We arrived safely back in Port-de-Paix, Haiti on August 18th at 9am. We hit the ground running..... so much to be done! I headed straight to Sonlight Academy for Teacher Orientation. I am so Excited to be teaching 7th grade this year. Gordon & the kids began unpacking & cleaning after our house had been shut up for the entire summer!! The last 2 weeks have flown by! They were spent preparing my classroom for the upcoming year...lots of lesson plans & decorating. Visiting the kids at Hope Vision & getting some SWEET Hugs & Kisses from those little ones! More cleaning & unpacking.....and YAY, the boat arrived!!! PRAISE JESUS everything arrived safely. Pastor Jim Batchelor & Brother Irvan Mosley from Loxley UMC did a FANTASTIC job building the crates for us & helping Gordon pack them. All we lost was 1 bottle of cleaner!!!! So thankful for that & as we unpacked the crates & tried to organize things we once again realized HOW BLESSED we are to have so many people that loved on us & blessed us this summer!!! We can't say thanks enough to everyone that donated items this summer for us to ship back to Haiti & to our church Robertsdale First AG & Loxley UMC for collecting & organizing all of our supplies!!!
We truly are so very happy to be HOME in Haiti where we know God has placed us! We have enjoyed getting to see our friends & neighbors again. I had to suck back tears as we landed in Port-de-Paix.....I looked out the window & there was John Barnes with several of the young men from the House of Moses waiting to pick us up & sweet sweet John Mury all with HUGE SMILES waiting to greet us!! Ahhhhhhhh.......the feeling I get EVERY TIME I get off the plan at that little airport! <3 <3
I hope to update you all more often this year!!! Please Pray for me....it really is a goal of mine to update you all weekly!! I promise to try my best....(Lord willing & with good internet...HAHA) =)
Thank you also to everyone who has pledged to support us monthly & those who gave this summer. Without you all we could not do the work God has called us to do here in Haiti, know that we are praying for you & thanking our Heavenly Father for you!! Remember all support goes to AIM - here is the information & there is also a paypal link here on the blog if you would like to give online!
AIM (Assisting International Missions)
PO Box 2030
Robertsdale, AL 36567
*Please always mark Lipscomb Family in the memo
Here are a few pictures from our first 2 weeks in Haiti!!! We now have the first half week of school behind us & we are ready for our 2nd year here! BRING IT ON!!! We still have room for teams in March & April if you are interested & maybe a week in November or December.
Email us - lipscombsinhaiti@gmail.com for more information.
Prayer Request:
1. Pray for the school year & all the kids at Sonlight as well as Hope Vision school. Pray that the children will not only learn & do there very best but that they will grow in their knowledge of Jesus & their personal relationship with him.
2. Pray that our monthly support comes in as pledged & our needs are met here on the mission field....as we continue to put complete FAITH in God's plan for us!
3. Pray for good health as some of us have already battled a nasty GI virus but thankfully are feeling better!!
4. Pray for personal relationships here to grow as God uses us in our community in various outreaches! (relationships with neighbors, co-workers, & specifically as I teach High School sunday school starting tomorrow and 8th grade bible study after school on Tuesdays)
5. Important meeting with our landlord in Haiti this week! Time to pay our annual rent (last year was $7000) this year....he wants to increase that!!! We do not have funds for this at this time....please help us pray for Gods will & for FAVOR!!
WELL, OF COURSE MY CLASSROOM IS DECORATED IN MICKEY MOUSE/DISNEY!! WOULD YOU HAVE EXPECTED ANYTHING ELSE???? =}
The Gang's First Day of School!!!
Me/Angie/Mom/ Madame Gordon - Teacher for 7th Grade
SarahBeth - Sophmore year ----> WHAT ?????
Caroline - 7th grade - yes, she is in my class!!! Pray for us both! :D
Meredith - 4th grade
Levi- 2nd grade
Gabriel & Gabriella - Preschool
Much Love from Haiti!!!!
