Special Prayer Request

Joe and I have taken off work to travel to see our beautiful children the first week of June.  Unfortuntately they have not moved to Port Au Prince as expected.  There has been some delay in the creation of their birth certificates which is necessary before they can move.  We have been told since Feb they would be moving in 1-3wks.  If they do not move soon the airline tickets are going to become to expensive for us to go visit in June.  We ask that you pray with us for the people who are working on our behalf in Haiti, that God will open the necessary doors so that they may complete this process this week.  We ask Him to place a heaviness on their heart, a strong desire and the tools to get this task accomplished.  May He bless those who have devoted so much of their time to helping our family be united.  We thank Him so much for our dear friend and brother in Christ who is our only link to our children.  May He work miracles in his life and bless and provide for his family.  And please pray for our children, Ephi and Ben.  May the Lord ease their suffering from hunger.  May He grant them an inner peace like only He can.. that they may know we will be together one day real soon; we love them so much; God loves them and He has a plan for them. His timing is always perfect!! On this awesome day that we celebrate the empty tomb, we rejoice through our sorrow.   Because His great sacrifice, we have been set free! Please join us in prayer and share this link with all your friends and family so they can pray with us! May God bless you and keep you!

God Is Good!!

Paperwork is in Haiti and Yard Sale Success!!

As Joe and I embarked upon this journey, we looked at the cost and had no idea how we were going to raise the amount of money needed to bring both our children home.  We placed our complete faith in the Lord feeling certain He had brought us to meet Ben and Ephtonline and through Him all things are possible.  We are joyous to share with you He is hard at work in our lives.  It is amazing to witness the ways He is transforming this journey.  Believe me, it has not been without crazy twists and turns and delays which provide unending stress, but as always God’s timing is perfect.  Most recently we experienced this when our documents returned from the Haitian Consulate, there final stop here in the US, one day before our adoption coordinator left on a mission trip to Haiti.  She was able to hand deliver our paperwork to Haiti.  Now the paperwork in the US is completed and the time remaining until the children are home with us is in God’s hands.  On the fundraising front, we are raising at an unbelievable pace.  Huge thanks goes out to all of you who have helped us through donations of your money, time, and goods.  After two weekends of garage sales (guess it would be better described as a yard sale because we have every inch of yard covered!) we have raised $3700.  We will be at it for 3 more weeks.  If you have an old piece of furniture you have outgrown and have been thinking of getting rid of just call us and we will haul it away!  We have phone numbers for people wanting to buy old broken computers, a coat tree, and a dresser. Please let us know if you have these items! Lastly, we are hopeful the kids will be moved soon to the crèche in Port-au-Prince.  We were told 1-3 weeks; 1 week ago.  Please join us in praying for them to have a smooth transition into this temporary home, and God’s speed on the process of getting them into our home- finally having our family together. 

Our Haitian Hope Yard Sale

Our Haitian Hope Yard Sale

We have so much to choose from we are sure you can find something you never knew you needed but can’t live without!!

Furniture-Electronics-Clothes-Purses-HomeDecor-Linens-Toys-Tools

And Much Much More!!

Every Friday and Saturday in April

@ our home~ 580 Bradford Drive Gallatin, TN 37066

We are also still seeking donations please call if you have something and we can pick it up!

Joe-975-3350 Betsy-975-3351

Adoption Petition to Haiti

Hey All,

Please support this adoption petition to Haiti.  It's a petition that will urge members of the US congress to encourage the Haitian government to pass the law that has been drafted and is currently in the Haitian National Assembly.  This new Adoption and Child Protection law will speed up the process of adoption in Haiti.

If you feel compelled to sign the petition you can click Here and read more about it as well as sign the petitiion. 

Thank you all for your continued support!

