tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261891991022256232024-03-05T18:42:26.637-08:00Mulder FamilyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-16111039663998477882015-06-25T18:47:00.001-07:002015-06-25T18:47:28.720-07:00Final Update From Haiti<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
Well our days here in Haiti are in the single digits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wanted to give you one more update about a
few things before we head to the states next week.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The new Christian School (Jean Alexis Kuslin Christian
Academy) is coming along in construction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Electrical is the next part to be completed, then paint, and then the
fun begins with setting up classroom for the PK 1, PK 2, and Kindergarten
classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second week of July, our
two new teachers from Canada will be making their transition here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please continue to pray for all of these
things to happen smoothly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul
Perissien is currently registering new students to attend, and fitting them for
their new uniforms which are being made by local seamstresses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can all feel the excitement building for
the September 1<sup>st</sup> start date, God is good!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The block plant is nearing completion as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The living quarters and depot are finished,
and work on the construction platform and is close to being complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our hope is in a month or two we will be
making cement blocks!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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School distribution is our next big task ahead of Mission
Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where over 2000 students
in our school sponsorship program receive their supplies for the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our biggest need is for gently used or new
tennis shoes and backpacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you can
help in anyway, please contact Tim at <a href="mailto:tim@mission-haiti.org">tim@mission-haiti.org</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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I haven’t updated much about the photo program and art
classes I have been able to be a part of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope to do that more in the weeks that follow after our return to the
states.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This past week we were able to
share some of the images from my student’s work in a photo show on our
property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a great way to wrap up
our time here, and listen to each student speak about what they have learned
through the program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Tim has taken on a new role with Mission Haiti as the
American Director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our other team member
here in Haiti, Paul Perissien, will be the Haiti Director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This change happened due to the founder and
CEO of Mission Haiti, Pam Plasier, resigning her position about a month ago
after some time away from the ministry since this past January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She felt God telling her to do this, and so
we trust what this means for our families and all those who this effects will
be blessed through a big transition time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Please pray for these two men, they have been given many months working
side-by-side in Haiti over the past year, and we hope this relationship
continues as they will be leading from separate countries.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Upon our return to the states we will be taking our time
adjusting to American life again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
Fall I have been blessed to be able to again teach Art at Sioux Falls
Christian, this time in grades k-5, along with some responsibilities in the
international student program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am more
and more excited to teach this grade level, as it has been 10 years since being
in this role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are also thankful the girls
think this is a positive thing, having mom just down the hall!<o:p></o:p></div>
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This leads me to sharing a bit of the feelings our family is
experiencing as we look to return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
days are filled with busy anticipation, excitement, and also a generous dose of
sadness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over these past 10 months, the
people of Mission Haiti/Ti Riviere have accepted us, cared for us, watched over
us, shared with us, and extended much grace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Right now, it is hard to adequately put into words the mixture of
emotions we are all feeling, it will take us all a while to really be able to
process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told a friend this morning
that it was a part of God’s plan that these last weeks have been incredibly
busy here cause I find the sadness creeps up when I am still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I will save some of these thoughts for
another day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today we ask you to again
uphold us in prayer, along with the people of MH, the people of Ti Riviere, and
those who we are anxious to see again in America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-3992745182205198502015-05-13T10:12:00.000-07:002015-05-13T10:33:55.026-07:00Areas of Ministry - Education<div class="MsoNormal">
I have wanted to highlight some specific areas of the ministry
for some time now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like to start
with the area of education, as it is definitely the part of MH that influences
the largest majority of people in both Haiti, and those in the United
States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I will give you a quick overview of the role MH plays in
education for the area of Haiti we work with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But please know that much of this information has been given to me by
way of Paul & Bethany Perissien.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are our teammates here in Haiti, and work directly with 5 Haitian schools
in areas of inspection, direction over the new Christian academy, and
supervision of the sponsorship program.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mission Haiti over-sees and partners with 5 Haitian schools
that range in proximity to our property from a 20 minute walk, to a 3-hour
hike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What this includes is the ability
for their students to be a part of the MH sponsorship program, as well as
general accountability and leadership for those in each school’s administration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our sponsorship program involves having a
part of your yearly tuition paid for by an American Sponsor, school supplies
provided at the start of each year, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one
meal a day, and de-worming medication twice a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leading the sponsorship program in Haiti is
Bethany Perissien.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her role involves
making sure our master list of students is as accurate as possible, American
Sponsors are aligned with students in need, and coordinating the student
sponsor pictures by taking over 2000 images to distribute in America.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the US side of things, our Missions Coordinator, Amanda
Van’t Hul, also does a lot of the work for this program by coordinating
donations, communicating with those who sponsor the students, and getting
valuable information into the hands of people who simply want to know how they
can help.<o:p></o:p></div>
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These explanations of the sponsorship program seem pretty
simple…. But they are anything but simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It takes a lot of thought and effort to make sure a high level of
accuracy happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bethany and Amanda also
do all they can to keep our sponsorship program personal, and functioning with
the American sponsor’s ability to impact specific individuals.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another key component for MH being involved in these schools
is the partnership our Director of Education, Paul Perissien, has with the
individual schools and their teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He makes sure things like class lists are accurate, building and supply
needs are being heard, teachers are preparing well for class, and just a
general structure is being carried out from day-to-day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the past 5 months, Paul has had the
ability to pass on these duties to two Haitian gentlemen, Samuel and
Jenae.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These men are doing a great job
visiting 1 to 2 of the schools each day and then reporting back to Paul what is
going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been really great to
see this transition go as well as it has.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since Paul has been involved, he says it has been hopeful and rewarding
to see small improvements happening by way of teachers improving their lesson
plans, showing up everyday, as well as the parent’s willingness to pay the
small fee of tuition that is asked of them each school year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A very exciting, and long time in coming part of MH’s
involvement with education is the new Jean Alexis Kluslin Christian Academy,
which is set to open September of 2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This has been a dream and vision of MH for a very long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are very close to being able to start
painting classrooms, making final decisions about curriculum, and even
beginning to register students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also received
a huge answer to prayers…. actually two… last month, when two sisters from
Ontario, Canada decided to call Ti Riviere home next school year and be in our
preschool classrooms as the first English/French speaking teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kristen and Cassie Kneufeld will be teaching
alongside Haitian, French speaking teachers in a co-teaching environment where
Christ will be at the center of every subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Paul Peressian’s role will be as Director of the Christian Academy,
where he will continue his tireless efforts of making sure the quality of
education being presented is very high, and most importantly,
Christ-centered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul has already put in
countless hours in the past year when presented by our CEO, Pam Plasier, to be
the Director of this new school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One key
aspect that is continually on Paul’s mind is how MH and JAKCA can better hold
the students, teachers and parents accountable for their children’s
education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We believe with a partnership where Biblical
truths are central, and a common desire for equipping the students how they can
best serve others; this next school year is going to be incredibly exciting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As I have previously said in this post, so many people have
put in countless hours of work, and we know that there are many more ahead in
the final months leading up to the first day of class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will you please pray for all whom this
involves?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The construction crew
finishing the building, the students and their parents of both the new Academy
as well as the 5 other MH schools, Paul as Director, Cassie & Kristen as
they transition to Haiti and teach, as well as the Mission Haiti staff &
board as we do our best to support these efforts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you ever have any questions concerning our sponsorship
program, please be in contact with anyone at MH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would love to help however we can. <o:p></o:p><br />
Also, check out the Prayer Journal page.... long over due on an update to that.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-40662081920532317342015-04-23T16:20:00.000-07:002015-04-23T16:20:31.291-07:00March & April Mulder Update<div class="MsoNormal">
Hello again to those who find the time to keep updated with
our life here in Ti Riviere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This post
is going to include a number of topics, so it is my hope I can be as concise as
I need to while communicating well what is on our hearts and minds….. but I have
a feeling it could be a short book……<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Teams-<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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April and March were very busy months with short-term teams
coming and going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teams are an aspect to
Mission Haiti, that we as full-time MH team members really look forward
to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They bring a great sense of renewed
energy, great attitude, willingness to step up to whatever is at hand, and are
a source of encouragement to so many people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were especially anxious for the past couple teams to
arrive because they were entirely made up of people who either attend Sioux
Falls Christian School, or Shalom CRC in Sioux Falls, SD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a wonderful two weeks, where we had a
unique connection to almost every person here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I said it often as they were on our property, ‘It feels like our worlds
are colliding!’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our home church, and the
school I taught at and our children attended were coming to see a part of what
life was like in Haiti, what a blessing!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Both teams did a variety of things, and were graciously
flexible when plans had to change because of situations such as rain or road
conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main goal for our
short-term teams is to experience the culture and lives of the Haitian people,
bring encouragement in as many ways as possible, and then return to the states
being able to tell a more informed story from a part of the world which has so
much to share.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So just as it was very exciting to see the SFC, and Shalom
team arrive on our property, that meant that we were also going to have to say
goodbye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our girls know by now what the
feeling is like when the ‘goodbye’ day comes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Regan, our youngest, has her own way of dealing with it… most goodbye
mornings you will find her in our house alone, sitting by the table
coloring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have even heard her talking
