sponsor a teacher at CAD.

we have been finding ways to get the money in to pay for the teachers at CAD so we are doing a "sponsor a teacher" program.

you can choose to pay $25 a month to go towards a teachers salary, you can pay $50 for 1/2 of their salary for the month or the full $100 a month. there are only 4 teachers at CAD so i think we can do this!

get with a friend, a family member, a co-worker- you can go in together & help pay these teachers.

if this is something you would be interested in you can email me at revelatorinternational@gmail.com

WE CAN DO THIS!

thank you all for your continued support. so many amazing things happening. i feel blessed to be apart of something that feels like a dream.

-e

teachers & education.

we all know how important school is in america; however, school in haiti is insanely important. i hear the kids say next to God school is the most important thing.

right now CAD is in need of money to pay the teachers so the kids can start school. they have not started school at the moment & if we don't raise the money to pay the teachers they won't be able to have school. i have been in a panic since i found out this information while i was there this last trip.

i was made aware of this issue & i reached out to a few people & they were unable to help.

so i am taking to this blogging world to get these teachers paid. share it with your friends, family, everyone.

we are wanting to pay the teachers $100 a month which is more than what they made before. most workers or teachers make about $45 a month, which is nothing.

there are 4 teachers at the school- with 4 classes. so for one year for a teacher it would be $1200.

for all the teachers it would be $4800. this would pay all the teachers for an entire year.

eventually we want to bring in more money to pay all the employees more than what they get at the moment, but you have to start somewhere, right?

i KNOW god is big enough to help with this situation.

if you can help at all or would like information please feel free to email me
revelatorinternational@gmail.com

- e

september in haiti.

thank you guys so much for keeping up with my blog & commenting & writing such pretty things to me. it really means a whole lot.

september 19th i will be headed back with kat by my side. diana is coming too for a little bit & then cory. it is going to be a good little group to get a lot of things done. 

if you haven't check out my go fund me page you can do so HERE literally every $1 counts. 

there is also a detailed little write up about some of the things we are doing. 

if you are going through your summer clothes & need somewhere to put them you can give them to me. the kids are in need of the following items. 

shampoo

soap

deodorant

toothpaste

toothbrushes

socks

bras for the girls

shoes

ribbons for the girls hair

shorts (sizes 2t- 16 year old)

shirts

blue pens

rulers

* they prefer travel size bc it is easy to give out to the kids & to travel with *

if you have any of these items let us know! we will come pick them up if your not too far away! 

you can email me at revelatorinternational@gmail.com

the kids had a really good meal for lunch. 

they even had some fruit for breakfast.

alix went to CAD yfriday to hang out with the kids, teach english class, prayer, make sure they got their meals on time & see what they were eating, he also spent some time with them in the library- they got to paint, color, read, & write if they wanted too. i was so happy to see them using this space that we worked so hard on. sonson wrote me later & told me he got to read today, & when i asked him what he read he said the bible, he then made sure to tell me he got to go to the library to read. THEY LOVE IT! it made my heart so happy.

*this picture above is the kids having a prayer time*

if you remember we painted this room in january & in march we put up shelves & organized the whole room!! it has been such a team effort & i could not have done this without so many others by my side, it really is incredible to see everyone who came together & continues to come together for these kids & this amazing country.

some other really amazing things going on at CAD- food for the poor built a cover over the raised garden beds to help them grow better, food for the poor is also building an amazing hen/chicken house close to the school for the kids too. can we say eggs everyday? there is a company laying piping so the kids can have working plumbing so no more bucket showers.

this is the new chicken house. it is going to look amazing. 

they covered the veggies so the sun isn't so hard on them. 

GOD IS SO GOOD.

i cannot think of a better title for this blog bc there is not one. as i sit here at the coffee shop waiting on tracey to get here all i can do is hold back tears from how blessed i feel. who would have thought my life would turn out like it did? after all the bad, all the heart-ache, all the "life lessons", all the wonderings & the yelling moments at god when i had no clue which way was up or down (some days i still feel like this) i am now on this path that brings such peace to my spirit. for so many years i worked these jobs that meant nothing, i would be stressed out, i knew that it was not what i was meant for & that longing for something greater pushed me through so many circumstances. i would often ask god, "what am i doing with my life?' i was confused. surely i wasn't meant to sit at a desk and type letters or reports, or do medical billing, or file papers or answer phones, surely god had something better? was it selfish of me to believe that? was it selfish to want all my little dreams as an 8 year old to become a reality?

