Middle of November, already??

Here are a few more pictures from our trip. We fell in love with this beautiful hillside while we were staying at the Baptist mission. It was full of character! As is most of the landscape in Haiti. There was so much to see and take in...both in the country and the city. In some ways it was really nice to be around an urban environment again, although Port-au-Prince is very crowded and overwhelming. But it is also good to be tucked away in this lovely northern part of Haiti where no tall buildings or light pollution is to be found! The next picture if of our full load on the way home! We had 26 date palm trees, as well as all our luggage and groceries. Chris and Cory's expert packing allowed it all to get back in one piece! The third picture is of a little boy named Moise who was on the retreat with us. (one of the families is taking care of him while awaiting the finalization of his adoption, by their daughter!) He was such a joy to be around! The last pic is just one of the meetings we participated in...talking about our vision and mission as missionaries.
This week back has been a tough one. I was sick at the start, as Chris mentioned, and we just had a harder time than we expected getting back into everything! I suppose this is normal after being away, but it would be nice if we naturally had endless energy and inspiration!
Chris has been able to shadow the Haitian docs more the last week and is hoping to keep doing that as much as he can. It is encouraging to see how he is able to follow their Creole well enough to keep up and even hold a short conversation! We are trying to be more diligent in our Creole studying, and are praying about what else we can do in the coming weeks.
This past weekend we enjoyed spending some time with Anna and Eli, building legos and having a tea party! (boys built the fighter planes while the girls chatted over some Kool-Aid "tea") A prayer request we have is for our relationships with them. We want to be able to impact them somehow and invest in them while we are here. Thanks for your prayers and for your encouragement! We can't say thanks enough. We'll see what God has in store for this week.