let there be light..

this morning, believe it or not, i walked out of my room to see the sun...SHINING! the rain has finally gone, the hurricane passed us up, and maybe, just maybe it will start warming up around here. yesterday was another really rainy day, so it altered the schedule again. in the morning a small group of us went to the IRC warehouse, the rest of the group packed food at the mission house. in the afternoon we headed outside the city to an orphanage called bencaleth, the special needs orphanage. this was the first time that i have been able to go there in 4 or 5 years, and most of the people on the trip had never been there. the kids in this orphanage are handicapped, mentally and physically, and most of the cases are severe. needless to say, hearts were broken. steve kemp, a veteran TORCHER from nashville found out that his boy that he fell in love with passed away about a month ago. as hard as that was for him, he still poured out his love on the other children there, who are in desperate need of being loved. they are making great strides there. their schooling and rehabilitation are helping the kids in great ways. it was beautiful to hear everyone's stories as we talked about where we saw jesus yesterday.
today we are heading back out to the valley of angels to finish our houses. my house only lacks the floor, and the other house only lacks the roof and floor. hopefully the sun will stay!
time to go, another great day ahead. keep praying

NCR