A mid week update...

A lot has been going on at IDADEE the last week or so.  First we'd like to post some pictures of a few of the kids, dressed up and smiling.  Hard to get them all at once, but we'll do our best.  

 Dieulene

 Kendy

 Amy

 Loveka

 Gaelle

Esther

Ruth

Emmanuella

We had a group come in to get set up and prepare for the "Kids Fest" this year.  We are half way through the week and it's going great.

The Sunday between training and "Kids Fest" started, we had a couple of weddings.  We have been doing evangelism in our area and these couples came to the Lord and wanted to get married.  The pictures tell the story...the first gal shown is 84 years old.  Yes, they have lived together for a long time, but now that they are Christians, they want to live according to how the Lord would want them to.  Both couples are up there in years, but are new Christians.  Please keep them in prayer.

 

 

 On to "Kids Fest".  Some statistics you may be surprised at.  We have 530 children (including our own orphans).  We have 65 Haitian leaders who came in and trained to do the camp.  We also have 5 helpers, who see to the children's needs throughout the day.  (Example, bathroom breaks). We have 6 Haitian cooks who make a meal for 618 people every noon.  The main meal is beans and rice with meat included.  And we had 13 Americans come in to help teach the leaders.  Now, on to our day...  We have morning chapel with the whole group.  We pray and teach them songs.  Then they go on to the different areas.  There are a third of the kids in Bible Study, a third in crafts, and a third in competition and games.  They switch off and everyone gets to participate in all three areas.  Note:  the different "headbands" tell you what group they are in and who their leaders are.

Here is morning chapel...

These are some of our orphans at chapel...

 This is individual group Bible study...

 And games...

 And then crafts...  

 

 

 

 

 That is our quick update for now.  We'll post more photos when the excitement is over and we can sit down and let  you know how it all went.  Till then, keep praying and thank you for your prayers, and for your financial support that keep us going.