I'm making the new house feel like a home. I've always enjoyed putting some creative effort into everywhere I've lived. Whether it's been one room, a small apartment, or a 3-bedroom house. My options in Haiti are limited without forking out a lot of money or filling up a suitcase with only fun decorating items. So I improvise and do the best I can without the luxury of Hobby Lobby and other crafty and cute stores! I'm loving how my room is turning out. It's peaceful and relaxing. Just how I like and need for it to be! I'm going to buy a couple comfy chairs for the other side of the room to have a place to read, watch a movie on my granddaddy's TV (it fit in the suitcase!), and exercise.
The inspiration/first purchase for my room was the rug. And my favorite decoration is the banner above the bed. I just love how it turned out. :)

I saw a photo hanging contraption like this at Target and almost bought it. Then decided to make my own instead.

I knew how I was going to make the frames--what color, with the ribbon, etc. Just needed inspiration for what to put inside. Settled on some of my new favorite verses from Psalm 27 thanks to my friend Erika. :)

I wanted to bring at least one wall hanging with me. I figured this one is quite appropriate and a good reminder as I wake up every morning!

Even my bathroom got a mini-makeover with the plaque on the wall, new and comfy bathmat and new shower curtain. You can't tell from this photo, but I took the chevron ribbon from the other wall hangings I made and glued it around the mirror to cover up the blah metal frame. It's super cute!

This was my decorating contribution to the main living area at the guesthouse. I had some of my photos made into metal prints (thus the glare), but they turned out well and are a definite attention grabber.
It's a new year filled with new changes!

 I'm back in Haiti and I'm getting settled in to my new position and a new house. I'm still in Leogane, about five minutes down the road from where I lived with CNP last year. I'm now the In-Country Coordinator for a great organization called Family Health Ministries. My main role for now is managing their guesthouse that's located on the national highway that runs through Leogane. The house is beautiful and doesn't take much to get used to. It has a big open living and dining area that I love and a great kitchen. My room is a blank canvas that I will have fun putting my touch to, and this will be the biggest bed I've ever had in Haiti! What a blessing! (It's the little things in life!) I also have my own en suite bathroom which is a nice perk!



 
The blank canvas. More to come (with photos) soon. :)

The guesthouse is beside a sugar cane field. You'll find lots of horses, cows, and goats grazing. This year FHM will be building a surgical center on this property.


I'll be managing the functioning of the guesthouse, making sure our visitors are well taken care of, and managing the staff. We have Yvette the cook. She's incredible! Lasagna is on the menu for tonight! Joslyn the housekeeper is also very sweet and takes pride in her job. Junior is the gardener and general helper around here. And Richard and Jonatas (sp?) are the security guards. We also have another security guard for one or two shifts a week, I haven't met him yet, and sometimes we'll have extra help in the kitchen when we have a big group. So that's us. :) I'll post photos of everyone in the coming weeks so you can put faces with names. I already have a small group here to start me off. I'll have a few people next week for a couple nights and then I'll have a pretty steady stream of guests through the end of March. It will be fun to meet people from all over and hear about what brought them to Haiti.

 I'm looking forward to this new role and all the challenges and blessings it will bring. We headed up Monday to look at the projects FHM has going there. They have a school, children's home, and are building a women's health center that will have exam rooms, labor and delivery, a nursery, education space, and more. It's very exciting and will be a huge benefit for the community of Fondwa and the surrounding areas!

FHM's school in Fondwa


The site of FHM's new women's care center in Fondwa. What a view!




Of course I'm already making new friends of all kinds. :)


 I'll do my best to keep everyone updated as I continue to settle in and learn about my new role with FHM. So stay tuned! :)
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In 2005 God asked me to surrender my life to His plans and purpose. Everything changed. From Mexico to New Orleans to Namibia to Haiti it's been one incredible adventure with the Lord after another. This blog is a piece of that journey.

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