 8.
John Ahlers