- Okoboji Lakes Bible and Missionary Conference was really a great time. We met amazingly kind people (Thanks to all of you!) and were blessed by some really brave missionaries (and their stories) from around the world.
- The last speaker spoke on anger and fear and those topics are fairly ... ahem .... relevant for me.
- Loved it. Loved being there. Exhausted from going 100 miles a minute and dealing with cornholio kids that were short on sleep for 10 days straight. Hoping to find a dark room for them - to force them to catch up on their sleep.
- Stayed at a friends cabin on Spirit Lake. SO beautiful and fun. (Thanks lards for sharing!)
- Saw lots of family...SIX of my aunts in one week. (And five uncles.) That has maybe never happened?
- Paige was baptized in lake Okoboji, a super sweet moment in her life.
- Our speaking went fairly well. You always seem to wish you could change something once you're finished.
- Got to spend tons of time with two of my closest friends - my little sister and 'Dokte' Jen ... loved that so much.
- Got to MN yesterday ... trying to see and hug all the MN friends before we head back to Tejas next Monday.
- Three Livesay kids visited Grandma for teeth cleaning at the dentist today.
- Saving the best for last .... I am pleased (giddy, freaking out happy, grateful, thrilled) to announce that the Livesay family has added a 100% legitimate and official U.S. Citizen to the family. Our daughter had her citizenship granted :)
- We get to start figuring out when we'll head home to PAP. :) There are passports/logistics to figure out and some variables to manage & decisions for Troy and I to make - but the great news is that the biggest hurdle has been conquered and so many prayers answered ... and we finally get to leave limbo-living behind. Thanks to each and every person that covered this situation in prayer, Miss Phoebe is a proud American.
- Mesi Jezi!
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Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. -erwin lutzer
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
MN Update
We're still on the road with the tribe and in and out of the gas-guzzling carbon footprint creating crumb machine ... Because we're not sitting still for long (and we are enjoying RLR) we've not had time to update here. This is what you might care to know:
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Bon Dieu soit béni!
Oh hooray!! Congratulations!!
What awesome news! Just incredibly awesome!
congrats Phoebe!! I really look forward to return of Haiti posts(I mean I read everything you post!!) but I miss hearing about Haiti everyday!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
I have tears of joy!
Praising GOD with you!!
I would love to somehow give you a hug in person while you're in town. I'm in Eagan. If it happens that you're anywhere within 45 minutes of me, drop me a note and I will be more than happy to come to you! You've been so inspirational to me, especially as we trudge through our own (now TWO) international adoptions! deanleah at comcast dot net
I met you at Okoboji (the tall girl in Kristen's shirt that asked to get a picture with you guys) -- I am so, so, so happy that your appt. went well on Monday. I was thinking about you guys and holding you and your family close in my heart for the last couple of days.
Now I'll be thinking "expedited passport" and "easy airline travel" thoughts for you. :)
It was truly a pleasure to meet you and hear you speak. Thank you.
Jill
Yay God! So excited for your family. I know this has been a challenging season of life (to say the least), but He is always faithful!
so excited for the citizenship!!! happy day.
Congrats to Phoebe on becoming an American citizen! And YEAH for leaving limbo land! So excited for you guys to be able to to start making plans to head HOME to Haiti. Will continue to pray for you guys and no passport problems and stress free travel planning!
Bondye beni ou!
Theresa
Congratulations! Praise the Lord!
PTL!! Happy Citizenship Day to your daughter...SO happy for your family! I rarely comment, but have enjoyed following your blog. I first came here through my friend, Carrie (I see she commented above.) We recently adopted our precious Khloe from NewDay where Carrie works in China. Anyway, glad to hear your time at Lake Okoboji was nice. How neat about the water baptisms. Hope you enjoyed your time in MN, too... (we currently live just NW of the Twin Cities in Becker, but I grew up in West Central MN!) Again, congrats on your happy news...no more limbo-living!! God is GOOD! <><
Blessings,
~ Tanya
Congratulations Phoebe! What an answered prayer! We will be praying about your return to PAP!
What wonderful news...all of it. Hooray for Phoebe's citizenship. We hope this means that others who have been waiting will soon get good news, too! Enjoy the rest of your MN trip; indeed, enjoy all of these days with your stateside family and friends. And may you soon see the path home to PAP begin to open for you.
I can hear (the kids') Grandma:
"MY what nice teeth you have!" hahaaa No Big Bad Wolfs in the closet though! (Grandma took them or Grandma is the dentist?)
Blessings to Paige on her Baptism and to Phoebe on her citizenship! :)
Mary Ann
Wow, way to bury the lead story.
I am glad things went well.
Oh, you guys! I'm crying over here for you, and I think a little for us. I'm so excited for you and the news, and it's honestly been a boost for me today. We're so close to being finished on this end, and last week thought we could step forward from Limbo Land a bit, and then of course in true TIH style got "bad" news. Then a couple days ago it was more positive and today apparently we'll know more. You know how it is. Hearing this just reminded me, again, that it WILL all be over at some point.
God has bigger plans for all of us than we imagine. I'm reminded this morning too that the things he sets in our hearts - those plans that take us out of Limbo Land - ARE from him and that part of the journey is stepping out in trust even when it seems impossible. So glad you guys will get to come back this fall close to when you were hoping. Will pray the passport comes quickly and that the final bits come together for you.
Hugs from Haiti!
Thrilled for Phoebe and ALL of you! Congratulations, and praise God!
Congratulations!
Yeah, Phoebe!! Wahoo!
Fabulous! Mesi Jezi indeed!
So great to hear that Phoebe's citizenship was finally granted! Congratulations and best wishes to you as you plan your move back home.
I have read your blog regularly for a year and a half or two years now, and this is my first comment. I teared up when I read your good news about Phoebe. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your lives and ministry with so many of us. Your raw honesty has inspired me MANY times. Congratulations and thank you!
Praise Jesus! I am SO happy for you all!
~Audrey Ann
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :oD
Congratulations to your wonderful family. I have been reading this blog for several months and feel compelled to comment today. Thanks for all you do- this site is a great spiritual "lift" for my husband and me.
Yes!!!
Congrats Phoebe! (Through sobs of joy!) I'm so happy for you all, now that you will be able to start planning your return home to Haiti! I have a friend who goes to Okoboji, and hear it is a wonderful place. So glad that you all got a chance for some R&R with the family! Now the hard work starts--getting packed and moved! YEA! Blessings to all!
Congratulations on the wonderful news. I loved hearing you speak at Okoboji, and I look forward to staying updated on your work.
That is absolutely wonderful! I know there is a feeling that your family is whole now. I pray a safe return to Haiti and that God works in you all like He has never done before for the people of Haiti on your return.
Angel - Clinton, MD
Oh wow, I am so happy for you. Phoebe at last official and you can go home.
You guys sort of snuck that in there, and I missed it the first time through.
So glad you can all go home!
Jamie
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