Today was a great last day. I was a little emotional, but overall it was really good. M-son took his first steps with out holding my hand today. It was so encouraging to see. I am so proud of that kid. He has come such a far way. JJ was so funny today. He ended up falling asleep on me so I did not have to see him cry when I took him back so it made that one a little easier. All my kids did great and I just loved on them as much as I could.

Melissa, a volunteer here who speaks creole, sat down with me and tutu, and explained to her that I had to leave tomorrow. She said she understood what Melissa was telling her and she just got really quiet, but then we danced and had fun so she was okay. (of coarse I was not). ☺ I seriously love this girl more than I thought possible.

I will have a little more time tonight with Tutu, and an hour tomorrow to kiss all my kids goodbye. I don’t know how I am going to do this but I am SOOOO thankful and so full of joy that I got to experience this.

All I can say is thank you. This trip could not have been done with out the prayers and financial support. To be honest, when I tried to put this together I did not think it was going to happen, but the Lord completely provided a way through my family and friends who love me more than I ever knew. This has been the best experience of my life. I have loved more than I ever thought possible, puked more than I thought possible in a night (thank you Haiti), and I have watched the Lord sustain me and use these kids in my life everyday. I can’t even put into words the way I feel about this trip.

I also want to say if there is something you have been wanting to do, DO IT. I was scared out of my mind coming here, and no one was telling me to this was going to be easy. I was scared, my parents were scared, most everyone I talked to thought I was crazy, but again if the Lord is calling you somewhere, GO!! Life is short and there is so much out there and it is so easy for us to get stuck in our little bubble. This experience has been life changing and the Lord provided in everyway possible, and yes some things are scary, but GOOOO. Stop putting it off!! Again life is so short!

Also- props to my mom ☺ We don’t get enough internet here to upload pictures, so I e-mail my mom the pictures, and she uploads them all! (best mom ever)

Again, thank you so so so so much. My plane gets in tomorrow around 8:30 pm, and please pray for safe travel.

Do not stop praying for these kids! Prayer is so powerful and they need it so bad. Just because I am leaving does not mean they get to leave. If you ever want to make a donation to this orphanage, PLEASE contact me and I will tell you what to do.

This is the verse I clung to here. Do not forget how big He is, and that no matter where you are in your life, he is with you.

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” -Joshua 1:9

All credit to God for this trip. I could not have done it without him. God is SOOOO good.

Love yall, so much!

Becca

Me and tutu.. She was not in the baby picture.. because she is not a baby. She is going to be the hardest to leave. Please pray she gets proposed to a family. This girl has had the biggest impact on my life. I love her more than I thought possible.

Here is the crew of all my babies!! In order from left to right its M-son, R-baby, M-man, Ken, E-man, JJ, Leine, and G-baby. Thank yall so much for letting this trip happen and letting me experience this. I love these kids so so much and leaving is going to be so hard but i am SO blessed they got to be a part of my life. THANK YALL AGAIN SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!! ps- getting 8 babies to look at the camera is priceless.. we had a great time taking these pictures...

Being bombarded in the nursery.. I am going to miss this so much.

Tutu. I don't know how I am going to leave this girl..

G-baby.. beautiful

Camping out last night was sooo much fun! considering there is barley electricity in haiti, the stars here are AMAZING. we saw like 20 shooting stars. it was awesome! Definitely a good idea, except i woke up at 4am and my toes were so cold i thought they were going to fall off.. little did we know it cools down about 25 degrees at night.

Today was great, and my kids are doing great. I can't believe tomorrow is my last full day. This trip really has been amazing. Alecia leaves tomorrow and that will be very hard to say bye. I love my kids so much and leaving them will be hard too but I know they will get new volunteers soon and I know that my time with them is done. I tried to tell tutu that I was leaving soon, and that I had to go home, but i could not even finish saying it!

I got peed on today and it did not even phase me.. the first day i got peed on and i cleaned my shirt for like 10 minutes.. It made me laugh so hard. Things have changed since I have been here!

Anyways, Keep praying for these kids. R-baby, Leine, M-son, E-man, Ken, M-man, Tutu, and JJ have touched in more ways than i could have ever touched theirs. The Lord put each one of them in my life for a reason and I am so thankful for that.

I will let yall know how my last day goes tomorrow.

Love yall!

Becca

one of the toddler girls rooms.. they are very fun, and when we go to kiss them goodnight, they jump from their beds and start dancing and getting so excited. I am sure the nannys hate it but its one of my favorite parts of the day!

JJ.. i loveee this kid.

You basically get bombarded in the nursery.. I MISS YOU KIMMM!!!!

Leaving here is going to be harder than i thought. Today was so good, but KIM I MISS YOU!! My kids were all great today. E-man had a really good day, i can not even tell you how good he is at walking now. 3 weeks ago he was taking maybye 4 steps, not he is walking all over the place. It is so encouraging. M-son decided he was not going to work on walking today. He would not even stand up, and usually i would put him in a walker, but i gave in today and just snuggled with him, trying to take in all i could get! I ate dinner fast so I could run up and grab tutu before she ate. I got her dinner and took her to the balcony, and let her eat dinner on the hammock. She loved it and we got some good one on one time together. It was really special. Leaving her is going to be tough. Today we also had a birthday party for all of the kids whose birthday is in july. It was so great and they were so excited. They got brownies and juice and it was such a treat for them. We sang happy birthday and it was great to just see them so excited.

Tonight me, alecia and laila have decided to camp out. We are sleeping on the balcony under the stars. How can you be in haiti and not take opportunities like this? The other volunteers think we are crazy.. but i am ok with that :)

Keep praying for these kids and continue praying for brittani, her dads funeral was this morning. Her trust is fully in God and she knows He has this under control.

I love yall and again THANK YOU for the prayers. :)

Becca

Me and Kim on our last shopping excursion!

Some street shops

Kissing the older kids good night!