Before and After...

We have been serving in Haiti for over 2 years now, (going on 3!) ... working each day at the EBS campus, living daily life and routine in our home... and lately we have been hit hard with a reality in our lives...

How often do we walk by things in our busyness, day after day, and not realize how much they are changing and growing? How often do we miss out on seeing God's blessings or thanking Him for His goodness to us because we get so busy that we don't take the time to stop, to take it in and to appreciate?

I am certain this happens to all of us to some extent, right? (Please tell me we're not the ONLY family   who does this... :)

Per the suggestion of my Momma's dear friend (thank you Janis!), this post is dedicated to the changes that have been happening here at Emmaus over the past 2 years.  I have been looking through old pictures of the seminary and I'm very excited to share these before and after pictures!

If we will just spend time each day noticing what is going on around us, thanking God for what He is doing, we will be continually reminded of His provision, His blessings and His faithfulness...  my family's prayer is that this post might help you to stop and take time today to notice and to praise Him for all that He has done for you!

These first few are from around our houses....

Here's our house...

And after....

 The garden...

And after...

This is the "Ti Kay" as we call it (which means little house in Creole)...

And after...

Here's the other side of the Ti Kay...

And after...

These next several pictures are of the seminary...

By the chapel...

And after... (This one's one of my favorites!)

And at the entrance of the seminary...

And after...

(probably the biggest transformation yet! This space is used for fellowship, prayer, Bible study, group pictures and more!)

In front of our cafeteria...

And after...

Dad has one more BIG project he is working on now... can't wait to show it to you very soon! (Its almost done!) 

Can you believe all that he has accomplished since coming here? 

Isn't it beautiful?

Thanks for reading this blog about how the seminary has been improving over the past two years!

Stayed tuned for another update!