to herself and trying to cheer herself up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So yes, saying goodbye is not easy, but in some ways it is nice to again
get back to our normal day-to-day activities, which get put to the side as we
are spending time with teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means
the school books come back out, laundry gets caught up, financial reports are updated,
time as a family again is a priority........ and we catch up on sleep : )<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Moving Forward<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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We would also like to take this time to inform you that our
family has decided to move back to America at the end of June.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At that time, Tim will be assuming a
full-time position with Mission Haiti as their Chief Operations Officer, and I
will be back at SFC teaching k-5 art!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
made this decision about a couple months into our return to Haiti this past
January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At that time there was some
changes happening with MH staff positions in America, and so it was made clear
that Tim would be able to use his gifts in an effective way from the US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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This past year has been one where our family has been
tested, stretched, educated and required to consider life in a whole new
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in the years to come, I am
certain we will continue to learn from our time in Haiti, even as we will again
call America our home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also
exciting to consider what this experience will bring to the role Tim will play
within Mission Haiti in the states.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Having developed relationships, and living amongst those who work for
and with Mission Haiti, he will bring a new dimension that we hope continues to
develop and maintain lasting partnerships between all peoples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His position will also require him to be
making regular trips back to Haiti, maybe up to 6-8 times a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This too is exciting as our whole family has
hopes of returning from time to time, to see the people we have been able to
now call our family, and continue a connection in our girls’ lives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This past week we were able to sit down with people in
leadership of MH here, as well as most staff members and explain what our plans
were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was not easy, and we ask you
continue to pray for all those involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is our hope that the people here understand to some degree why we
have made this decision, accept it, and then continue to treat us with the love
and respect they have so graciously given in the past. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our girls heard the news after all others were
informed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They responded with a big
mixture of emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were tears,
both of sadness and joy, followed by a lot of questions about when we decided
this, and about a lot of the details that Tim nor I have worked out yet
concerning our living situation once we are back in America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have said it before, but the girls have
been asked to process and handle a lot for their ages in the past year, and for
the most part have handled it remarkably well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We also ask you to pray for the people who will be here in
our place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are trusting that God will
provide the right people/person, in His time, for Tim’s position here as
property supervisor and financial guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is a role, which as the ministry continues to grow, will need to be
taken on by someone to allow for our other teammates to continue doing the
quality of work they are doing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That leads me to my final point… please pray with us for the
team we are leaving here in Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul
and Bethany Perissian have been an enormous source of encouragement, strength
and sanity during our time in Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have committed to another year, as they anticipate the opening of
the Jean Alexis Kouslin Academy this fall, where Paul will be the director and
Bethany will assume here current position as an integral player in our student
sponsorship program and offer ophthalmology assistance to many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is hard on our hearts to know we are
moving back to the US, and they will be continuing their work here without
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We do anticipate the return of Pam
Plasier at the end of May, but even with her return, more hands and hearts are
needed to continue operating to the best of Mission Haiti’s abilities in Haiti.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So again, there are many details that need to be worked out
in this time of yet another transition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It seems God is making sure we don’t get too comfortable where we are
at, as He is continually displaying His control and not our reliance on our own
selves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you have any questions for us, please feel free to
contact us at <a href="mailto:timsaramulder@gmail.com">timsaramulder@gmail.com</a>
or tim@mission-haiti.org<o:p></o:p></div>
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I think this is long enough for now…. But soon I hope to be
filling you in on the role Mission Haiti plays in education for the more than
2000 students in the southern part of Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Look forward to some words given to me by Paul and Bethany as they,
along with so many in Haiti and US, tackle the huge responsibility of
establishing and encouraging a greater quality of education to this generation!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-76485901197441302762015-03-20T10:58:00.000-07:002015-03-20T10:58:11.828-07:00February & March Update<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
The past month and a half has been full of a variety of
things. I am going to try and give you a
concise snap-shot of what we have been up to here at Mission Haiti.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">February-<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The month of February was spent getting accustomed to
working within the ministry without Pam here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Much of these<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>new
responsibilities fell on Paul, Bethany and Tim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A lot of the adjustments went very well as even the viliage of
Ti-Riviere and the schools we work with also had to adjust to dealing with “the
new kids in town’ so to speak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Construction began on the new teacher housing the first week
of February.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are enjoying watching
the great progress that has been made by a crew who works 6 days a week, from
7:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are a
wonderful crew, who has been gracious in the fact we live amongst their
construction site.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a family, we tried our best to address schoolwork
intensely because of the busy upcoming short-term team schedule approaching in
the month following.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A fun trip was made
to our favorite beach here, Port Salute, at the end of the month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a great place to relax and enjoy the
white sand and bright blue water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Short-term Teams-<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Abiding Saviour
Church<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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This team arrived the end of February and only spent two
nights sleeping on our property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are a church team who have a long relationship with MH and have taken on the
sponsorship of the Toussaint mountain school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For 4 days and 3 nights the team camped at the school while during the
day they spent putting on a VBS for the students of the school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were a great group of people ranging in
age from 14 to their 40’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On their
departure to the airport, they also stopped at a local hospital in Les Ceyes to
offer prayer with patients.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Nurses & Family<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The very next week we had a team of a variety of
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two people were here from SD who
spent much of their times at our ministry center just a village over from
Ti-Riviere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One gentleman from the
previous week stayed a second week to simply take in more of the Haitian
culture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two nurses arrived who are
regular visitors and put on free medical clinics at churches, schools and
remote villages to those who usually cannot travel to our local clinic or
afford to pay the small fee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final
two members of this team were Tim’s mom and sister!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They bunked in our house that week and spent
time just seeing how we go about our days and soaking up a lot of quality time
with our girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very exciting for
us to have family here, and we are so grateful to them for making the trip!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Embrace Church – <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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This past week we had Embrace church from Sioux Falls, SD
come and stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are also a church
with a long relationship with MH in their sponsorship of another mountain
school called Joubuin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a team they
spent 3 days developing relationships with the kids at the school through VBS
and a church service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with this
they hauled rocks to a home in the mountain where a family of 4 orphans will
call their home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During a hike down from
the mountains one day, they team also spent time stopping at people’s homes
along the path and offering prayer to those who lived in the homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Sunday afternoon, we helped organize a
basketball tournament for all those in the village with MH and Embrace
representing themselves well with teams of their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And with the time left, many conversations
and games happened with the kids of the MH orphanage and those youth who spend
much of their days on our property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
this team headed back to Port-au-Prince, they also made a stop at a local
hospital to pray with patients and offer a small hygiene package.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sisters from Canada –
<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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This week we have a couple young women coming here for a
short stay on our property to check out MH as a potential place of employment
during the upcoming school year as teachers in the new Christian Academy
currently being built.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please pray their
hearts and minds are able to be open to the potential of living in Haiti, and
being a part of a new way of doing education in this area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very exciting to think of the potential
ahead, and we hope God gives clarity and peace for all involved.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Reflections<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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During this season of teams traveling in and out of the MH
property, we as a team find it is both energizing and taxing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We love to have people making our home theirs for a week at
a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a joy being able to show
them many aspects of the ministry, bless the people who get put in front of
them throughout the days, and at the very least consider a new perspective
about a corner of the world that has so much to offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In some ways it is a bit like being a tour
guide, all is asked of us is putting people in situations where their hearts
are being affected by the stories of people here in Haiti.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Teams also bring with them a lot of their own stories to
tell, which has been a great source of encouragement and learning opportunities
for us as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As full-time staff, we
have all commented that we are blessed and encouraged by short-term teams
probably more than they realize.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yet as teams come and go, our day-to-day tasks and duties
don’t always stop, and so our to-do lists can compound pretty quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything from our homes turning into
dumping grounds, to important meetings with constructions crews, or making sure
our youth are making it to school each day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are so thankful for the fact all of these
duties don’t fall one just one person, but that we as full-time staff can pitch
in where we see a need.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One area in particular that I have observed take a toll on
our girls, is the let down of when an American team leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girls seem to latch on to people pretty
quickly…. which has its positive and negative affects… then having to quickly say
goodbye again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would say it has been
confusing for our youngest two daughters to understand what role teams play for
MH in general (maybe a topic for another post….)<o:p></o:p></div>
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But we have really blessed and encouraged by the teams that have
been here recently, and eagerly anticipate the teams to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All have been unique, we trust their time was
used for the good of kingdom building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is our hope that as each member returns to life in the states, they
can continue sharing the stories of those they encountered while here for a
while.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-23511892323228845502015-01-26T17:55:00.001-08:002015-01-26T17:55:49.539-08:00January 2015 <div class="MsoNormal">
We returned to the property at Mission Haiti on December 31.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first morning we woke up in our house in
Haiti was January 1, 2015, what a way to start a new year!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our trip from US to Haiti went pretty well, just a few minor
