Friday, September 21, 2012

Today I Saw Alyn

From the moment we approached the gate to Grace Village, I saw Alyn. It was a large purple gate, door with green vines with large leaves. it reminds me of the bracelet Alyn made for our mom. As we go through the gate you can see most of the buildings in front of you and all you see are all the colors so bright. Off to the right the footings are laid for the clinic for Doctors and Dentists to eventually come and work with the children of Grace. The Tap-Tap stops right in front of the feeding center a large building that is able to feed all the children here at Grace. To the right of the feeding center is a beautiful house for the mission family that will be here for the next few years. What a calling and a blessing for Grace to have this amazing family of four. Off to the left of the feeding center are the dormitories for the children and a huge playground. A playground that I have not seen at all in Haiti anywhere that we have been. As you stand here and look around you start to see the view, we are standing on the top of a hillside overlooking the valley, the surrounding mountains and the ocean. A piece of heaven here on earth.
 We all are invited to the dedication of the tilapia tanks. We walk around to a lower level where these large blue tanks filled with water will be able to grow the fish to feed Grace Village. From theses tanks are long beads filled with water where plants will grow fruits and vegetables. There is even a large frame to a greenhouse that will one day soon be full.Some amazing people have put a lot of planning and hard work into all of this all backed by God. I notice a roof structure that overhangs behind us here when you look over the ledge you see the classrooms of the academy where the children will go to school soon.There is so much land here and so much more has been planned for this land.
As I walk around and take all of this in I am so overwhelmed by the beauty, I see so many signs of Alyn and her talent, her love and the vision. What Jeff and Alyn have started and continue to develop is amazing - it is Gods plan. I was very lucky this summer to spend time with Alyn's friend Darcy in Alyn's jewelry studio back in White Bear Lake for an afternoon of jewelry making. During that time Darcy mentioned to me that she felt that Alyn's spirit was no longer in the studio, she was pretty sure that Alyn's spirit was at Grace Village. After today, I believe Darcy is right- Alyn is here you can feel her presence and all the love.
Thank you God for blessing me with an amazing sister.
Thank you God for continuing to knock on my door.


posted by Mikell
 

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