The project is really starting to come together! We've secured the rooms, hired the teachers, and purchased the sewing machines. This past week we selected the students. There were 22 applicants for the sewing school. The applicants were required to take an entrance exam that our teachers prepared. Our first sewing program students will consist of three women and seven men. There is a need for tailors in Port-de-Paix, so we're excited to help train some new tailors for the area. When school stats, there will be an afternoon and morning school. The morning school will start at 7am, and the students will spend one hour learning the process, and two hours on the machines. We're excited to meet our new students! Photos to come!
We have the rooms!
I'm excited to announce that we've rented two rooms to house the sewing program in Northwest Haiti! Praise the Lord! This is a huge answer to our prayers. I can't wait to see them filled with sewing machines and students. If you're interested in helping cover the cost of the room rentals, please visit the donate page.
Mother's Day
Today is Mother's Day here in the United States. Mother's Day in Haiti is the last Sunday in May. On this special day, I can't help but think of all the Haitian mommas I've met. The picture above shows some of the Haitian mommas that were part of the Women's Bible Study we held on my last trip. One of my favorite memories with these women was when we taught them the Macarena. Oh how we laughed and laughed. We had such a great time. It's like all of their cares (and ours) melted away when we danced to that song. I wish we had a video, but it is forever etched in my mind. These sweet women have touched my heart, and when I think about these women, I can't help but think about how this new sewing program has the potential to dramatically transform women's lives....mentally, physically and spiritually. But, not only their lives, but their families as well. I am excited just thinking about all of the God-honoring stories that will one day come out of this program.
So today we wait...expectantly...for God's plan to be revealed.
We know He knows the perfect location in Port-de-Paix to house the sewing program.
We know He knows each of the sewing program participants by name.
He knows who's going to partner with us.
He knows how the story will go.