glitches along the way, always good to reach the property after a few flights
and overnight stay in Miami.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We returned with a team made up of 5 people representing
Docutap company out of Sioux Falls, along with 3 others; Kim Brands (a dear
friend of our family,) Gene Vande Griend<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(an acquaintance of a few of ours through a MH board member,) and Heidi
DeWall (a Dordt College student who was looking to potentially teach at the new
Christian Academy.)</div>
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The first few days on the property were a bit of a blur with
making sure our team was well taken care of, as well as our own family finding
a rhythm again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girls did so well in
this adjustment time because they had to only become reacquainted with friends
instead of establish relationships (as we pulled onto the property they all
literally squealed with excitement to see their friends).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also enjoyed just simply doing and
seeing all that is so different in this country in comparison to where they had
just been.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our first week was spent showing the team what they wanted
to see in regards to many areas of the ministry here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also enjoyed just “doing life”
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our friend Kim was such a
blessing to us as she is a familiar face from the states that we loved being able
to share what our world here looks like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I will add that having a friend around to simply chat with during
laundry duty or after the girls went to bed was also a huge bright spot in my
adjusting to life here again!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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After we said goodbye to the team, the next few days were
lots of meetings and just getting caught up to speed with the ministry of
Mission Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great things are in store
for the ministry both here and what is happening on the US side of things, so
right now communication and accountability have been the two biggest buzzwords.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Some of the other things going on in the ministry right now
are 3 constructions projects (Christian academy, block plant, and just this
morning new housing on our property for American teachers began.) School
sponsorship for the 15-16 school year is underway, headed up by Bethany Perissian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul Perissian continues his contact with the
schools MH supports each day, in hopes of seeing a continued greater standard
for education to take hold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And plans
are continually being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>considered for
ways we as a ministry can maintain or improve our relationships with all whom
MH deals with; from those who work on the property, to those who live in the
surrounding villages, and all of our supporters in America. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A couple other big changes that have come about are that of
our office manager in Amercia, Tate, has decided to step away from MH and
pursue his desire to go back to school for nursing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His role in the ministry is so valuable and
his tireless work ethic and integrity will be greatly missed, but we pray a
blessing on this next chapter for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our team in Haiti will also experience some change as Pam, our
Exectutive Director, is taking some time off to be with her family, as well as
spending a few months at a Bible school in Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She too will be greatly missed, and it is our
prayer for her as well that God blesses this time in her life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So with these big changes, I will say it again, things have
been busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Busy in preparation for
hiring personnel to fill Tate’s position, as well as preparing ourselves here
in Haiti to function well without Pam here for a bit, and in the day-to-day
life here on the property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prayers again
are welcome for this season of change within MH to be fruitful in every part of
the ministry.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We want to thank you for the prayers that have been said on
our family’s behalf as we have again transitioned to life in Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two weeks ago the Mulder family had to lay to
rest Tim’s grandfather, Rolly Mulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is times like these that it makes being far away difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aubrey commented to me that it seemed whenever
we are in Haiti, bad things happen in America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This makes our hearts hurt as parents, but also gives us a huge
responsibility and opportunity to explain some pretty big perspective topics
with our girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are thankful we are
here, we know our time and abilities are being used, and we will continue to
listen and see those God puts in front of us wherever we are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-54692796328398738562014-12-24T22:56:00.000-08:002014-12-24T22:56:08.669-08:00Recap & UpdateSince the last post a lot has happened:<br />
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<b>Tim returned</b>: On November 17, Tim returned to the US after a couple long return flights back from Haiti. He traveled back with a short-term team who had been on the Mission Haiti property the week before. The girls and I anticipated Tim's return for a long time and it was great to have him back. When the girls saw him for the first time there was a lot of bear hugs and happy tears! It took us all a little bit to find our rhythm as a family again, but since then we have enjoyed a lot of quality time together.<br />
Tim has spent some of his time while back in the US a part of a number of meetings having to do with Mission Haiti which were important to take place while he was present. We are thankful for this time that allows us some flexibility to take care of things that need to be prepared on this end, in order to keep many things moving in Haiti when we return.<br />
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<b>Mom's Prognosis:</b> On December 17, my mom had a surgery to remove any remaining cancer tumors left after her 3 rounds of chemotherapy. We are completely humbled and grateful to report that after we were told by her Dr. that "no cancer can be visibly seen." It is so hard to put into words what this news means to our family. She will take the next 5 weeks to recover from the surgery, and then go through another 3 rounds of chemo to completely wipe out any microscopic cells that might be left in her body. She has handled this all very well, with very few significant side effects. We are very opptomistic that in a few months she will be cancer free and be able to put this behind her (this is something we didn't know if we would have ever been able to say, and praise God we are able to now.) We have so many of you, who are reading this, to thank for how well you have cared for our mom and family during this time. It is such a clear reflection of the body of Christ in so many ways.<br />
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<b>Time in US: </b>Our family returned to the US on September 30, after learning of our Mom's diagnosis. During this time we have had a lot of great opportunities, as well as moments of being stretched because of our current set of curcumstances. The girls have handled this time well, we are proud them for this, and are again grateful to God for His provision in their lives. We spent a lot of time doing schoolwork, visiting friends, but most of the time we went about the day-to-day while helping out at our parent's house as much as we could. I think one of the best things that happened while we were here was the fact the girls were allowed to fill up our parent's house with a lot of energy, smiles, laughter and silliness to keep all our minds off of a cancer diagnosis.<br />
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<b>MH update: </b>Many things are happening within the ministry. The new Christian academy is currently looking for Christian, American teachers who have a French speaking background or the desire to learn! The block plant is making great progress and has been blessed with a construction crew who has been working hard and does quality work. There are a number of other new ideas and possibilities on the horizon that have been in the works for a while, and it is our hope some of these become a reality in 2015. <br />
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<b>Return trip: </b>It will be 3 months, almost to the day, that the girls and I have spent in the US after spending 7 weeks in Haiti. As I have written, we have done a lot of things and taken time to learn in ways we hadn't originally planned. But as I have stated before in this blog, we can do our best to make plans but ultimately we have very little control over what God puts in our path. As our family approaches our return to Haiti on December 30, we are again faced with similar feeling as we had the first time we had to say goodbye to so much that is familiar, and so many whom we love. Although the goodbyes are still going to be tough, and we are currently doing our best to spend quality time with family during this Advent season, all while still accomplishing things needing to be done on our to-do lists.... we are grateful the transition and culture shock will be somewhat less than it was in August. We are also extremely grateful that our girls are looking forward to returning to Haiti and re-establishing friendships they began months ago. This was a concern of ours for a long time. I feared that we would be pulling them back when they were not wanting to. This would be very hard on our hearts as parents. So once again we are thankful that God has been working in their hearts to be ready for yet another period of change. A good friend reminded me a while back that I had written in a blog post almost 9 months ago, how the Mulder family was not real great with transitions.... well, we are learning : )<br />
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So we would like to ask you to continue to pray for us. In the next week, there will be a lot of emotions for us and our families as we have to say goodbye for a while again. We are not exactly sure of our timeline moving forward. For now we have to get back to Haiti as a family of 5 and continue in the relationships and life of Mission Haiti. There is a lot of exciting things ahead that have great potential within the ministry, please pray for these few things if you will.<br />
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* Hearts to be protected through transition<br />
* My Mom's treatment and recovery to continue to be blessed.<br />
* Safety during travel<br />
* Mission Haiti and its ministry within SW part of Haiti<br />
* Unity to continue within the Mission Haiti staff<br />
* Short-term teams scheduled to visit (it is going to be a busy 6 months on the property)<br />
* Health<br />
* That our family may be a blessing in any way possible to the people in Haiti.<br />
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(I hope to update the blog again after our first week back in Haiti. We have a short-term team traveling with us, along with our other American team-mates, and so there will be a lot going on, but we will be anxious to report how the transition went!)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-50137981467292555792014-11-10T09:38:00.000-08:002014-11-10T09:38:20.807-08:00Block Plant Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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About a week ago Tim sent me an email about the progress on the block company. It had been a while since things had really taken any strides forward, and so any momentum is very welcome. The timing is great as an investment group, along with the Mission Haiti board will be traveling for a visit on November 11-16. Please pray for a fruitful visit while those who have stood beside our team are on location experiencing the in's-and-out's of the ministry.</div>
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I wanted to shoot you a quick update on the block
company.<span class="yiv4665740528"> </span>It seems like in Haiti every
time we take two steps forward, we follow that up with taking another step back.<span class="yiv4665740528"> </span>All of you are well aware of how Haiti works. Concerning
the block company, this week was “two steps forward”, so that’s when I love to
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The construction boss we hired to do the wall and bridge for
the block company started working this week. They have been working in our yard
all week cutting and preparing the re-bar for the bridge and the wall of the
block company. I’ve attached a couple pictures showing the work. The boss and
his crew have worked about 10 hour days this entire week, so that has been
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In addition, today we met with the gentleman from
Port-A-Prince who will be training our guys how to run the block machine. He
has agreed to a two month contract in which we will pay him and one other
worker from PAP to train our guys. It was nice to hear that this man is a
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This was wonderful to read that things have been moving in this department. Tim has done a great job being patient, while knowing this is a big part of what his role in Haiti should include. We have been able to also see how the time up until now, as work on the block plant has been slow, has allowed Tim to begin understanding how business works, how to hire personnel, and how to enter into contracts within the Haitian culture.<br />
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Continue to pray for this area of the Mission Haiti ministry. There aren't always the emotional stories involved with this side of things, like there is when talking of our orphanage care, or mountain ministry. But prayer is needed for safety, protection and integrity for all those who work on site to build this plant, and work with each other during long days of difficult manual labor.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-71626747012805537832014-10-27T19:55:00.001-07:002014-10-27T21:31:05.627-07:00Investments<div style="text-align: center;">
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'...where you invest your love, you invest your life.'<br />
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A couple weeks ago, I asked Tim if he could send me a quick update about what he has been doing in Haiti. We know we need to keep all of you informed as best we can and yet it sometimes is difficult to accurately explain what is going on in our lives especially now as our family is in two separate 'worlds' so-to-speak.</div>
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But here it goes anyway...</div>
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The following is a summery from Tim, and following that I will do my best to fill in information from times he and I have talked. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* New
Christian Academy - We have been making some great progress on the new
Christian academy in the last several weeks. A road
leading from the top of a hill down to the school has been constructed.
