Two babies in two days

It's already the weekend again! This week was a pretty full one. One of the doctors down at the clinic is gone for a few weeks so Chris and Dr. Kris have had their hands full with more patients and time spent down the hill at the hospital and clinic. The big excitement for the week was that Dr. Kris delivered two babies! Chris was able to help and witness the births of two Haitian babies, which was a surprising and interesting experience. Chris said it was really cool...slower than he expected. They both returned to the Thede's house after each time tired and hot! But relieved that the babies were both healthy and the moms were recovering well. So well in fact, that they had both left the clinic within four hours of the birth! Giving birth in Haiti is a bit different than in the states. There is no air conditioning, no hospital gowns, no drugs, and water from a bucket instead of a sink.
We spoke with a Haitian guy this week who kept telling us that God is the only one who can change Haiti. That statement seems to become truer everyday. How can we even start to pray for a whole country? It seems overwhelming. We don't understand the power of prayer, and sometimes don't even know where to start. But we've seen some prayers answered, and know that God is more capable and at work than we can realize. One of the boys we asked for prayer for a few weeks ago, Walfy, came to our house a few weeks ago and told us he didn't have money for a school uniform. It is a national law in Haiti that all kids must have a uniform to go to school, so he was unable to go. We were so torn! We wanted to just give him some cash but knew that it wasn't that simple. If we give one kid money, (or food, or anything for that matter) it becomes tricky really fast, because we will never have enough for everyone. How do we give, then? That is one of the biggest struggles and questions we have faced here. So we prayed, and no more than a few days later, Walfy came to our door with his uniform on! We have no idea how he was able to get it, but it was exciting. God is capable of changing a whole country, but cares enough to give one little guy a uniform, such a cool God we serve.
It's been another good weekend. We went on an evening hike yesterday and were amazed again at how beautiful Haiti is! This was one of our favorite pictures from the hike. Friday night was family night with the Thedes so we got to enjoy some brownies and hang out time. Now we are on to another week. Thank you so much for your support and prayer. We can't thank you enough times. Bondye beni ou! (God bless you)