i don't think so.

now i am PREGNANT-- what?!?- we are purchasing land in haiti- i am in the middle of starting a non-profit & i can't even get through a day without crying bc of the overwhelming feelings i have. all the love i feel from the father is too good. all the days i was miserable & looking for answers came to a door that i walked through & now here i am, sitting at this coffee shop writing about my life & it looks so very different than what i thought it was going to be.

some people tell me i am so lucky. i would consider myself incredibly blessed. i have a husband that supports us, that deals with me talking about haiti & my boys non-stop, i am constantly dreaming up ideas & i have horrible follow through, he is patient with me & he loves me through it. i have a small group of people around me that i can call for truth when i know i need it & even when i don't. i have people that i can call & say "hey, i really need prayer" & i know that they will pray for me. i have an incredible midwife who makes me feel like i am the strongest woman on earth. i have parents that love & support me. i have 46 kids who depend on my everyday & when i am in haiti they wake me up every single morning saying my name, tying balloons to my window to get me to wake up, they sing songs to my belly & talk to the baby, most importantly they pray for me & i know they do. they love me & all of these thing are a little overwhelming & i feel like i don't deserve any of it. i have 2 boys that call me mom & it literally melts my heart into a billion pieces. i cannot even begin to imagine what it will feel like when i hold my little one for the first time or when i hear my sweet baby say mom for the first time.

god is orchestrating so many things for me. he is opening up doors & i just keep walking through them. sometimes i don't know what the other side is going to look like but i try my best to trust & believe that his plan is greater than anything i could ever hope for for myself. sometimes it is really scary & i do feel alone. there are many nights i cry myself to sleep bc i do get overwhelmed & i feel responsible for so many. i get to the point where i ask god, "is this in the plan? is this pain & heartache in the plan" doing missions is not all about getting cute photos for facebook and patting yourself on the back for a job well done. it is a dirty job. it is a hard job where sometimes i don't think my heart can break anymore. it is a calling where you depend on God everyday for strength, grace, patience, comfort & most importantly his love. i don't just go to haiti & hang out with kids & take photos & come back. i learn their language so i can have a relationship with them, i let them know they matter, i bandage bloody knees & check to see if bones are broken, i help clean dishes, i eat with them, i love them, i let them know that everyday when we are apart that they are on my mind & in my prayers, i ask what their dreams are, when they misbehave i have to give out punishments which usually consists of writing scripture, when i am told kids are stealing i take a whole day & sometimes two, we talk to each kid separately where we talk about the why you did it, & then we have the kid pray & ask God to forgive them & then we hug them as they break down in tears feeling ashamed for what they did, we have kids they are crying their eyes out begging us not to send them home to their parents- begging for any other punishment than to be sent home with family. sometimes i am not their best friend bc i treat them as if they are my own,  but every morning they smile & say good morning, they tell me they respect me, they tell me they love me, bc all of these moments are proof to them that they matter to me. they matter so much to me & they matter so much to the father. which is why i make fundraising pages to help change their lives, which is why i talk about them all the time, which is why my heart is 10 times bigger bc of them. which is why i am buying this land.

we are purchasing land in mirebalais, which is some of the most beautiful land you have ever seen. we would love if you would consider partnering with us to help us buy it before i leave the first week of august. the land itself is $5000 but we are raising $6000 for the attorney fees, for the guy to survey the land & additional cost. if you would like to help us out you can do so HERE

the first piece of land we looked at was actually 2 pieces & it was beautiful but in the back of my mind i really wanted one piece with more trees. so a few days pass & we get a call from the person who is selling & they don't want to sell anymore. so we start from square one & we find another piece of land. rae, laura, myself, alix & wa-wa get up early one day to go take a look & i literally fell in love. SO MANY TREES. plantains, coconut, mango, & a river. WHAT? my mind was racing. i kept saying is this happening? is this going to happen? WHAT IN THE WORLD. we walked the property & i was just taking it all in. all the smells, all the noises from the birds, my little mind was going 90 miles a minute picturing what this place is going to be like for so many children & families in need.  so i wanted to take a minute a share my dreams with you.

please note that my daydreaming heart is going to be rambling the next paragraph bc i am too excited to turn this into a business plan right now.

