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The Heckman family serving the Lord in Haiti at Emmaus Biblical Seminary

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Haiti is BEAUTIFUL!- Part One...

For SO many reasons, I can say that Haiti is truly beautiful!  Now that things have slowed down a bit, I am seeing it even MORE!

Haiti is beautiful because...

We have had the privilege of working at Emmaus Biblical Seminary this year and it is an amazing and beautiful place to serve! The semester came to a close on May 16th- with a service at Pillatre Church.




A celebration of a year of hard work and dedication and commitment from a great class of students! It was great to see the smiles on the faces of our faculty too- people who have invested 4 years of time and energy, and an outpouring of love on these graduates!




We are going to miss that fourth year class SO much!  Excited to see how God is going to use them to further His Kingdom here in Haiti.



Haiti is beautiful because…

I have LOVED homeschooling this year and it has been a beautiful experience for me, one that I am so incredibly grateful for! Not only is the school year ended for EBS but our  home-school year comes to a close this Friday for Ethan and Haylie and they couldn't be more excited!!!   The kids have done so well- despite transition into a new country, many interruptions throughout the school year, and having to do school even if its 100 degrees- I'm SO proud of them for enduring with positive attitudes (most days!) and for their hard work!!

Haiti is beautiful because...

I have had the opportunity to watch Ethan and Haylie grow closer to each other this year- it has been a beautiful thing to see!  They truly enjoy each other and have a blast together!  Thankful for the opportunity they have had to appreciate one another and to find new and creative ways to have FUN!  (even IF doing chores is one of those things!!!)



Haiti is beautiful because…

not only have our children grown closer together this year, but our family has too!  We have spent so much time together: laughing, hiking, working, praying, eating, playing, learning, bon-firing, celebrating, beach-ing… 










SO many beautiful memories and times together! (I LOVE Haylie's face in this picture- its priceless!)


Haiti is beautiful because…

Phil has a knack for making things beautiful!!!  To see how he has literally TRANSFORMED the seminary over the past 9 months has been SO awesome!







Phil not only landscaped the grounds but he also made those beautiful chairs too :)  



He never ceases to amaze me!

Aside from making the grounds beautiful through chairs and landscaping… Phil has also become quite the gardener!  Our garden has been such a blessing to us missionaries, to the seminary students and to the community!  It is a beautiful thing to be able to grow food that can bless others (Eric and Martie Buzby- YOU are our inspiration and we have YOU to thank for so many WONDERFUL seeds!!!  WISHING we could grow some of those AWESOME strawberries though… boy are we missing them right now!)





Not only has Phil been growing tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, lettuce, carrots, beans, pineapples and papaya…  he is also propagating new plants to put all around the seminary.  I can't wait to see how much more beautiful it will be in the coming months!


Haiti is beautiful because…

The people are beautiful!!!  Inside and out!  Getting to know SO many new people, and building lasting friendships has been one of the biggest blessings to our family! We are so grateful for our Haitian brothers and sisters!

From Simeon, Leme, Enick and Junior…





To students (like Romual- on the left)...


and Thelo and Walnique…


To Noelle (one of Stacey's beautiful friends who has quickly become one of ours!)...



and to Maxi (Phil's co-worker and our dear friend)…


To fellow youth leaders…




…these are only a few of the many great relationships that have begun over the last 9 months.  We are excited to continue to grow deeper relationships and begin new ones in the coming months :)


These are only a FEW of the reasons why Haiti is SO beautiful! We have so much more to share in the coming weeks…

Today marks 6 weeks before we head back to the states for deputation.  We will be in New Jersey for only 3 weeks- speaking at local churches and spending a week at Delanco Camp!

We will be posting dates and locations soon. If you are in our area- we would LOVE to see you!

Stay tuned for more of beautiful Haiti…











 


2 comments:

  1. SO beautiful. It amazes me every day :)

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  2. Awesome post of some of the many beauties that you just don't EXPECT moving to Haiti. We are constantly surprised by joy when we just obey! So grateful for your beautiful family!!

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