Ripe Mango Chronicles

Last Saturday was one of my favourite days ever. My alarm went off at 4:20am. It took me a minute to realize what was going on and then I remembered that I had to get ready for our surprise outing! Dr. Cheryl has been teaching a kickboxing class on her front porch for the past few months, the secret outing was a reward for everyone who had participated. I’m not going to lie, I kind of snuck in, I had only ever been to 4 classes! The nine of us squished into Cheryl’s car and headed out. We drove and drove not having a clue where we were going. Past Giant supermarket, past the church that sells beer, past the vendor’s where I almost bought that fat lady painting (that I still think about all the time!) and then up this windy road that led us to a gate marked “Barbie”. Walk through the doors and you quickly forget you are in Haiti. Barbie’s is this amazing salon and spa in Petion ville where you can get an amazing manicure/pedicure all for $15! A few hours later and with much smoother fee...

One fine day when I felt like everything that could go wrong was going wrong and I was feeling discouraged a wise man, named John Fraser, told me, “You know you are in God’s will and about to do something great for the kingdom when everything is coming up against you. It means Satan sees the great things coming and is working his tale off to stop it from happening.” Well, it would seem we must be doing something great, with all the changes going on at the orphanage, because I have had one of the worst weeks ever. It has been a constant struggle this week and to be honest it seems each day has progressively gotten worse. I am trying to keep my head up, and have a good attitude through it all. I try to focus on what John Boy told me and be confident that great things are on the horizon. Kenol shared a verse with me yesterday, which I have been trying to keep at the forefront of my mind through everything that has been going on. Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to b...