He will not let your foot slip-
he who watches over you will not slumber...
The Lord watches over you-
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm-
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore (Psalm 121:3, 5-6)
i started a daily devotional book on my first day in haiti called "praying the names of God." it is by ann spangler and it has been so appropriate for exactly what i need every single day. each week focuses on a different name for God. the first week was Elohim (the might creator) and this week has been El Roi (the God who sees me). it is so comforting to know that the God of the entire universe never slumbers, never looks one way while we head off in another. He never misses a single that is happening on earth. And just as He is watching over me, He is watching over you. as much as i miss all of you dearly, i know that the God who created this entire world is watching over us both...together.
May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. (Genesis 31:49)
Friday, August 24, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
still sweatin'
i spent all day yesterday working on my classroom. even though i had bought a lot of stuff to decorate the room like "under the sea" i changed my mind. the curtains that were already up in the room had safari animals on them and there was a lot of leftover safari stuff in the closet...so i decided to decorate it like a jungle. i'm trying to come up with something cute to write on the door, but all i can come up with is "welcome to the jungle." contrary to popular belief, i don't think guns 'n roses are (or were EVER) popular in haiti, so i'm not quite sure that would go over well. any suggestions? e-mail me or leave a comment on this post!
i will try to post some pictures of my room when we have a better internet connection.
i know some of you have already heard this story, but i wanted to share it on here too. i have heard from ashley about a little boy named ermilien for years. she always told me how sweet and precious he was, but it wasn't until my own encounter with him that i realized how true this was! ermilien and one of his friends come and get our empty coke bottles and take them, exchange them, and bring back full ones. they usually do all of this for a few haitian dollars (less than 50 cents american). when they got back to our house with the full bottles, we tried to pay ermilien and he said, "no, you can pay me next time. next time i will work for you, but today i am working for jesus."
seriously, does anyone have a 10-year-old daughter they want to marry this kid??? he is precious!
i have really enjoyed my roommates. most of you know ashley, but there is also jen (from north carolina) and kala (from missouri). i thought it would be hard after living alone since brandy left me to get married, but it has been really fun. we've watched a lot of movies and killed lots of mosquitos together.
ok, i have to go apply some more anti-itch lotion to my legs...the bugs let up for a while, but yesterday i got attacked in ashley's classroom. there are some fat mosquitos flying around the first grade classroom today after having a feeding frenzy on my legs!!!
i will try to post some pictures of my room when we have a better internet connection.
i know some of you have already heard this story, but i wanted to share it on here too. i have heard from ashley about a little boy named ermilien for years. she always told me how sweet and precious he was, but it wasn't until my own encounter with him that i realized how true this was! ermilien and one of his friends come and get our empty coke bottles and take them, exchange them, and bring back full ones. they usually do all of this for a few haitian dollars (less than 50 cents american). when they got back to our house with the full bottles, we tried to pay ermilien and he said, "no, you can pay me next time. next time i will work for you, but today i am working for jesus."
seriously, does anyone have a 10-year-old daughter they want to marry this kid??? he is precious!
i have really enjoyed my roommates. most of you know ashley, but there is also jen (from north carolina) and kala (from missouri). i thought it would be hard after living alone since brandy left me to get married, but it has been really fun. we've watched a lot of movies and killed lots of mosquitos together.
ok, i have to go apply some more anti-itch lotion to my legs...the bugs let up for a while, but yesterday i got attacked in ashley's classroom. there are some fat mosquitos flying around the first grade classroom today after having a feeding frenzy on my legs!!!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Cady's in Haiti!
