And the Packing Begins!!

Just wanted to post an update on Yveline and my up coming trip to PAP. I was able to speak to Yveline a few days ago and it seems she is doing quite well! I was very excited to hear her tiny voice on the other end of the phone repeating... "Hello Tiffany, Hello Tiffany.... then some French words... then Hello Tiffany- all while laughing". It is very funny how reassured I am by simply hearing her voice. The Lord has this young child in my life.. again one I am not able to verbally communicate with- yet to hear words (even words I do not understand them) helps my heart beat a little faster!! I spoke with an interpreter (one whose voice I believe matches a face I remember while in Haiti during my first trip) and asked him to tell Yveline (Y) that I miss her so much! He kindly told Y what I had said, then came back to the phone laughing.. I asked why are you laughing? He told me Y told him to tell me that she loved me and wanted me to come to Haiti that very day!!! I laughed and asked him to tell Y that I love her too and unfortunately I'm working so I can't come but I will be there in 2 weeks.. Thankfully, she understood and seemed OK with that response.

Yveline was assessed by a pediatric hand specialist (due to her crush injuries) and we found out that she doesn't seem to have nerve damage- that eventually through physical therapy she has great potential to regain the strength back in her arm and hand. She was asked to perform daily exercises to help regain the strength back (lets hope she sticks to her doctors orders)... The news from the specialist couldn't have made me any happier.. I am so grateful even though Yveline has endured so much she still seems to find a special place in her heart to always provide a smile! My friend Eric was able to video tap Y at her appointment with the specialist.. she looked at the camera and said HI Tiffany and shot me one of her amazing smiles...

These last 2 weeks have been very busy, Anne Marie and I have been shopping for toys, cloths, shoes, food etc for our Haiti trip- we plan to bring as much as we possibly can to the people in Haiti. I am also bringing a few special treats for Y- including a necklace she can wear each day and hopefully remember me, really cute clogs, a nice hat to protect her face from the sun, new cloths, and of course some toys... I am so thankful that the Lord has provided for me the ability to spend my resources on the people in Haiti. AM and I are also planning a fundraiser in order to raise money for our return as well. It has been amazing to see how giving people in our community truly are- we have been blessed with such great raffle prizes for our guests to win... That night should be a great time!!!

Thank you all for reading my blog about Yveline and I, I am so excited to be able to see her again in hopefully 1 short week.. Please continue to pray for the people in Haiti and as well as my return back to Haiti! I have a lot of loose ends including the fundraiser this weekend, then work and finally our departure on Tuesday night!!! God Bless you and hope to tell more stories soon,

Tiffany~