On Monday, October 13th, Lindsay celebrated her 21st birthday. Haitian style! She was blessed to have the PA team arrive just weeks before her birthday, so they brought a suitcase stuffed full of gifts and cards (from a special card shower her mom coordinated) from home. I was amazed at her patience as she obeyed the rule on her gifts ... "Do not open UNTIL your birthday." This beautiful outfit (and the bag) was a gift from her sister. It was the perfect gift, because she was just telling me the night before how she had no IDEA what to wear for her birthday, and then this was the first gift she opened in the morning. Problem solved =)
After school, Lindsay's third graders enjoyed participating in the long-standing tradition of throwing people in the swimming pool on their birthday.
Shak, enjoying Lindz's new lighter a bit TOO much ... We tried to make a 21 out of our twelve candles. Don't know if you can see it or not, but it's there! The cake was also a gift from Lindsay's sister - a cake mix in a glass jar, with chocolate and butterscotch chips already mixed in. It was delicious! See? ...
Lilly came over after school to enjoy a swim with her teacher, Miss Lindsay, and to help her open the hundred plus birthday cards that she had received. What a bundle of encouragement! I'll pass on a HUGE thank you in Lindsay's behalf. This was one of the best birthday's she's had in a while, even so far from home, family, and friends... God is good. ALL the time.
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You ladies do SUCH a great job of encouraging each other down there! I'm glad God has brought you all together to serve Him for this time.
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