This was a huge undertaking that required a lot of construction
materials and manpower. Our unseasonably dry October weather allowed us
to finish the work. The next stage of construction will be to finish
one of the school buildings so we are ready for school next year. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> * Block Plant - Progress on the block plant has been slow. We have land
purchased and all the paperwork is in-line. We also have a contract in
place with a construction company to build a bridge to the property
and a wall around the property. As soon as the bridge is built we can
work on getting a well dug for water. A large water tank was recently
purchased so we can store water for the various construction projects. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Financial - Mission Haiti recently purchased a new financial software
system. The new system will allow for greater flexibility and better
financial reporting. Transferring all of our information over to a new
system has proved to be a time intensive task. </span></div>
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From talking with Tim I know that this list is not all that he has done in the past 3 weeks. While he has been there the Mission-Haiti orphanage has taken in a couple new faces. He has also been along with other team members to visit a new 'family' who Mission Haiti has been trying to help. It is a situation where two sets of brother and sister orphans were living in one house taking care of each other with next to nothing. Tim sent me a couple pictures and a list of clothing items they needed, and asked me to do what I could. It was nice for me to still be able to play a small role while away. Tim has also been helping with youth group, keeping up on the day-to-day on the property along with all the team members (which sounds simple but is amazing how busy that can make a person) and of course doing all the chores around our house cause we are not there to assist.....</div>
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The girls and I are doing well living with my parents in Sioux Center, IA. We have fallen into a flexible routine and another period of transition seems to be accepted. I am also happy to report that my mom has now had two rounds of chemo treatments and has handled it all with much grace. She got great news last week just before they started her chemo drugs, reporting that her 'tumor markers' had decreased by almost 2/3's. This tells us that her body is responding to the treatments and the amount of cancer tumors in her body is much less! Please help us praise God for this answer to prayers, and we ask that you diligently continue to pray these numbers continue to decline. </div>
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A few last thoughts and I will be finished for now. </div>
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A couple weeks ago I heard a sermon preached titled "Living an Everyday Missional Life (That Saves the World and Us from Ourselves.) It was preached by Pastor Aaron Baart, dean of chapel at Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA. There were many points in the words he spoke that morning that stuck out and really challenged my thinking. </div>
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One point in particular was about how we who claim to be Christians should always be giving our testimonies, not as something that had happened in the past, but we should speak of our present-tense testimony. I considered that for our family. Our present tense situation is drastically different within the five members who make up the Mulder family. Tim is on a tropical island amongst new relationships and challenges, I am helping to care for our Mom who is battling a dreaded disease, our girls are rolling with home-school while adding a bit of distraction and joy in a setting that might be a bit too quiet when facing very real health concerns. I tried to imagine if each of us had to speak our testimony how different they would sound... but then I realized instead how intensely similar they would be.</div>
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I heard a song playing in our van that next week which helped me realize this. It is by Momford & Sons called "Awake My Soul." In this song the phrase "... where you invest your love, you invest your life" struck me. Although the song is not new to me, that phrase helped me shape what our present-tense testimony is. Think about it for yourself. Where do you invest your love? Because I believe it is true, that is what your life is about. So although our family faces very different circumstances from day-to-day, we are confident we are investing in the people we have been asked to love right now as best we can. </div>
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We want to also take this opportunity to also say thank you for loving our family so well. Tim, myself and the girls have been so well taken care of in both big and small ways through a time of more changes. So many of you have also expressed care and offered prayers for my Mom and Dad. We could never adequately tell you how much we value this, but we humbly ask that you continue.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-49758648764106117892014-10-10T15:30:00.000-07:002014-10-10T15:57:09.399-07:00"The Land Between"We wanted to give you a little insight into what has been going on in our adventure lately. <br />
Many of you might know already, but on September 30, our family of 5 traveled back to the Sioux Falls airport. We made the decision for the 3 girls and I, Sara, to temporarily return and move in with our parents after learning of my mother's stage 3 ovarian cancer diagnosis the week prior. So we all returned and spent a week with our families, after which we sent Tim off again to return to Haiti and resume his work with Mission Haiti. We are happy to say he returned to the property safely on October 8, and is again busy.<br />
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While we were home all together, we moved into my parent's house in Sioux Center/Rock Valley, and will share time between both sets of our parents. We had originally planned to return to the states on November 23 with the other American team members and remain until December 30 for a good long holiday break. So we look forward to the end of November when Tim will return again, and are praying we can return to Haiti at the end of December with the rest of our Mission Haiti team members. We have learned to be diligently praying for peace, unity and obedience when it comes to making plans...,<br />
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This was not an easy decision for us to make and yet we know and have peace it is what we need to do right now. Our team in Haiti was very supportive of us and prayed diligently that we would be led to do what we needed. Tim and I talked a lot together as well as consulting with family and friends that we knew would give us honest, and wise advice. My parents never told us that we needed to come home, or made us feel guilty in any way. What we kept coming back to was that fact that we would never regret spending time with our family during a diagnosis like this, whatever way this road leads our mom. We also knew, after spending 7 weeks in Haiti, what it takes to serve and live well there. I knew for myself that my heart would be wanting to be with my mom and so would not be 'all in' where we were in serving with Mission Haiti. <br />
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We also have been led to take the perspective that had we not moved to Haiti, we would be working jobs and attending school, in which case a diagnosis like my mom has received would have added to our life... now, we had the ability to be flexible because of home-schooling and make helping our family our first priority.<br />
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So... here we are, more transition and more adjustments for us all. We feel blessed to be where we are and for the people both in Haiti and in the U.S. who have supported us through this time. It is definitely not what we intended, or how we planned things to go, but we know this is right for now. After returning the first week to the US, we were at a friend's house and he was giving Tim some books to return to Haiti with that he thought would be good for him to read. One of the books was titled <u>The Land Between,</u> by Jeff Manion. The tag line of the book reads, "Finding God in Difficult Transitions.' When I read that I asked Tim if it was okay if I kept it to read while he returned. <br />
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After starting read a little bit of the book, I identified with a lot of what was being said. One phrase I want to share talks about a choice we all have when any of us face transition.<br />
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'The Land Between can be profoundly disorienting. It also provides the space for God to do some of His deepest work in our lives. God intends for us to emerge from this land radically reshaped. But the process of transformational growth will not occur automatically. Our response to God while in the Land Between is what will determine whether our journey through this desert will result in deep, positive growth or spiritual decline. We choose.' </blockquote>
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I feel this is what our family is facing after leaving Haiti. With seven weeks in to our adventure, we were just feeling acclimated to life there. We were being allowed to see purpose and value in our being a part of Mission Haiti and the people we lived amongst. And I feel this Land Between is what my Mother is facing as she heads into cancer treatment. This disease snuck up on our family and yet has revealed already what the body of Christ looks like when they give so unselfishly in so many ways.<br />
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So as I said before, we are where we need to be for now. We will battle this cancer disease however we need to for as long as we need to, and are thankful to have the ability to spend time with our families. <br />
Keep praying for all involved. Pray for Mission Haiti, for Tim as we are away from each other, for my Mom and Dad as they walk the cancer road, and a prayer of thanks for all of you who have already reached out to us in some way. We are grateful and humbled by your willingness to meet our needs and pray us through.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-22725286618420433952014-09-21T17:20:00.000-07:002014-09-21T17:27:47.358-07:00Contrast - Weeks 5-7<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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It has been a few weeks again and we want to let you all
know what has been going on around the MH property.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tim – He has been working steadily on plans for the
block company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now this involves
sitting down with various people and making sure the land is dealt with
properly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The piece of land has needed
to be surveyed, boundaries staked, neighbors talked to and former owners
notified of any plantain trees that they might want to remove before
construction begins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next steps will
involve finalizing construction plans, which sometimes move quickly here and at
other times not so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise Tim
stays busy with keeping track of all financial aspects of the ministry, helping
with various ministry decisions and co-lead teacher of our girls’ homeschool
education.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sara – I have been spending time figuring out ways to keep
our homeschooling experience interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have come to love the flexibility it gives us but it takes diligence
to keep from just trying to finish pages or concepts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to make sure we are not just crossing
off our lists, but also teaching for understanding and knowledge to sink
in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before we moved, it was my concern
that Aubrey needed to begin reading this year and I am thankful to say she is
making great strides at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise, I
have been keeping up with daily life stuff… laundry day is still a day I need
to mentally prepare for here, but very satisfying when finished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have also been helping get pictures taken
for the school sponsorship program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
involves accompanying Paul and Pam to the schools MH assists… I always sleep
well at night on the days I hike with them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Logan, Aubrey & Regan – The girls are adjusting
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is good to see people
continuing to embrace them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Logan has been
reading a couple books per week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is
our daughter who keeps to herself the most which has been the case even in
America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She does well and is happy
playing by herself and continues to have a big imagination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Logan got to accompany Pam and Bethany to
AWANA class Saturday morning as well as take part in a recorder lesson… so now
we have a recorder in our house </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aubrey would prefer
to be around people and we have to kindly remind her to not hover or overwhelm
others! Haha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the time Aubrey is
found carrying around her latest precious stone or piece of wood that she has
turned into some pretend object.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
other day, she saw me through out a stone I found inside our house, and
immediately she was reduced to tears cause that was her ‘most special
one.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Big news for Aubrey is that she
has lost her two front teeth!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We told
her the ‘tooth fairy’ (she knows the truth about the tooth fairy… sorry, we are
realists) would buy her something at the airport on our return trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regan… well, she is
the same ‘full of life,’ Regan!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
knees are perpetually skinned because of her inability to move at any speed
other than full speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been fun
listening to some of her thoughts and/or reasoning about things, we can tell
she is able to understand and process more than she could even 6 months
ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amazed at how fast she is growing
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Last blog entry I said I would do my best to explain the
state of our hearts at some point too… so here it goes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During my years as an art teacher I often taught and spoke
to my students about contrast as an element of art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Visually speaking, contrast is the difference
between a light value and a dark value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When referring to contrast with my students, a lot of times it was
something added to a piece of artwork to really make the art come to life;
something that visually intensified a project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the past 6 weeks in Haiti, contrast has been on my mind again, but
for very different reasons.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In our first few weeks here I am sure our family was
perceived as having a ‘deer in the headlights’ look about us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The environment we were placed in had a lot
of contrasts, everything from obvious things like language to not so obvious
things like what you do at night if it is raining and you have to use the
bathroom (our bathroom is about 20 steps from our house and has no roof!) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I have stated before though, our family has
been embraced and cared for well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now for a bit of a confession… Before we moved, Tim and I
spent a lot of time talking about how this wasn’t in OUR plan for our life, and
yet we were confident of what we put in front of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And God affirmed, in many ways, this
call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the word surrender became a very real part
of our life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But until we lived here a
couple weeks did we really understand what surrender meant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In America, we said we were surrendering and yet
deceived ourselves at the amount of control we still tried to hold<span style="color: #302d28; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #302d28; font-family: "Times New Roman";">After
being here now for about a month and a half, it is clearer to us that we have
