April 8 Rob, Becky, Drew, Tessa and Braden Thompson arrived in Haiti! It is so great to have them there. (They got there exactly 1 month to the day after their container arrived and was unpacked into their home.) They have been settling into their new home – which means doing repairs, fixing roof leaks, putting up ceiling fans, unpacking their many boxes and bins, setting up furniture and figuring out where everything goes. The kids are having a blast. They love it there and are already using the Creole words and phrases that they’d learned these past months. You can follow their adventures on their blog here. (You can find out what a cane spider is and how many tarantulas they’ve encountered so far.) 
They will be starting language study next week. That will be their main job description for the next 2-3 months. Pray that their minds clear be like sponges, soaking it all up, and that they will have clarity of thought. Pray also for the many adjustments they are having to make in this new life.
By the way, it’s pretty cool that they are living in what used to be our (the Dan Shoemaker family) house for 25 years. There are so many memories (for us) in that house...and now they will make their own memories in the same house. Its so exciting.
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