we plan on having a school with all grades (k-high-school) & vocational classes. so we will have farming, sewing, art, music, carpentry, electrical, plumbing,  cooking & business. we want everything we can have to prepare all the children & their parents for a better future for better provision for them & help them reach their dreams & whatever the lord has called them to do. skills they can take into their community & teach each other. work together to start businesses. some of the kids i work with come from backgrounds where it is not safe for them to live with the family they came from & those are the kids who will be living on the property. if they have parents who cannot afford to take care of them we will have an interview process & offer jobs to them so the family can stay together. this will not be an orphanage but a christ centered home. prayer in the morning & prayer at night. church on sunday with worship & sunday school. meals together as a family. we will have a house for the boys & a house for the girls with a leader in each house. we will have a  church that will be open to the community as well. we will have a guesthouse for people to come in & it will also generate revenue to pay teachers & provide food. when people come in they won't just work with our home they will work in the community as well. it will be much different than the usual you see. we want to create partnerships within the community so the farmers that are there can come & teach classes to the kids & their parents, the same with sewing, carpentry, concrete work, art, music. we will have house parents who will manage the place as well. everyone working together for the greater good. these kids will go to sleep every single night knowing the fathers love, feeling safe & knowing there is not a time limit on their safety. we will have a psychologists there to work with kids & teachers. there are so many trees on this property & we talk about making wooden seating around them for study time which will be mandatory.  we want this to be a safe loving environment for these kids. i get so excited thinking about everything & all the possibilities for a better future for so many. this is just the beginning & i hope this gives you a little insight to what are praying for. please be in prayer for us on this journey. if you have any questions please feel free to email me. if you ever want to come along on a  trip please do not hesitate to ask. if you want to help us out you can do so HERE

mesi anpil zanmi m'

bondye beni ou.

- E

non-profit & stuff.

I AM SO EXCITED.

so many doors are opening. so many amazing people on my team. people i feel like i have been praying for since i knew this is the direction the lord wanted me to go.

as some of you might know i am in the process of starting my own non-profit. this has been something i have been praying about for a really long time & it is finally happening. i have someone working on the logo & the website & i am so excited to show you guys.

GOD is up to some really cool things. i am just so blessed to be surrounded by people who are true friends & pray for me. it is cool to see everything unfolding. of course i am sitting around day-dreaming about all of the possibilities for my community, in haiti & wherever the lord takes this non-profit.

please continue to keep me in your prayers. i want to walk through the right doors.

i cannot wait to introduce you to everyone on my team.

mesi mesi mesi! ak bondye tout bagay se posib.

-evanda

early mornings.

i don't know what it is but in haiti i wake up at like 5am everyday. i hear the roosters, chickens, cars going by, people off to work for the day & the kids doing chores & i am fully awake anticipating the day.

one morning when i woke up this last trip i could hear sinciny singing "good, good father" right outside my window as he was sweeping.  cory taught them this song in january & to wake up hearing them sing this sweet song of truth made my heart so happy.

these kiddos start their day doing their chores. sweeping the cafeteria which is also their church. mopping the bedrooms. mopping the offices. helping with laundry. using machetes to cut grass & pick rocks out of the grass. chopping & shaping bushes. cleaning out the area for our future garden. you name it they do it. 

all these photos below were taken by alix. the BEST photographer. 

these kiddos play & wait for their turn. 

them using these machetes made me a little crazy. already looking into better tools for them to use instead of these. 

we would cut up the grass & rocks & then put all the weeds into the wheelbarrow. then a kid would take it all the way up this huge hill to the trash pile, so we can burn it.

see- i worked too!

so did kayla. 

little dawensky was trying to tickle me. 

diana always so loving. so loving with the kids & i love it so much. 

my mom & robenson. 

i LOVE this photo. look at the joy on her face. this is one of my favorite photos. EVER. 

sammy is still too young for chores. so he plays & bosses everyone else around. 

kim!

guytho & robinson taking their break to ride the bike together. 

robinson takes photos for me sometimes ( & he is a natural) he really likes to take selfies. hahaha. 

trimming the bushes. this whole area will be a garden. 

this was all grass before! they did so good. 

took a break to help robenson make another hole for his belt. one of the things we are taking with us are belts. these boys usually don't get clothes that fit them specifically. they all share which means most of their pants are falling off. if you would like to sponsor our next trip you can do so HERE.

PLEASE be in prayer for Mrs. Marline who started CAD almost 20 years ago. She has been battling cancer & is receiving treatment in the states now. She has some major bills that need to be paid. We are praying God opens doors to get those paid!

ansanm nou kapab fé yon diferans!

--evanda