NO control of our life (we never really have, we just thought we did), it is
not up to us to know what will happen from moment-to-moment. This fact breaks
all language or geographical barriers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All that is asked is obedience and trust.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #302d28; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tim and I are often amazed and humbled by the
team members God has placed around us as part of Mission Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are an example of truly living by faith
alone, not worrying about what the day has brought, or what tomorrow will
bring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #302d28; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
was emailing a friend the other night and describing to her about a couple
events that had taken place that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
commented that if these things had happened in the first few weeks of us being
here, our family would have had a tough time processing or dealing with these
situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I understand 7 weeks is not
that long to be living in this country, but we are so grateful for God’s gift
of grace and mercy when it comes to us being able to see Him, even in the
events that don’t always make sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am not sure <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I</i> am making sense right
now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will wrap it up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #302d28; font-family: "Times New Roman";">(As
I am writing this our Director, Pam, walked by and I told her there is so much
in my head that I could write but I don’t want to write 3 pages of stuff that
is not written down well! I wish words were my gift!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #302d28; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Almost
daily, we find ourselves, in one way or another, saying thank you to God for
His mighty presence amongst all the contrast right now in our life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as in art, this contrast has brought to
life things God has planned to reveal in a very specific way for us and for
those He puts in front of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep
praying our eyes see what He wants us to see, hear what He wants us to hear,
and say only what will bring Him glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #302d28; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Love
to you all from the Mulders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-58458228568912514722014-09-07T13:15:00.001-07:002014-09-07T13:15:52.300-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
Alright… first off, apologies for this being a very belated
entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is amazing where the days go
and how much we take for granted in America the fact we are connected to wi-fi
almost everywhere we go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had typed
this entry 3 days ago, and when I was finished with it and ready to post, our
wireless on the property was not running well and my computer froze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also try not over stay our welcome at our
teammates house where the wireless is, and so our time to use the internet is
often rushed a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lastly, the wireless
here is touch and go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes it depends
on what day it is, what time of day it is, if it is windy, if it is cloudy or a
number other of factors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So there are my
excuses, sorry to begin the entry this way, but do know that I will do my best
to update more regularly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a lot to write about, but in this entry I will just
attempt to give you a picture of how our days here are beginning to take shape.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Our day usually begins between</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">6:30 & 7:30 (Regan is the alarm clock)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Breakfast, getting dressed and doing hair takes
about another half hour</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; text-indent: -0.25in;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Breakfasts consist of a rotation of granola
bars, pancakes, scrambled eggs, cereal or oatmeal throughout a week.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; text-indent: -0.25in;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">During this time Tim is often retrieving our
water for dishes, cooking, bathroom needs and drinking, from large barrels at
the end of our property about 50 yards away.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">then we do a variety of chores like sweeping, mopping,
laundry, dishes, picking up fallen leaves, and straightening up the house</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Homeschool is also often accomplished in the
morning which takes anywhere from 1 ½</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">to
2 hours.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; text-indent: -0.25in;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Logan is a diligent worker when it comes to
school.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">She likes accomplishing pages in
her workbooks and generally enjoys learning… it also helps she can read all the
instructions to herself!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; text-indent: -0.25in;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Aubrey has flat out told us she would rather be
outside helping whomever is in the yard.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">This is a wonderful thing, but makes her attention span on schoolwork
very hard when there is often a constant flow of busyness outside our door.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; text-indent: -0.25in;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Regan actually does pretty well staying focused…
forgive me for sounding surprised.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The
only thing we have all had to get used to is her CONSTANT chatter.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For real… it is CONSTANT! (Today we literally
practiced holding still and being quiet. Honestly, I wrote that in my lesson
plan book for her!)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Then it is about time to play a bit while we
wait for our lunch to be prepared for us by our cook Kanel.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">He is a wonderful cook who makes healthy,
traditional Haitian meals for us and our 3 other teammates.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(Our girls have done very well trying all the
new foods and like the majority of it.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">After lunch the girls try to nap or rest for a
bit</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">About mid to late afternoon we are often greeted
by a number of kids from the orphanage, located just behind our house, who are
asking for the girls to come play.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(The
girls have also done well getting used playing with the kids and I think it
goes both ways, that it works best to be around each other in small doses.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">We try to then eat a small supper which is often
something put together without turning on the stove, as by this time of day it
is a cooker in our house.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">At 6:00 each day we gather as a Mission Haiti
staff to pray, sing, read scripture and talk about how our days have been.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">This has been a learning and refreshing
experience during our time here and something we look forward to in our day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">After prayer time we accomplish showers, which
are in a shower stall with no ceiling.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">This has been a high point so far for us all.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">It is a very refreshing thing to dump a
bucket of water over us and wash away the heat of the day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">About 7:30 the sun has set, and we either let
the girls watch a part of a movie or we head to bed by 8:30 cause we are all
usually exhausted.</span></li>
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This is a very rough outline of what has generally happened
here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we are going about our day,
there is always a lot going around our property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tim has become busier with maintaining the
financial side of the ministry, and is starting to get the ball rolling with
the new block plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also is hoping
to develop a business education class to those who desire a bit more knowledge
about managing money or developing a business plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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We all help out whenever and however we can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometime for me that is just making sure the
team members have eaten and drank enough for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other times it is simply being a good
listener for people, and making sure they are able to do their job well… lots
of behind the scenes work which has been good for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also am helping out with an art class every
Friday afternoon to create items for our youth to sell to short-term team
members from America, as well as helping with the formula program for new moms,
and assisting with a garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is so
much to do here, and we are doing our best to simply help lighten the load for
others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here are a few other bits of information that might give a
little perspective into our daily life:<o:p></o:p></div>
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anywhere in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have our water
pumped for us most days into large barrels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The water straight from our well can be used for bathing and washing
dishes, but otherwise we need to run it through a water purification system to
be used for drinking and cooking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
of the time, Tim is the one running to get our water which includes a jug for
drinking, a couple buckets for dishes, a couple buckets for flushing our toilet
and a couple for showers each night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
as you can see, water is a big part of our day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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call predictable when it comes to the government giving us power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a while we thought we recognized a
routine, but now we have simply stopped trying to figure it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the longest we have gone without
power is close to 4 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means the
inverter in our house kicks on which runs 4 fans, a couple outlets and 2
lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after 4 days of no power,
even our inverter needs charging so we have experienced a couple days of
getting by with very little airflow, low computer batteries and lots of
flashlights used.<o:p></o:p></div>
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already since being here; a few colds, a few fevers, one ear infection and
plenty of upset stomachs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we have
felt we have had what we needed to treat symptoms and keep comfortable through
this all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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the people we see on a day-to-day basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are many people around our property that are regular visitors and
we feel relationships are beginning to be built.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very interesting to learn about
cultural differences here, what is ‘normal’ or what is traditionally done in
any given situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have also felt
extremely cared for and watched out for by those who know us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the girls are given a lot of attention by
a variety of people which they of course do not mind : )<o:p></o:p></div>
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I just re-read what I have written and I hope the picture I
painted is not one of how different or difficult life is here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have truly felt supported, prayed for and
loved during our time here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will write
more, hopefully soon, about the condition of all of our hearts, as for now this
entry is already quit long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope to also
include images on Facebook, it takes about 1/10 of the time to upload there
than it does to upload to our blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Until I get something else figured out with this, I think this is the
best option.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Keep praying, and check out our prayer journal for an update
for specific things that we would appreciate covered.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hello from Ti Riviere!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well we have made the trip and we are here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All our travel went as well as we could have
hoped and all our luggage also arrived safely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girls did well and we were so
thankful for Bethany Perissien, one of our team members, who traveled the whole
way with us from Sioux Falls to the property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This allowed us to have one adult for each daughter while managing
luggage, an overnight stay, and a few flights.<o:p></o:p></div>
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First impression from the girls was that this is going to be
a good place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were excited to see
the kids in the MH orphanage, they loved the palm trees, their room was nicely
set up for them with bunkbeds, and the fact they get to play outside all day
with an abundance of people willing to play has shaped up to be a good
experience thus far.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Logan, being the oldest, is perceptive to more and so has
taken a bit more to jump in with both feet but she has a very willing and kind
heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Logan really enjoys the food and
takes her time to be by herself and read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She is willing to jump in and help when needed and has warmed up to the
kids who are around throughout the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Logan said the other day how she has come to love showers in Haiti
because they do not have a roof and we can look at the stars… plus there are
moments of feeling chilled from the water!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Aubrey is our little social butterfly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kids are always asking where she is so they
can play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She just giggles and smiles
which is the language that breaks all barriers here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as in SD, Aubrey has her piles of “junk”
lying around which she claims are treasures… I (Sara) am working on being okay
with this as we continue to find order in our new surroundings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Regan is the same old “full of life” Regan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her comment they other day was how her
favorite thing so far was that ‘everyone thinks I am great here.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh dear, oh dear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Haitian students think she is hilarious
and have often commented how they like to hear her talk… well, we will see how
soon that wears off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regan too is making
fast friends but requires a watchful eye until we can establish where she should
and should not be.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For Tim and I, we are just trying to get adjusted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We knew this would take a while but it is
much easier to say than to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We feel
we need to be more helpful at this point, but the daily tasks of our day are
