Making our list and checking it twice...

What do YOU want for Christmas? I simply want TIME with my family and faith families. No gifts to unwrap. Just card playing until the wee hours of the morning. Deep talks over coffee. Just laughter and sunshine and time TOGETHER. And it looks like we're gonna get it, too! We can hardly wait!

We were able to play a small part in bringing Christmas gifts to the children in Godet. Several of YOU shopped, bought, and shipped gifts to New York for David Young to bring in with the team last week. THANK YOU!! Brynna and Erin wrapped and labeled each gift with love last week. So, they are ready to be delivered at the appropriate time. You know! Around December 25th...! Pics will follow.

They made little cut out Christmas trees for their sponsors:

I wanted to give you a snapshot of the list that was not published. Erin took time to ask each child individually what they may want for Christmas. The list made me feel very selfish. Even for wanting time with my family... actually, especially for wanting time with my family. Since they are family to each other at the Center in Godet. Eighteen precious souls bunking together. One room of girls. One room of boys. All sharing life together. None having the comfort of their mother's unconditional love or the tough love from their father. But, all being given the gift of each other to walk through life thanks to Heart of God Haiti.

Here's the unpublished list:
Nadine wants black sneakers, a pink skirt and clear nail polish
Natasha wants a green skirt, yellow dress, sandals
Nerlande wants dress shoes, socks, memory game
Marie Elande wants juice, a bottle, bananas and a play phone
Samantha wants clear nail polish, a pink skirt and shirt
Reginald wants blue pants, a white and blue shirt and a card game
Samson wants a pencil, lotion, Uno, ruler and cake
Emmanuel wants a Bible and peanut butter

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God." 

John 3:16 and following...