Jesus in Haiti Ministries

January 30th, 2009

Hi,

Today at 10am we bought our new 2009 Kia truck. What a blessing this will be for our ministry and family. I was then home previewing a movie on the Old Testament with pastor Jackie for church tomorrow, before heading out.

This is where my mistake might have happened. I had told the director of the orphanage that I would stop by today to let her know how the boys are doing. As I packed Peterson and Jony into the truck, Peterson got this long face. It was the same face I brought him home with, one void of hope. Then Jony began to scream. Altimae was holding him in the back seat. He cried and cried. Then he was passed to Roger in the front seat and he kept screaming. Finally I said to hand him to me. As soon as I took him, he stopped crying and put his head on my shoulder.

I drove this way down our back road but when we got to the main road, I passed him to Roger and he was okay. Once we got to the Good Samaritan Orphanage, a look of horror was on both the boys faces. We walked inside and all the kids came running to me and the boys. Peterson clung to Altimae's pants. Jony allowed the girls to pick him up. I looked over at Peterson at one point and the tears were just flowing down his cheek. I quickly picked him up and told him again that he was going home with me. He shook his head yes and clung to my neck.

We left a few minutes later and it took until we got home and they began playing before the smiles came back. I should have expected this reaction but didn't. I won't let them visit again until they ask.

Thanks to so many of you who emailed a response to these boys being with me. I still lay in bed at night and watch them sleep, so thrilled that I can give them a home. I have no clue what the future is for these boys, don't know what next month brings but I know what today brings, love, security and happiness for two boys who have never really known these things. Jony, aka Mr. Personality refused to call me poppy, instead calling me Blanc (white). Everytime I would say "what's my name?" he would say blanc, knowing that is not what to call me. Tonight we grilled hotdogs and it was time to eat. I asked Ricardo what my name was, he said "Poppy", I gave him a hotdog. I asked Peterson what my name was, he said "Poppy", he got a hotdog. I asked Jony what was my name, he smiled, looked at Ricardo, looked at Peterson, and finally said "Poppy". And he hasn't stopped saying it since.

I will have my webmaster get some pictures out this weekend of these two precious guys. What is so neat is to see the entire family come to their aid. Ricardo plays with them, Steven carries Jony, the older ones feed them, however, I get diaper duty.

So we push on, being Jesus to those around us, do the same will ya?

tominhaiti

Thank you for your support


Tom Osbeck
Executive Director
Jesus in Haiti Ministries

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Jesus in Haiti Ministries, Inc. Suite 155 10214 Chestnut Plaza Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46814