taking a lot of thought and effort right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our house is pretty well organized… for now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems we keep finding better
organizational systems or locations to put things to make our day more efficient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also going to take us a bit to become
acquainted with living on a property with people around a lot of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Privacy is something I have noticed I miss at
times throughout the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Each day little things are getting to become more normal. We are thankful for small victories throughout our days.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We sent a team off Saturday morning, and so now will come
the time for Tim to sit down with the rest of the team and figure out his role.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This all takes time and for now we are doing
our best to make sure the girls are doing well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The rest of the Mission Haiti staff has been great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have helped us transition and have been
a source of encouragement in lots of ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At 6:00 each day we all get together for a time of singing, prayer and
sharing of how we have seen God work in our day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a time we learn a lot from and are
thankful for how they maintain focus on God’s faithfulness amidst things that
can be so discouraging.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are so thankful we have made it this far and I made the
comment to our team the other day that I feel like we are going to look back at
this time and say “remember when…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
first week has stretched us, grown us, challenged us and encouraged us to place
all control in God’s plan, not ours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please
continue to pray that this time of transition continues to go smoothly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There have been bumps, but our hearts can
rest in knowing our Lord is the all sovereign God who is the same yesterday,
today and tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Keep praying for us and the entire ministry of Mission Haiti. There is so much potential here, we just need to make sure we are seeking wisdom and discernment from God in the direction He leads our efforts. Planning and preparations are such an interesting concept in a country like Haiti. At times it seems like we need to over prepare, only to learn that our best efforts were not intended to work out how <i>we</i> thought they would.</div>
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Please also keep Lucy, one of the MH orphanage girls, in your prayers. She has decided after a decade of living here to return to Port au Prince with her mother. This is not a good situation. Please pray and army of God's angels to surround her right now.</div>
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Here are a few pictures that I hope can shed some light
on what our first week has looked like.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Logan and Aubrey playing a game on Aubrey's bed. They think the bug nets are awesome.</div>
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Aubrey and Dolkey playing tic-tac-toe. He is one of the oldest in the MH orphanage.</div>
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Regan has found feathered friends in Haiti.</div>
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Aubrey and Logan helping out with distribution</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-55145487009004042912014-08-06T22:37:00.000-07:002014-08-06T22:38:49.327-07:00Last Week in the U.S. for a While<div style="text-align: center;">
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I just wanted to give a brief update about how the last week is going before we take off Saturday. I promise this post will be straight to the point!<br />
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<li>On Sunday our church family had a very meaningful worship service put together about missions where we were able to share followed by a potluck. Thank you again to all who put effort into this day, we were beyond blessed and felt very loved.</li>
<li>The girls spent their last overnight stays at both sets of Grandparents.</li>
<li>This allowed Tim and I to tackle the task of packing suitcases for Haiti and what was left in our house for storage. So much got accomplished, and we are feeling pretty good about fitting all we need into our 10, 50 lb suitcases.</li>
<li>Many visitors have stopped over to say their final goodbyes. It is greatly appreciated and know all these people have been put in our lives by God to walk beside us.</li>
<li>The next couple days will be mostly getting boxes and furniture we are keeping in storage where it all needs to go, as well as last minute cleaning.</li>
<li>These days will also be filled with calling last minute providers with our change of information and/or canceling services... Tim gets this lovely job.</li>
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Here are a few items to specifically be in prayer about:</div>
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<li>For final details to get wrapped up smoothly.</li>
<li>For physical health and strength... and quality sleep.</li>
<li>For some difficult 'goodbyes' to go as well as they can.</li>
<li>For excitement and joy as we step into a big time of transition.</li>
<li>For any doubt & fear be surrendered to the Lord.</li>
<li>For Saturday and Sunday as we travel (Our flight leaves Sioux Falls Airport at 12:30 on Saturday with a layover in Dallas, then onto Miami where we will spend the night before taking off agin at 7:40, Sunday morning. Our hope is to be on the bus headed to the village of Ti Riviere by 10 a.m. Sunday morning with all our bags and team members we are flying with!)</li>
<li>For the first minutes, hours, and days to be filled with love and peace, as everything will be new for us and those we will be living with.</li>
<li>Praise for those who have called, written or stopped by to say goodbye, provided food, and pray with us.</li>
<li>Praise that this week of preparation has gone as smoothly as it has.</li>
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It is our hope to update this blog within the first week of our arrival in Haiti. Be looking for a more interesting post, and hopefully one which contains some images of lots of 'firsts.'</div>
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Until then, we will be taping up the last of the boxes and making the most of our time amongst familiar family and friends.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-44005555505657282762014-07-29T12:15:00.000-07:002014-07-29T20:49:47.399-07:00Here We Are<div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 48px;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here we are... We have thought about, prayed about, talked about, looked forward to and dreaded this time for a while now... yet here we are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As in posts before this, you are going to get a dose of my heart today. I feel at times God might as well have put mine on the outside of my body, cause it seems I often share too much of what is going on in my heart. But today I feel like it needs to be shared one more time before we make the big move.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">I have said to a few friends in the past days, that we are in the days right now which we have been planning for, for so long. And I will admit there is joy and </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">excitement, but a hefty amount of sadness has also entered in. So much of how our family spends our recent days consist of spending some precious last moments with those we love dearly. For the most part, we all have been able to graciously say 'goodbye,' but I feel a hurt building that I never anticipated feeling so deeply. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">For myself (Sara), it happens when I take time to sit still or when the house is quiet. For our girls, it happens when we are driving away from a fun time with friends and family. Logan and Aubrey are old enough to understand more of the context, or realize why we are doing so many fun things right now with others, but then quickly return home to continue packing everything up and labeling boxes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Today I came across a blog, via the sometimes wonderful site of Facebook, about a family originally from MN who have lived in Haiti for the past 8 years. As I was reading through some of their story I came across a page labeled: The Cost. It tells their readers about what is the hardest part of living in Haiti is for them. This is not our story of course, but when reading this page, I felt the topic of many conversations Tim and I have had over the past 6 months was said so well by this women. This is what she says:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">When people ask "What is the hardest part about living in Haiti?" The answer is easy. It has nothing to do with illness, bugs, heat, or lack of bacon, milk, and strawberries. It is not the daily interaction with heart-breaking poverty or the front-row seat to see the devastating consequences of it. Those things are hard, but those things are not the hardest.</span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">It has everything to do with wanting to stay connected to the family and friends we <i>deeply</i> love and left. It has everything to do with feeling guilty for letting them down, for missing big things in their lives, for being distant and different and sometimes hard to relate to or understand. It has everything to do with knowing we are where we should be and knowing that some are hurt by that. It is horrible to make a choice that hurts people you love... It's uncomfortable and makes us squirm.</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Deep breaths..... I can't make it through that paragraph without going to the 'ugly cry.' I haven't even lived in the country one day with our family of 5, and my heart aches for anticipation of these feelings. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> The truth is, I, in my human sinfulness, want to ignore the 'hard parts of being obedient,' and what that means for our life. I selfishly want to be able to follow God's will for this time in our life in our comfortable house in SD. I want a medical Dr. which is just a phone call away if an illness comes up. I want our kids to wake up each day and have a variety of food options for breakfast. I want to continue doing good things here in our community/school, cause isn't that enough? I might be over sharing my heart right now, or causing some to wonder if I am even fit to move forward to the adventure ahead... but this is where I am, and so here we are.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> I have said a number of times to Tim that I so desire to be that wife, mother, and friend that can graciously accept this role which we are confident we have been called to, with the strength and joy I accept the easy and fun parts of life. The problem is, when so much of life is about waking up to provide for comfort in abundance, and avoid inconvenience at all costs, that doesn't sit well either. I recall another past conversation between Tim and I where we both agreed, we could not deny what had put in front of us, we couldn't pretend we hadn't seen, felt, heard, had that conversation, or met that person just by chance. Yet it would have been so easy to say, "Nope! My way please."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> In the same blog, from the family already referenced, was a couple parts in the book of Luke. A little lengthy, but please read:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 48px;"> Luke 9:57-62 says, “The Cost of Following Jesus.” Here it is, plain and simple, laid out for us by the Lord. “As they were walking along the road, a man said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” He said to another man, “Follow me.” But the man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my Father.” Jesus said to Him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 48px;">go and proclaim the kingdom of God</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 48px;">.” Still another said, “I will follow you Lord, but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” Jesus replied, “</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 48px;">No one</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 48px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 48px;">who puts His hand to the plow and looks back will be fit to enter the Kingdom of God</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 48px;">.”</span> </span></blockquote>
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I want to read that, and again ignore what that means for Tim and Sara Mulder. I remember a time in early February I asked Tim, "Are we forcing this?" Meaning, are <i>we,</i> ourselves trying to make this move to Haiti happen. I think I was looking for a door that could be shut, and then we could continue on living a 'good' life like we had been. But Tim's answer to me was, "No, Sara, we aren't. This kind of opportunity should not be as easy as this really has been, this really should be more difficult if it wasn't of God." I knew he was right, and we got to the point where we COULD NOT turn our backs on what God had been making plain for us to see. Plain for us to see, and often has left us speechless as to how His providence has shown up in exactly the right situation and timing. Yet all the while, we knew this never meant easy... and causing some to think we are nuts.<br />
Let me wrap this up by saying we are really doing well (despite what I have just revealed about my heart's condition.) The emotions are very present, but the love and strength of those God has placed in our life are overflowing with the grace only given by our great Comforter. I am not trying to just put a 'happy stamp' at the end of this post, but this is an honest reflection of how well cared for we have all been. The blessings we have been given are beyond our ability to appropriately say thank you.<br />
Please pray, especially in the next week, for our family, especially the three girls. They too have had their moments, and Tim and I desire to be handling those moments how God needs us to be. (Just a little side note to hopefully make you laugh. Last Sunday I was having a moment as we were walking out of worship in the morning, and Aubrey looks at me and says, 'Oh look, Mom is crying again.') As like most families, our children have unique personalities and so process this all so differently. Pray grace and love abound, and His kingdom wins each day.<br />
Please also pray for those who we are hoping to build relationships with in Haiti. Pray grace and love is built in Christ alone, during this big time of transition for us all.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-29206917324854914392014-07-21T14:25:00.004-07:002014-07-21T14:25:52.841-07:00Questions for AubreyAubrey has been wanting to give her perspective on things for a while now. It is interesting to us to see how different a 5 year old processes this whole move compared to her 8 year old sister (Logan answered some questions a few weeks ago.) We have considered the ages of our girls since early on, and once again realize that they are at pretty good ages to be making this move. Any earlier it would have been a whole different set of obstacles with little ones, and older children would have had a harder time letting go of social circles.<br />
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So we hope you read Aubrey's answers and simply appreciate her heart for how innocent a 5 yr old's perspective is. She is our most compassionate, tender and thoughtful child. Along with these traits comes tendencies of being timid, reserved and nervous. It is exciting for us to think of how God is going to work through Aubrey, given her character, in the way only a child can be an influence.<br />
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How are you getting ready for your move to Haiti?<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have been helping my mom decide what to keep and what not to keep. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I also had to get two shots. The first one I cried about but the second was no big deal</span><br />
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What do you look forward to doing in Haiti? Why?<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Homeschooling because I don't think I have ever done that before and it seems like it could be fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I also think hiking to the schools in the mountains could be cool.</span><br />
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What are you a little nervous about in Haiti? Why?<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Learning the new language because I don't know much about that.</span><br />
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What do you think you will enjoy playing in Haiti?<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Soccer and with the little kids.</span><br />