I AM IN HAITI!!!! i can hardly believe it! it has been in the works for so long that i wasn't really sure this day would ever come. we got delayed in miami on monday (8/13) so we had to overnight in port-au-prince instead of flying on in to port-de-paix.
i have only been here for one week and i feel like i have so many stories to tell. we spent the first few days getting the house and our suitcases unpacked. some of the internet equipment was dead when we got here, so there is only one ethernet hook-up in the work room. hopefully within the next few weeks scott (our computer guru) will have the new equipment so we can get our wireless internet working in our house. it's even harder because the electricity is turned off everyday from 2-5 (and sometimes more than that).
for everyone who knows about weggy (yes, his name is pronounced like wedgie...he's the little boy bailey and i sponser), i have some good news and some bad news. the good news is that i will get to spend a lot of time with weggy this year. he's precious and sweet and i can't wait to love on him! the bad news is, he may have been retained in preschool instead of moving on to kindergarten...he is on the roster carmen gave me this morning. i haven't had a chance to ask carmen or norma if this is correct...but i feel like a negligent mother! my baby didn't even pass pre-school! haha!!!
i'm beginning to catch on to a few phrases of the creole language (hello, please, thank you, etc.) so hopefully i won't be completely lost on the first day of school when my precious little preschoolers come in with NO knowledge of the english language.
we didn't really get too affected by the hurricane. it was on the south side of the island and we are on the northern coast, so we only got a little bit of rain and some wind.
i've spent a lot of time reading, watching dvd's (and tv on dvd), and basically just hanging out. it's been really hard to adjust from my life in lexington where i had stuff going on every night to my life in haiti where there is nothing going on at night.
if you are interested in sending mail, here are the addresses:
for letters and small packages (PLEASE do not include anything valuable--this mail is opened and "searched." we don't always receive all of the items):
Sonlight Ministries PdP
Cady Calvert
PO Box 407140
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33340
for larger packages (these come to me unopened. this is more reliable way to send boxes, but this boat only comes 1 or 2 times per semester):
Lady Lotmore
Alexander/Cady Calvert
3163 NW South River Drive
Miami, FL 33142
things to pray for:
1. i will easily pick up the language
2. preparation for school
3. i will constantly be the love of christ to my neighbors, students, and fellow staff members
i have only been here for one week and i feel like i have so many stories to tell. we spent the first few days getting the house and our suitcases unpacked. some of the internet equipment was dead when we got here, so there is only one ethernet hook-up in the work room. hopefully within the next few weeks scott (our computer guru) will have the new equipment so we can get our wireless internet working in our house. it's even harder because the electricity is turned off everyday from 2-5 (and sometimes more than that).
for everyone who knows about weggy (yes, his name is pronounced like wedgie...he's the little boy bailey and i sponser), i have some good news and some bad news. the good news is that i will get to spend a lot of time with weggy this year. he's precious and sweet and i can't wait to love on him! the bad news is, he may have been retained in preschool instead of moving on to kindergarten...he is on the roster carmen gave me this morning. i haven't had a chance to ask carmen or norma if this is correct...but i feel like a negligent mother! my baby didn't even pass pre-school! haha!!!
i'm beginning to catch on to a few phrases of the creole language (hello, please, thank you, etc.) so hopefully i won't be completely lost on the first day of school when my precious little preschoolers come in with NO knowledge of the english language.
we didn't really get too affected by the hurricane. it was on the south side of the island and we are on the northern coast, so we only got a little bit of rain and some wind.
i've spent a lot of time reading, watching dvd's (and tv on dvd), and basically just hanging out. it's been really hard to adjust from my life in lexington where i had stuff going on every night to my life in haiti where there is nothing going on at night.
if you are interested in sending mail, here are the addresses:
for letters and small packages (PLEASE do not include anything valuable--this mail is opened and "searched." we don't always receive all of the items):
Sonlight Ministries PdP
Cady Calvert
PO Box 407140
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33340
for larger packages (these come to me unopened. this is more reliable way to send boxes, but this boat only comes 1 or 2 times per semester):
Lady Lotmore
Alexander/Cady Calvert
3163 NW South River Drive
Miami, FL 33142
things to pray for:
1. i will easily pick up the language
2. preparation for school
3. i will constantly be the love of christ to my neighbors, students, and fellow staff members
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