The Goats are Happy

(Today's post is provided by Dolores.)

The goats are happy.

Actually, the goats are happening. But when Dolores was dictating to me, I was sure she said "happy," and I'm sure they will be once they arrive at their new homes.

A while back, money was donated for the purchase of goats in Haiti, to help families in need. Dolores has been toting that money in her carry-on for the past few days, wondering where the goats are. We had no idea how the details would come together.

This afternoon, a small group of determined ladies decided to pray for the goats. Well, not pray for the goats, but for the purchase of them. In only a few short hours, God has answered their prayer, and within the next several days, those goats (or the families that receive them) will, indeed, be very happy.

What else happened today?

We had the privilege of worshipping with the Haitians in church tonight. It was so meaningful to see the joy of the Lord in the people as they worshipped, in spite of all that they’ve gone through. There were a couple older women waving their hands and dancing back and forth in front of their pews, and their celebration brought tears to the eyes of more than one team member.

The message, in a nutshell, was "stop complaining," be filled with the joy of the Lord, and "God is able." (Please tell Pastor Dan that he really ought to preach a little longer on Sunday mornings! We're rather fond of the two-hour church service.)

The children are beautiful! We’re enjoying every opportunity to be with them. As we walk through the community, small, partially-clothed children find us wherever we are and follow along. It's like an odd procession of the Pied Piper. The children are especially fond of our younger team members, Alex, Lydia, and Melissa. Probably because they don't bring out the "mother voice" when the children get out of hand like the rest of us are prone to do.

Day two...or maybe it's actually day one...was great!

P.S. Blanche wanted to mention that it's a toasty 28 degrees here. ;)