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What do you think your bedroom will look like?<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I think the bug nets are going to be really cool to sleep under.</span><br />
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What is going to be the hardest thing about living in Haiti?<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That we only can get water from one tank to drink and wash with.</span><br />
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What are you going to miss?<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My friends & family</span><br />
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How do you feel about wearing skirts or dresses all the time?<br />
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<li>Tim has called most of the businesses or people who need to know our change of address, or need to be notified to cancel service. (Direct TV and Netflix are gone people)</li>
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<li>I, Sara, am closing in on finishing the list of paintings that were to be done this summer! This has been a nice break from the crazy of life lately (It may have added to it too!)</li>
<li>Getting anxious to actually put things in the suitcases for Haiti. (I sometimes wish someone else was telling me when to do this or that, find myself spinning in circles a lot of days.)</li>
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We also are attaching a copy of a newsletter being sent to a list of contacts of Mission Haiti. I am sure that will reach a lot of you but wanted to also send this out to those who might be checking our blog every once in a while.<br />
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Look for another short post coming up from our daughter Aubrey later this week!<br />
And I finally counted the days till we leave...25! Deep breath.<br />
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We can say the words 'Next month...' There are days those words give me a lump in my throat, and there are days where those words create a lot of joy and anticipation. As we have learned over and over, it is a daily decision to surrender our plans for His.</div>
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<li>Each week a few more boxes of our belongings get packed up to store while we are gone and brought to our storage unit a few miles away</li>
<li>As all this packing is happening even more things in our house get donated or find their way to other 'homes'. (the house is looking empty)</li>
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<li>The Mulder family took an extended weekend to spend time at Inspiration Hills. It was a great little get-away full of wiffle-ball, kick-ball, ropes challenges, swimming, card games, way too much food, biking, hiking and great company around the fire every night.</li>
<li>Visit from long-time Pella friends</li>
<li>Garage sales & lemonade stands</li>
<li>VBS at our home church</li>
<li>A bake sale put on to assist us by our church family at Shalom CRC</li>
<li>Not exactly fun, but I (Sara), made a quick trip out to CA as my Grandpa passed away a couple weeks ago. It was wonderful to catch up with uncles and aunts whom I haven't seen in many years. This also allowed me to see my brother Steve, from Chicago, who I might not have seen hadn't the funeral happened.</li>
<li>Little day-to-day activities like softball, picnics, bonfires, walks, and swimming done with generous friends who love and support our family.</li>
<li>Mission Haiti put on a meal for all team members, board members, employees and all our families. It was a night of sharing, getting to know each other and simply building community as a group of people brought together by a desire to serve.</li>
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As you can tell, so many things are falling into place and God's mercy and grace have been revealed in even the smallest of details. I have commented to people at times, that we feel so fortunate to be able to be walking this road, getting a front row seat to the power of God.<br />
Yet as I write about all that is going on, and as we begin to look at the next handful of weeks, my sinful humanness has shown up as well. A couple weeks ago I felt fear and doubt enter into a lot of my thoughts and feelings. I will spare you the details, but it affected me to the point that our girls even noticed that there was something going on with Mom. I knew my armor had been penetrated and it took being encouraged by a friend from our SFC school community, to put the armor of God back on, to give back all control to Him. <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%206:10-18" target="_blank">Ephesians 6:10-18</a></span><br />
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I also came across a devotional which talked of having the faith of a child (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18%3A3-4&version=NIV" target="_blank">Matthew 18:3-4</a>).<br />
Tim and I have been amazed how excited our girls have been about this adventure all along. Now we also realize they do not fully know what is all in store, but we have also done our best to be honest with them about some of the tough things that we might encounter (like Haiti heat in August!). Yet they continue to look forward and are so willing to step up to the task at hand. So I took this lesson shown to me by our girls, and happened upon the same topic in a devotional, to find our strength in the Lord by having faith like a child:<br />
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So we ask that you continue to pray for us, and our extended family, as we head into the last weeks. There are going to be a lot of exciting things happening that will also include having to say goodbye. I told our girls the other day that if they see Mom crying, it is okay : ) It just means that we have to be thankful for the people who love and care for all of us.<br />
Please also be in prayer for the four other team members, Paul & Bethany, Mike and Pam, who have already moved to Haiti. Pray too for the Haitian people who we will be living closely with, they too are experiencing much change. Pray the love of God will blanket us all to build His kingdom.<br />
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<b>What was your first reaction when we told you we were moving to Haiti?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When I found out that we were moving to a different country I was scared and excited. I was crying happy and sad tears. I asked a ton of questions. One of the was if we were staying there for ever. There was a song on the radio that really helped me. It said that you aren't going to be comfortable your hole life and that we need to tell other about God.</span><br />
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<b>What are you most excited about? Why?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There are a ton of things I am excited about. One of them is making knew friends with the kids at the orfanige and the schools we will viset. One reasone why is because I want to learn more about the people of Haiti.</span><br />
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<b>What are you most concerned about? Why?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The thing that I am most concerned about is getting sick. There are lots of ways to get sick there so we have to be careful. One way we can get sick is not wearing shoes. Bugs can heart our feet.</span><br />
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<b>How have you been getting ready?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We have been going through stuff that we are going to take along and stuff to get rid of. Also today we got seeds to plant at Haiti. My room is a lot cleaner now that the junk is out!</span><br />
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<b>What are some things you will do in Haiti?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I will play with the kids at the orfenage, and go to the ocean, and viset schools, and I will be home schooled. I am excited to do all these and I'm sure I will do much more.</span><br />
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<b>What have you learned about yourself through this process?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Something I found out about myself is that I just need to know what is happening and I'll be fine. I was really nervosa when I found out that we were moving to a different country but know I am so excited.</span><br />
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<b>What have you learned about others?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I learned that people care enough to help us. I am very thankful that they want to help us.</span><br />
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<b>What have you learned about God?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I learned that God will take good care of us in Haiti. He has given us the oppertunatee to go and share God's love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I love how simple yet thoughtful Logan's answers were. It has been a learning process for Tim and I to know how much to reveal to our girls about how much change will be happening for them. We want to be very honest with them so the culture shock will be slightly less, yet respect and acknowledge that their minds cannot fully grasp all that will be different or difficult. We have been so thankful that they have been really excited, yet understanding that have yet to fully experience Haiti. But I was reminded this weekend by a friend that the fact they <i>haven't</i> experienced Haiti could cause fear and sadness... and it hasn't for our girls. This is again a very clear example of God's provision, nothing that we as parents have created in them.</span><br />
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Blessed be his glorious name forever;</div>
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may the whole earth be filled with his glory!</div>
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Amen and Amen!</div>
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We have said it many times through this whole journey, yet God knows exactly when we are in need of experiencing His providence so plainly. I don't know any other way to say it but we are humbly grateful to be able to walk this road.<br />
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Yesterday morning we signed an offer on our house!!! There is of course still an inspection to be done next week, so a few details need to be taken care of. But long story short, we accepted a great offer on our house which will allow for us to stay in it until we leave for the airport on August 12! There are so many other details that also fell into place in just under 24 hours of our buyer looking at our home, that it seems too good to be true. But we know it isn't too good, it is simply God doing His 'wondrous things' in our lives. <br />
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I will share one story...<br />
About 15 minutes before I signed my part of the purchase agreement Thursday morning, the girls were playing outside, and I was inside trying to get myself ready for the day. Logan came in and said their was a man looking at the outside of the house. I went out and introduced myself to which he told me he was the father, of the woman offering to buy our home. He explained how embarrassed his daughter was that he was even at our house, but she and her mom were in the car waiting. The father had not been able to see the house the night before, and just wanted to take a look at the outside, hoping we were not home. I insisted he come inside, as he made the effort to look at the outside. After they quickly looked at each room in the house, we shared with each other both of our situations. At one point, all the adults had tears in our eyes because of how it worked out for us all so well. <br />
Sellers don't often get to meet they buyers in this sort of way, but I was so grateful that this interaction happened. I believe my heart was again being cared for, knowing that our home is going to be a blessing to another person. The buyer told me, 'I knew as soon as I walked in, that this house was where I needed to live!'<br />
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Today we are praising God for this provision in our life, and humbly thankful for the prayers you have offered on our behalf.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-58502212413718538252014-05-28T08:45:00.002-07:002014-05-28T13:02:30.196-07:00TransitionIf you want the short of what has been going on, here it is:<br />
- Summer has started and that means a time of transition<br />
- The Mulder women don't always handle transition very well... but we need to get comfortable with <br />
it, it is going to be around for a while : )<br />
- Our house is still for sale after 23 showings... but yesterday we learned of an interested party!!! <br />
(we are cautiously optimistic) Keep praying please.<br />
- Said goodbye to Sioux Falls Christian School for a time...<br />
- Packed our second bag to head down to Haiti ahead of our departure on <span style="color: #cc0000;">August 12.</span><br />
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*If you want to know what has been going on in my heart & mind you are welcome to keep reading :)<br />
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Transition. We as a family are in it. Reality is, we might be in it for an undetermined amount of time. Last week, 3 of our 5 family members walked out of Sioux Falls Christian School and knew we would not be returning for a while. We unpacked the backpacks, cleaned off computers, and handed in keys.<br />
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It always happens this time of year for the girls and I (Sara). The long awaited summer vacation begins, and we experience a couple weeks where we are in transition. I am sure this is no different for many other families, figuring out new schedules, finding ways to fill our time, and even accomplishing a few things that have been put off 'until summer.' In the past, this time of transition is sometimes difficult because we are all trying to find a rhythm again.<br />
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This year, the transition feels a bit different. We are trying to sell our house, we are packing suitcases to send to Haiti and bring to storage, we are creating a list of fun things to do 'before we leave...' and we are doing our best to extend grace to each other through it all. But I have to be honest with you, and myself, I don't always do well with transition. I think it is the lack of control and structure to our days. The reality is, the girls and I have more hours, and flexibility in our days to carve out how we spend them. Like I said before, this is something we always eagerly anticipate, but this is a whole new level of transition. <br />
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Today was one of those days. We had fun things planned, we had friends to see, our house was showing twice! But I never gave my day to God before my feet hit the floor. Thus the grace tank was running on low towards each other. Early in the afternoon, the three girls were all either napping or quietly reading in their rooms. I spent a bit of time on the patio reading a book. I have referred to this book before in a previous post, so forgive me if I am over using it to relate to our own situations. But I found myself being reminded of exactly what my heart needed today. I want to share with you a portion from <u>Kisses From Katie</u>, by Katie Davis. It speaks of the battle between God and us in our struggle for obedience to His will on our lives. The author uses an analogy of one of her 3 year old daughter's battle to take a bath. The little girls fights a bath every time, and every time ends up realizing by the end of the bath, they really are wonderful and necessary.<br />
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- "I shudder to think what I could have missed in life because of my disobedience. I am so thankful that God in His grace does not allow me to win. Because usually, the fight is not really about what he is asking me to do. It is not about the bathtub, It is about me, trying to figure out just how much control I have over my little life. At this point, not much.<br />
I would like to be able to say that I always do exactly what the Lords asks of me. I would like to say that I always seek Him first when a difficult situation presents itself. While I am getting better at it, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I still think what I do with my life should be my decision. God asks, and reasons, and encourages. He gently explains that I do not know what is best for me and that I do not always get what I want. And I just look at Him, not understanding at all what He's trying to say. Sometimes, I even whine and sob and shriek, just like a tired, angry three-year-old.<br />
So God picks me up, exhausted from struggling, and plops me in the center of His will for my life. And then a funny thing happens. As I kick and scream and struggle, I remember: I like being in the center of God's will for my life. God's plan is usually pretty great. It is a whole lot better than mine anyway. I am so glad that He does not allow me to win.<br />
