Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A First Time Gift

OH I HAD A BIG DAY IN PORT AU PRINCE TODAY. WE FIRST STARTED THE DAY BY TAKING A LADY WITH TWO VERY SICK LITTLE MALNUTRITIONED CHILDREN TO THE HOSPITAL. ONE WAS A MONTH OLD AND ONE WAS ELEVEN MONTHS OLD BUT ONLY 11 POUNDS. THE CHILD ALSO HAD RESPITORY DIFFICULTY AS WELL.
THEN I WENT TO MEET WITH A MAN ABOUT A SPECIAL CONTAINER, AFTER FINISHING THE BUSINESS, I WENT TO BUY SOME CHICKEN WIRE SO WE CAN BUILD A CHICKEN COOP FOR OUR MICROENTERPRISE PROJECT- USING THE EGGS AND THE CHICKENS FOR THE KIDS. THEN I WENT TO BUY SOME GROCERIES FOR THE TEAM THAT WILL BE COMING TOMORROW. AFTER SPENDING A VERY BUSY DAY GETTING BUSINESS DONE I WAS SITTING ON LIFELINE'S PORCH PREPARING ENVELOPES FOR THE PAYROLL WHEN THE GATEMAN, MILO CAME TO ME TO INFORM ME THAT I HAD A BIG SURPRISE! I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND HE SAID IT WAS AT THE GATE SO I RUSHED DOWN TO THE GATE AND WHEN I ARRIVED THERE IT STOOD, YES, I SAID THERE IT STOOD!!! IT WAS MY VERY FIRST GOAT!!! WOWEE!! THE PASTOR FROM THE MOUNTAIN DOCO 2 HAD BROUGHT ME A REAL LIVE GOAT!!! IT IS BLACK AND WHITE AND I NAMED IT "AMOS".
I AM GOING TO TIE A RED, WHITE, AND BLUE RIBBON AROUND ITS NECK AND PASTOR ODMY IS GOING TO KEEP IT WITH HIS GOATS BUT EVERY EVENING IT WILL COME OUTSIDE OUR GATE AND I CAN KEEP A CLOSE CHECK ON HIM. WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO END THE DAY WITH SUCH A SPECIAL GIFT!!! YES, I WAS VERY MUCH SURPRISED! BUT I AM VERY HAPPY BECAUSE THIS WAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY BIG GIFT FROM MY FRIEND. THE BIBLE TELLS US IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE AND I PRAY THAT GOD WILL POUR OUT HIS BIGGEST BLESSING FOR THIS DEAR MAN FOR HIS GENEROSITY OF THIS GIFT!

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