Joe and Betsy

WOW:-))

What a roller coaster we ride!!  I traded in my convertible today for a "family car"!!  The honeymoon is finally over!  For the past ten+ yrs I have been driving my precious chevy cavalier convertible!  11 years ago Aug 31(My Bday)  I was working my regular weekend shift in the ICU when my husband walked in and asked me for my keys. I thought "Ah, he's gonna put some flowers or a special gift in my car,," (I worked days and he nights at the time).  When he met me to "walk me out" I knew something was up; I went to my car only to find it missing!  My usual illegal spot at Methodist North was filled with an unknown vehicle!!  Yet just three spaces over set the exact car Joe and I had driven on our honeymoon only months before!  My beautiful white convertible set right there waiting for me!!! We never really discussed me trading in my car!! It was a total surprise!  Now just 120,000 miles later, we had to put an end to the honeymoon! Joe and I have finally breached the honeymoon phase!! We are SO excited about the times to come!!  It is going to be VERY hard to climb into this big ol' van everyday and not long for the time it will be filled with Joyous Haitian babbling I will soon endure! We can not wait for the day you are able to rejoice with us!  Thank you so much for your deep compassion which has drawn you to read this far into our journey!!  We are so blessed to have so many friends from such a vast span of our lives who are willing to step up and support us in this journey!  We are so forever grateful to those who have reached out to us thus far!! Some have been blessed with the means to reach out to us in a monetary way and others through your generous donations of goods!  No words could ever suffice to portray our gratefulness to you, but we promise to always pay it forward!!!As we embark on many fundraisers in the near future we hope all of you can find some way to support us. One day we plan to bring Ben and Ephtonline to thank each of you in person!!
You are bringing  these kids from a poverty beyond our imagination
                  to a life beyond their dreams.........
    ..............and Joe and I are getting the blessing of a lifetime!
Please STAY TUNED for many upcoming fundraisers and SHARE this link with as many people as possible!

 GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME---

ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!

Another Amazing Trip to Haiti

Joe and I just returned from a week in the town of Jermemie.  Although we were unable to see Ben and Ephtonline, we still had an incredible experience.  The highlight of the trip was the final day when we got to go to the transition home the kids will live in while the lawyer is going to court in Port-Au-Prince.  We think the kids should move there sometime in the coming month.  The home was amazing.  It had a basketball court, a playground, and even a swimming pool.  Unfortantely they do not have an English teacher at this time, so the kids will only be learning French in school.  It will be an outstanding school.  There are about 50 children at the orphan house.  About 6 children and possibly more will be living there who will be adopted by members of our church.  I have posted some picutres from our visit there.

As far as the medical clinic, we were very fortunate to arrive and find no more children being treated for cholera.  We went to work providing vaccinations to around 130 children living in the orphan village.  We gave over 630 shots in two days.  We also opened the clinic to the community the last three days and saw over 400 people.  We saw a few cases of cholera but thank goodness nothing serious.  Unisef had a clinic set up in town to treat Cholera patients. 

We had the chance to hug on, play with and build great bonds with the Haitian orphans.  It is truly amazing for them to allow us the privledge to interupt their lives.  The momas at the orphan village are Godly women who bathe these children in the spirit of Trinity everyday. I heard a statistic about how if 10% of American Christians would adopt a child there would be no orphans.  Sitting with three precious children to whom I grew very attached Jessika, Wilgens, and Loveson; I prayed God would bless them with true love and affection. We would bring many more home if we could.  We suggest each of you take a mission trip if you are ever given the opportunity.  It helps put perspective on the way we live our lives and helps us not take forgranted how truly blessed we are.  Check out the new pictures and our new Haitian made braclets with Our Haitian Hope woven on them. 

Please keep the children in your prayers as they will make a scarey transition to a new home very soon.  They will be experiencing many things for the first time such as uninterupted electricity , flushing toliets, and we are sure much much more. 

Home Study Completed!!

We have officially completed our home study.  Now all we have to do is wait a few weeks for the social worker to complete the paperwork and we will be on to the next step! Which is the I-600a form we will submit to the US government for approval for international adoption. We leave in a few hours for Haiti!  Like we have posted before we do not believe we will have the chance to see the kids as we will be half way across the country, but who knows what God has in plan!  Please pray for our safe travels and our ability to help His children.  And for the impossible to become possible that we may somehow have a chance to connect with Ben and Ephtonline!!! We know God has a purpose for us and he is leading us to Jermemie! Whatever He has in store for us we are prepared to do! He has been so faithful to us thus far and we trust in Him completely!  After the I-600a form comes the first major payment of the adoption process... $8000... so if you have any suggestions on fundraisers we would LOVE to hear them!  Thanks for all you have done!  And all the prayers!!  Love you!
Joe and Betsy