The more I strive to live in the center of God's will, the more He asks me to give up, the more uncomfortable I become. He teaches me, over and over, that He does know best. The 'bathtub,' the uncomfortable places, they get only more difficult. But I am learning to remember, before I even get there, that eventually this will be what is best for me, and more important, what is best for His glory."</blockquote>
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I really believe the circumstances of today, that didn't go as planned, and where love did not win, were a reminder to me that I am not in control. That I cannot expect plans to fall into place, or events to run smoothly, or children to listen the first time. I myself am often pitching-a-fit with God, and not looking to the Holy Spirit to guide my attitude, responses, and obedience. If only I would daily surrender my plans for His, and live minute-by-minute seeking His will. Tomorrow is a new day, and I will pray<i> I</i> do not win.<br />
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Lamentations 3:22-24 is running through my head.<br />
" The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in Him."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-14664815685702393962014-05-11T21:38:00.000-07:002014-05-11T22:12:54.449-07:00Heart PreperationsThis post might be more of an update on the condition of our hearts and minds, rather than an update on logistical things... so just a warning to proceed.<br />
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Over the past few months, there have been numerous times I/we have had conversations about how we have arrived at the place we are at, in the partnership with Mission Haiti this next year. These conversations have taken place in coffee shops, grocery stores, our own home, works places, our church and the list goes on. I have been thankful for the opportunities to tell a bit of our story, to sometimes the most unlikely people, and am amazed at how often connections are made in other's lives. As I reflect now, it is unmistakably by God's providence, that He has allowed our hearts to be cared for in this way. It brings comfort to my heart knowing that this sometimes crazy adventure, is not so crazy after all, when so many people have crossed our path knowing about, or having some connections to Mission Haiti. I sincerely believe it is God's way of carrying me through days, where I could feel very alone in what is going on in our life, as if no one can relate.<br />
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The fact is, there are so many who have cared for our whole family's hearts so well on this wild ride. I have used the analogy a few times of God putting down dots throughout our life. He has opened our eyes to how some of these dots are getting connected, revealing a part of the bigger picture in how He is leading us.<br />
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A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to share a little bit at an SFC chapel. The chapel was made up of a variety of people telling about events which reveal God's hand at work in the life of our school. One phrase I remember saying as I spoke was, 'we never saw ourselves being in the position we are in.' For a while when I would say this to people it scared me. My doubt and fear would get the best of me, and the little voice in my head would question if this really was the right thing for our family.<br />
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I am happy to say with certainty, this is what we have been led to. Haiti is where our family has been called to be for the next year. Even as I write that, it seems a little unreal, but it is one of those gut feelings, that this is right and good. I know this feeling is a shred of the peace we have been praying for all along. Even though we have experienced this peace, we also experience times of question, exhaustion, worry and weariness. I believe these are all ways in which our sinful flesh is telling us to take the easy route, and give in to the trust we are placing in God's faithfulness. <br />
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So right now we are doing our best to be responsible to the things that need to be done. Things like training those individuals who will be filling our roles at the bank and school, things like making sure the house is in 'show' condition every day, and things like focusing on relationships with friends and family that will soon enough take on a different look, as we load the plane at the end of July. All of these things need to be given attention, and we are grateful for our Lord's sustaining power through it all.<br />
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I want to end with a quote from a book given to me by a very dear friend. The book is 'Kisses From Katie" written by Katie Davis. I am only two chapters in, but already know I can recommend you to read it if at all interested. In all the preparations for our move, and with all the 'lasts' happening, we have tried to be intentionally preparing our hearts for our role in Haiti. I believe this book will play a role in that preperation. <br />
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"...there were still times in those early days when I wondered <i>Why me[us]? Why would God choose me[us] to do this? </i>But as I think through my life, I see how blessed and loved I have been. I think it is only normal that God would ask, even require, me to share this love with others who may not know it. Luke 12:48 says, 'From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.' And I have been given so much.'<br />
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I read this and identified with it completely. We could have ignored what had been placed in our path. I will admit, I actually prayed to God to take this opportunity all away. But He didn't. He worked on my heart, Tim's heart, and the hearts of our girls, in exactly the way we all uniquely needed for His plan to become ours.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-82244166440109050912014-04-28T17:36:00.000-07:002014-04-29T05:21:04.210-07:00Colossians 1:11I believe before we add anymore posts to this blog I (Sara) must make this disclaimer at least for the posts I write... On this blog you will hopefully be informed & hear our hearts expressed, but I do not claim to be a wonderful writer. So I apologize in advance for any post which does not uphold correct grammar and/or spelling, I have taught art for a reason the past 11 years!<br />
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Ok, with that out of the way I wanted to fill you in a bit about what is going on in our preparations for our move to Haiti this summer.<br />
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Things we are currently working on are:<br />
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<li>Selling Our House </li>
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<li>We have put in some long days the past couple weeks in getting our house ready to show! This process has been a big one but we are pleased with how much has been accomplished and grateful to those who have helped in big and small ways in this process. We have had generous friends and family who have given of their time to be with our girls while we worked on house things, been willing to store items for us in their homes, and rented equipment to move large items. Despite the amount of work, it has been a pretty good feeling to have been able to go through all we own and really question if we need it or not. Given where we are moving to, it has put a whole new spin on how we view the things we have and causes us to question their value.</li>
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<li>Health Insurance </li>
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<li>Right now we are still evaluating a few different options for our insurance for our family while we are living in Haiti. This is a sort of interesting area to research given all the recent changes to healthcare for all Americans.</li>
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<li>Homeschool Curriculum </li>
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<li>We have been wonderfully blessed in this area of preparations, yet another big way we have experienced affirmation in this process due to the community of people I work with at Sioux Falls Christian Schools. We have had multiple teachers and parents of home-schooled children approach us in wanting to help figure this all out both financially, as well as in deciding which curriculum to use.</li>
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<li>Medical Preparations</li>
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<li>When moving into Sioux Falls 7 years ago we called a Sanford clinic because we needed to find a family practice doctor, mainly because we were expecting another child. We were very randomly given the name of our doctor and we have been very pleased ever since. She has been supportive in talking with us about our move, and willing to do whatever she can when it comes to any possible situation that might come up in Haiti that she might be able to educate us about, or supply prescriptions for ahead of time.</li>
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<li>Mission Haiti Team Building</li>
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<li>A few weeks ago all the Mission Haiti employees in the U. S. along with the other 3 Americans who will be moving with us met (1 couple via SKYPE) so we all could get on the same page about many different topics. We were very encouraged at this meeting on many different levels about a variety of topics. That was a very broad statement... but we realized after that meeting that we need to continue to be intentional about not just crossing off our moving to-do lists and ignore the relational and human side of all of this. It is very easy to get caught up in the details and logistics of this all and neglect the relationship & spiritual development that is integral.</li>
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<li>Learning French</li>
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<li>We have been told our girls will learn this much quicker than Tim or I, maybe they can eventually become our translators : ) This element excites me but is also a bit overwhelming among the rest of details right now.</li>
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<li>Researching Business Opportunities </li>
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<li>Tim has had a number of meetings over the past few weeks with business owners, chicken farmers, and board members in gathering information he needs. All very interesting stuff that I will save for him to post someday... I am afraid I would get the terms all wrong.</li>
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Way back in February we sat down for supper with a couple from our church family who moved <i>their</i> 3 girls to Africa for a year when their youngest was 5. That evening the wife made the comment that once she actually got on the plane to leave the U.S. she breathed a sigh of relief. She described the time leading up to their move as [simply crazy]... I believe the husband may have even referred to <i>her</i> at that time as 'nuts' (I am sure it was in the most loving way). </div>
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Tim commented to me the other day that we are in that time that couple spoke of, right now. There have been days I have felt 'nuts!' I have commented to many that I am frustrated with myself in how I am completing usually normal tasks throughout my days and weeks. A certain standard has had to be accepted that usually would not be alright with me, a daily reminder that only by God's great mercy and grace being heaped on us through those He has put in our lives, has all this been possible.</div>
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Colossians 1:11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you have all the endurance and patience you need. (NLT)</div>
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<td><span style="color: #6aa84f;">This is a letter we are in the process of getting out to many people in our lives. If you have been directed here to our blog by us or another way, we thank you for taking the time to read about the adventure ahead of us.<br /><br />Please keep checking back as this blog will be an evolving project over the next several months as we prepare to leave for Haiti this July.<br /><br />********************************************************************************</span></td></tr>
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We are writing this letter to inform the people we love that our family will be moving in July of this year to join a ministry called Mission Haiti. We visited Mission Haiti in December of last year and felt the Lord’s calling to get involved in the work that God is doing there. We weren’t exactly sure what that calling meant right away, but after a couple months of prayerful consideration we knew God was working in our hearts to make a major change in our lives. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">This has not been a decision we have come to easily, but we
can say God has given us peace and confidence in stepping forward in obedience.
While in Haiti this past December, there was an afternoon about half-way
through our trip where we had time to discuss where we both were at in terms of
what we were experiencing. </span><span style="text-align: center;">It was one of
those moments where we both knew what we were being prepared for, yet had a
long way to go in fully trusting God.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">We
knew Ti-Rivier was a place our girls could live and thrive; it was then a
matter of surrendering all </span><i style="text-align: center;">our</i><span style="text-align: center;"> plans
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We have committed to joining Mission Haiti for 1 year at a
time. Tim will be serving as the
business manager for the ministry in Haiti, which involves accounting for all
financial transactions, encouraging a unified staff and creating more
accountability. He will also be exploring several business opportunities with
the people in the community including the possibility of a cement block business
and chicken farm. Sara will be using her
art skills at the compound and local schools, working with the young women in
the area, as well as attending to short-term mission trip groups. Logan (8), Aubrey (5), and Regan (3) will be homeschooled
by their parents (pray for us all <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>)
and developing new friendships with the MH orphanage kids & others in the
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“Love Jesus, Love
Others, Make Disciples” is the motto of Mission Haiti. We can’t think of a
better way to sum up what we as Christians are called to do everyday of our
lives. Mission Haiti focuses on 5 key
areas of helping the people of Haiti; Orphan Ministry, School Sponsorships, Evangelism,
Medical Care and Short Term Missions. It has been exciting for us to continually
learn more about Mission Haiti as we sense the Spirit is continually leading
the ministry in avenues where God’s love will be shared. One of these ways is in the construction currently
underway of a new Christian school. Preparations
are being made to begin classes at this school in the 2015 school year. You can learn much more about Mission Haiti
at their website – <a href="http://mission-haiti.org/">http://mission-haiti.org</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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* The number one way you can help our
family over the next year is regular prayer.
Please pray that our family, along with Mission Haiti, can have a
positive impact on the people of Haiti and that the Lord will be glorified in
all that we do. Please pray that our girls adjust well to the culture and that
we all remain healthy and strong during our stay. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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* Another way to help is through financial support. We are
responsible for raising a large
portion of our financial need for the coming year. If you feel led to support us in this way,
please make checks out to Mission Haiti with “Mulder Family” on the memo line. All donations are 100% tax deductible. You can give donations directly to Tim and Sara, or mail them to: </div>
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<b>Grateful for your love & support,</b></div>
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timsaramulder@gmail.com <b>Tim, Sara, Logan, Aubrey & Regan Mulder</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426189199102225623.post-10559299763694976842014-03-30T11:29:00.000-07:002014-03-30T11:29:01.834-07:00WelcomeThank you for finding your way to our family blog.<br />
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This will be a place we share with our friends and family about our time spent in Ti Rivier, Haiti.<br />
Check back often as we hope this is a place we can share with you our experiences while working with Mission Haiti.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095586728326853687noreply@blogger.com0