how good and pleasant it is

It's a lovely season of our lives. Having spent a good chunk of time working back towards emotional health, I feel like we are seeing the dividends of that. We're settling back into our own skin and approaching life from a healthier outlook. We feel like the Gwenn and Nick that we were when we lived in the states, and we have our hunger and passion for Haiti back. Our lives are clicking along-- the ministry is becoming more focused and defined, which means programs are being done with more excellence, something I forgot was important to me. We're networking well with other missionaries and NGO's in the area to avoid duplication of efforts. And not for nothing, I am SLEEPING at night. (I am down to 1/4 of an Ambien a night. You all who've known of my sleep struggles know this is huge.)

Integral to this is that for the first time in two years, it feels like we're experiencing a network of true community with other individuals and families here. We're thankful for local people: the Rigels, the Browns, the Webers, the Whitakers, Megan Haug, the Pierce family, the Concepcions, Paul Dehann, Eddy Toussaint, Tina Isenhower, Stacie Tippett, Ginny, Sarah & Laura Wallace, Hugues Pierre, Kyle (before you left for med school you jerk), Melinda McClaren, Vanessa... And probably others too-- sorry if I forgot to add your name! (There are the cool Port people too. And we really were jealous of the community they have there. But now that we're getting our own, we can just be happy for you and not covet. :)) We just glide in and out of each other's homes and lives and work. Some are Haitian, some are American. My kids (American and Haitian) have other kids to play with and speak English with. We may not approach all our projects from the same strategy, but we all really do have each other's back and believe in the value of the work each other is doing.

It's a lovely thing. It's a really, really lovely thing to have people to call who have your back, love your kids and "get it."















It's a JOY working alongside of you guys!

How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1