Good Evening Friends and Family,
So much is happening; but first I'd like to share with you Baby Timothe's story. The photo above left is of our dear Baby Timothe. As a part of our community outreach we have taken on his family as his mother (top center) gave birth to him; he being her 6th child. His older sister (top right) is one of the five siblings he has and is very malnourished. The mother had a very bad infection and was unable to breast feed Timothe. So we saw the need to help in any way we could while trying to empower this family. We proceeded by discussing the need for cleanliness, educating them, and providing them with formula for Timothe. I was just given the terribly sad news that Baby Timothe has died. It is hard to say if it was from sickness or malnoutrition (as they possibly could have sold the formula to buy food for the rest of the family or maybe giving it to all of their children). I took this news very hard as I'm the one who named him and my husband and I were even asked to be godparents. It brings the harsh reality of life for those less fortunate in our world.
As it relates to our lives, ministry, etc.....; there have been many changes. We applied for a tourist visa for my husband shortly after we were married so we could travel together to the US and apply for his residency; but he was denied. I was told by the US Embassy in Haiti that the best method would be for me to come out to the US without him and apply for his marriage visa; so I did. The day after I arrived into Atlanta we found out the wonderful news that we are expecting our first child. We are estatic; but also asking God to direct our every step. While my husband is continuing our ministry in Haiti; I am here in Atlanta receiving prenatal care. We are hoping he will be able to join me a little closer to delivery here in the US and then we plan to return to Haiti as a family after the birth of our child.
My pregnancy is going well and I'm now 11 weeks. We are so thankful to have God in control as we take the many twists and turns of life. I'm heading back to Haiti in a little over a week to spend a couple weeks there with my hubby and catching up on all that is happening in ministry. I can't wait to get back home to where my heart is.
I pray God's blessing and love down upon each one of you! Don't forget to smile and show someone you care!