Cheri Kay in Haiti....where my life became meaningful.

We are still waiting for good news from the Minister of Interior here in Haiti. This office needs to approve our dossier before it can be sent to Immigration for passports. We have been waiting for this now for 4 months. It is unfortunate that this country and it's systems are so broken. I know that God has a purpose for me here in this country and I am blessed to be with my children. I know that many others are waiting for their kids and they can't be with them. I thank the Lord every night for the protection and provisions that He has provided to allow me to be here with my children, for their health and their lives. I strive to use each day here in Haiti as an opportunity to help and I am happy to do the therapy with each kid and adult that I am so blessed to see. I spent yesterday doing therapy with a couple of kids and spent Monday and Tuesday helping in a mobile medical clinic. I hope that each day I am here, I am a blessing to this country. I do hope too, that ...

I have the wonderful opportunity to great the mornings and start my day with a run/walk here in Haiti. We try to go fairly early to miss the scorching heat of the sun and it is so nice to be able to get some exercise. One morning as I prepared to go,I set my clothes out and then left the room to get some water to brush my teeth (cause I can't use the tap water). I returned to my room with my little man staring at me with MY running clothes on and he said to me, "Momma, I ready to go running". I had to laugh! He looked so cute standing there with my jog bra around his neck and my tank top on backwards and my shorts hiked as high up as he could get them! Each and every day is a blessing to be with these 2 children! I am so blessed! I am prayerful that very soon I'll get to bring them home to meet the rest of their family!

and it' s political offices! So, I am still struggling to get the passports for my 2 children. In Haiti, even what seems like should be a small and easy step, can often times end up a torturous battle of will and faith. I am currently in one of those spots right now. We are ready for passports to bring my little ones home, however the office in one of the "big time" government branches is really giving families a hard time. I have gone into this office now 3 days in a row waiting all day long to talk to an official and when I do, I am told some run-around story and have to continue to wait. But, while I sit there for hours, I get to really get a look at Haitian government offices. In the states, government offices are typically very nice. Marble floors, well organized, computers, filing cabinets, you know all the things that make us American right!!!!??? Well, as I was sitting and waiting for this official, I noticed a few fun things about this office. First, the office i...

What a wonderful city Jacmel is and a beautiful country Haiti is! I am so blessed to get to serve the people of this country. This past weekend I had the opportunity to return to the southern part of the country to the city of Jacmel. This time, however, instead of flying down there, we drove. It was a gorgeous drive through the mountains and through numerous little villages. It always amazes me where people decide to live and how they make their lives in what seems like the middle of no-where to me! I was able to do a few follow-up treatments with the family with the little boy by the name of Jabez. This is the little boy with Cerebral Palsy that I told you about a few months ago. He is doing great. He is putting on weight, interacting in his environment, beginning to reach a little with his right hand, and beginning to sit by himself. His mom is doing a wonderful job with the exercises that I gave them on my last visit and she was very excited about the new exercises that I...