day 5 of being without my husband will officially be over in 2 minutes and we will start the 6th…hopefully with a little sleep. the lovely art of technology i has allowed me to be able to either talk via cell phone, chat via ichat or even see a very fuzzy pixilated picture of my vivaciously haired husband via video chat. all of this b/c somewhere on the desolate island country of haiti, the poorest county in the western hemishpere, there is a wireless router that he and the mac carriers along with him have been able to pick up. what a privilege for me! i love to hear his voice, know that he is ok, hear the great things that God is doing in/through him and our team there.
they have been to a couple of the many orphanages and schools around the region, playing with children, and handing out much coveted food sacks. these food sacks are filled with lentils, beans, rice and seed packets. they share the love of Jesus in a way that relates to the Haitian people. providing for them, already there has been testimonies of people saying they had no food left and didn’t know how they would feed their family-then our team gave them a sack of food!
i love the fact that although i can’t be there i can get a day to day report from my husband of the people they have seen and what God has done that day.
i say all this for my point: about 15 mins ago i had the last convo with him for 2 days. tomorrow he and 8 others from the team will leave at 6 am to travel up a mountain-with a pretty tough hike involved to visit the people there. preceding them up there is a couple of donkeys and a truck with food and 50 goats. once they get there they will scout out food drop sites and minister to the people teaching them nutritional skills and how to use there goats to the fullest potential.
this is such a blessing. in Haiti goats are precious commodities for families. not only can they provide milk, but they are also the most common dinner meat, their manure can be used as a fertilizer in vegetable gardens, and they can produce 2 or 3 kids (baby goats) a year. this is going to be a great opportunity.
an unforgettable experience. please pray for them and for myself as i wait to be connected again.
Oak and Pines 
I really think that if they had time they should make a man/lady vs. wild. I think that between jason, brooke, brandi, and corey….it would be HILARIOUS!
You are an amazing woman and I envy your spunk! I am so proud of you for being so supportive when it would be so easy to complain about caring for your children alone for awhile! I can truly relate (to the complaining part, I mean!!!). Thank you for making me smile today as I picture Jason doing an amazing job on the missionfield! We love you all!!
i know you are super busy with house guests and little bundles but is this blog “mountains and goats” blog going to turn into mike’s “i love spagetti!” blog??