I have been home in Michigan and it has been a great summer so far.  I spoke in Texas at our biggest sponsors work camp which was so fun to meet everyone and show them the power point of the mission.

Emacile our head nanny calls me usually every week and I talk to the kids and get an update on everything.  Things are going well but there is an epidemic called Chikungunya.  It is a virus and causes joint pain with fever. The symptoms usually last a week.  A few kids, our young man Evens in the paraplegic and our cook have gotten it but are better now.

Our landlord from New Jersey informed me a few weeks ago that we have to move out of his house by the end of the year. When my husband Mark and I were there we looked at these two gutted out perfect buildings right net to each other on the ocean. There are two owners and one is willing to sell and I have been trying to get ahold of the other owner. Please pray about this. Mark agrees it would be a perfect place to own and have a bigger orphanage with much more room and yard.  A dream come true and prayer answered.

 Ruth and Roberto Rivera, their three children and her mother arrive in Haiti July 10th.  I can't wait to join them.  They headed the mission group from Moody last March and wanted to return to help out at the orphanage.  This is a huge huge blessing.  I leave for Haiti July 23rd to try to find the other owner, look for another place to rent (if need be), find our little Guerlindes father to get his saliva for DNA testing to find out what rare genetic disease she has, to bring the two sets of teeth down that were made, etc etc.  It will be incredibly hot as is our summer there!!!!

I will have a lot of news while i am there so will be in contact. Please pray for all of us and the mission to grow and prosper.

Blessings, Annie