April Update 2012

Happy Easter from God’s Littlest Angels, Andrew and Christy!

Here at GLA, we are praying each of our adoptive families had a blessed and fun Easter this past month!  There has been much activity happening around here.  We have had a new team in each week since the end of March.  Each of them has been a blessing.  Some worked on building/maintenance projects while others did ministry in our community and with our kids.  Our Easter holiday here in Haiti was a true blessing.  The kids at the Toddler House enjoyed dying Easter eggs, having a special meal, and learning about how Jesus died for their sins while the babies at the main house received a special treat and spent time with their nannies and volunteers.

The Toddler House has really been brimming with activity this past month.

Easter brought about much excitement and fun as well.  The kids each got to use their creative skills in egg dying on the Friday before Easter. Berline chose the color blue to dye her egg. She waited patiently for the dye to color the egg, the whole time with a smile on her face as she anticipated what it would look like when she was finished. She did an excellent job using the tool for lifting the egg in and out of the dye.  After the egg was dry and a beautiful shade of blue, she carefully covered it in stickers.

Easter morning brought much excitement as well. Berline was excited to eat the egg she had worked so hard on.  She then attended church at the Haitian church next to the Toddler House, where she attends Sunday school each week.  At church they sang songs and watched the Veggie Tales Easter Carole, and received a sack of goodies.  For lunch all the children gathered around for one of their favorite meals, which included fried chicken, rice and beans with red sauce.  On Monday all of the kids received a package of Easter candy.  Each of them were thrilled to see what was inside. We were amazed to find that Berline’s Marshmallow Peeps lasted her an entire week.  She carefully rationed them so she could have one each day.  Apparently she has great self control!

Cinema Night is an event that has been occurring at the Toddler House for a few months now.  It is when, after dark, a movie is projected on a screen in the yard at the Toddler House. There have been 4 so far, held about every other Saturday.  All of the kids at the Toddler House get to be involved and it is a very exciting and fun event!

The three cinema nights held since then have been on Saturday nights and the movies have included Surf’s Up, Garfield, and Chipwrecked.  All of the kids get so very excited when they smell the popcorn cooking and see the chairs being set up for cinema night.  When they see and smell these things happening they have learned what will be coming and the anticipation and excitement is evident.  Popcorn making begins around 4:00pm and the smell wafts through the entire yard.  All of the kids begin asking one another if there will be a movie and what they might get to watch.  They go in for supper around 5:30pm and when they are told they need to go bath and change their suspicions are confirmed because typically they will be going back outside for a little while before bed.  They eat their supper and race to their rooms and will get undressed for their bathes before the nannies even make their way up to the room. Berline leads all the little ones to the room and helps them get ready for their bath. After they are bathed and ready the older kids will come help set up chairs and the little ones will stand on their balcony’s and watch their play space transform into an outdoor movie theater.  Before the last movie night we had a little dance party and Berline was one of the leaders who showed the smaller ones how to move and groove to the tunes.  After the screen, the projector, the speakers, and the chairs are all set up and the sun starts to sinks below the horizon the kids are told they can go find a spot to sit.  Everyone rushes down to the yard and finds the best seat or finds their best friend to sit by.  Music is playing and popcorn is passed out to each child as they wait for the darkness to allow the screen to illuminate so the movie can begin.  Some of the kids sit in stillness and awe as they watch the movie, others watch for a while and move to a different seat, and some will jump up from their seat whenever music plays. Berline is definitely a girl who likes to make sure everyone is comfortable in his or her spot and can see the screen well.  She also likes to do a little dancing when there is music on.  After the movie is finished, everyone heads to bed with a smile on his or her face from such an enjoyable evening.

Berline is healthy and growing:
Height: 124 cm
Weight: 52 lb

I understand that the adoption process you are currently working though is long and often painful.  I pray over each of these updates as I write them.  I pray that your patience with the process will be multiplied, as you trust that God’s timing is supreme.  I pray that as you wait, you draw closer to the Lord and that the child that is about to be yours forever will fit perfectly into every aspect of your life when she comes home.  I pray that the updates you receive at the end of each month are a blessing to you.

Blessings,