The big move

Hi all I hope you all are doing well!

I had a good summer with friends and family.

The big move oh, did i say move? yes, dad and I moved into a new place- it will be two weeks Monday

Until next time
DW

NEW baby AVA

We have a NEW baby in the family, her name is

AVA PATRICIA WORST. PATRICIA, is mom's name. Welcome Ava!!!!!

Until Next Time,
DW

summer 2010

A couple of months ago we opened the pool and there was a problem. In order to fix it Dad tore down the bath house. Now we have a bath house that is twice as big! The first ones in the pool in 2010 were the Dykema family. The last several weeks Dad has been painting the bath house as well as the deck. Tonight, my family came over to swim and had hobo pies at the fire which I hope was the first of many to come.
Until next time
Summdw

Let the summer of 2010 begin

Dad took the hot tub out, the pool as been open for a couple weeks! He had to fix the pool. We have no solar heat for a while.

Until Next Time
DW

Amy

Amy is home!!

A note from Amy!

Amy just called she is in FLA. And she is going be home about midnight!

A note from Amy!

im glad i didnt get sick either! slept like poo last night, got up twice to pee.... try finding the hole to the mosquito net to get out of bed in the dark while trying to hold your pee!!!! ahah excited for breakfast today-its looking like french toast! mmm. woke up this morning kinda in a wierd mood- it's wednesday, we have today tomorrow and friday then we leave :( i think tomorrow we are planning on going to the Haiti Mission Baptist church (i think thats what its called) tomorrow, it's up a mountain, dont ask which one! ahah i think we are all excited to just get out of these walls a little! anyway- i love you miss you and hope you have a great day. glad i could make you both giggle! and from miles away! wow im good! new hot water heater doesnt sound fun- we dont have those here, but cold water feels GREAT! im up for sunday, my memory card was full didnt take any pictures yesterday but everyone else is so as far as sharing pics it will work just might be a little spotty. love ya miss ya ttyl!!!



xoxo

amy jean

A note from Amy!

howdy! you were right, i felt much better after i wrote the email, i had one of the girls (Emanuella) re-braid my hair! it made me feel much better! she is going to do something else to it tomorrow, she's 14 and has english of a 2nd grader so it's been a lot of fun.:) Sherri (the misssionary that lives here) has asked some of us to work with Emanuella, Mark, and Exolina seperately with their english. they just came here last year and so they are far behind the other children with their english-but they do fine with french and creole. TRY LEARNING 3 LANGUAGES!!! lol plus i add in some spanish and the kids love it!! hahah yesterday i was in the classroom all morning (school only goes till 12) and was teaching simple math (multiplication) to 2nd (i think) grade! i taught them the 9's trick and "anything times 10 add a 0 to the end!"
yesterday everyone was crazy busy working on the fixing of the septic tank (not i!) i worked with emanuella for about an hour on english... try teaching the TH sound and an R to someone who has never made those noises!! ahah it's like them trying to teach us pw...sounds funny! anyway,our electricity is out and i'm working on battery and im the first one so i really gotta get going. glad to hear you got another fox! what about that woodchuck?!! :) i miss you and love you but i am also having tons of fun with the kids. yesterday it rained (down poured) during the day, which is ab-normal, so i was dancing and playing in the rain with the kids, we sat under the lean-to and they started singing songs!! toooo cute :)
today i taught a little, worked with emanuella and then taught the boys how to play wiffle ball in about a 10ft wide space, you REALLY need to see the pictures! :) they had so much fun.
it made me miss my girls though, glad they got the games cancelled so i didnt miss it but kinda a bummer they didnt get to play. BRRR that's cold!!
i feel like im rambling, please save these emails because i haven't had much time to journal so this is kinda it!
mike and amanda-everyone here is praying for health for your baby! the kids are excited you are pregnant
scott and cindy- "woa that's a lot of kids" (even though they come from familys of 7-10! :)
david- (sorry) they laughed becuase i have a picture with you laughing and your tounge is sticking out
i REALLY gotta go- i'll write again.
its crazy hot here, sweaty all day, rain almost everynight, dogs bark ALL night long, roosters crow and im up @ 5am everyday with no alarm...crazy huh? the rooftop view doing devotions listening to my cd player watching the sunrise GREAT way to start every morning!
love you all very much, we are half way done! tomorrow we wake up with only 3 days left here, leave sat am! :(

goodnight, bon nuit (said bon new ee) :)

A note from Amy!

From dad to Amy
That's funny! Travel a gazillion miles to clean out a closet/room which you have experience and a talent for!!! I looked in the Old Testament, the 6 th book which is Joshua, the 10 chapter, but there isn't 54 verses. Then I looked in the New Testament-Romans 10, but there isn't 54 vs there either. So...no big significant meaning with your Mom's birthday-but it is Mothers Day today so maybe that was a reminder??? See..day3 is done already and your into day 4-take time to look around, take a step back, take a breath, God is good!!

Reply to dads e-mail

happy sunday! :) cheerios for breakfast (with sugar :) ) HA HA! dont know if i mentioned this yet- i get up at 5am with no alarm...which would be ur 6am... kinda wierd?! sunrise is beautiful with these mountains! we go to church today at 9-your 10, i guess we are going to try and fit as many kids in as we can! kids are starting to bond a little and they are calling for me! :) ahh meee ahhh meee haha God is good... my braids are starting to come out a little, my stuff got SOAKED from the huge rain storm last night-but oh well it will dry :) be on here prolly tonight
thx for lookin up verses for me! LOL
happy mothers day :)

love you
xoxo
amy jean

A note from Amy!

Hello from haiti!

hello! i can't wait to show you the pictures!! everyone has been taking pictures, we split up all over the place today... there's a room thats the "storage" room aka catch all and guess where i was alllll day?!!! haha laurel, pam, and i basically re-organized the room, we aren't done yet.... there are tons and tons of books!! we didnt even start to organize them yet. the kids are soo cute they are running around here teasing me calling me "jessica" they think i look like some girl that was here before...asked me if i knew her! lol
today was much better emotionally but i kinda was locked in a small room organizing so i didnt see all the bad stuff. we found a bunch of soccer balls and toys and bunches of other stuff that was in the room so today they played soccer with a FULL soccer ball! :) so little things are happening!

they have devotions every night and it's so cute... all these kids singing jesus loves me and hallelujah! they have such high spirits, one kid today (can't remember all 35 kids in one day!) was looking at my tattoo and said that's in the bible?! bc he thought the date was a bible verse! i could go on and on but it's a lot better today than yesterday, we started with breakfast (scrambled eggs, toast, mangos, and SPAM! mmm lunch was turkey or tuna sandwich, i bet you can guess my choice! dinner we had spaghetti! they are trying to cook us "american" food so we dont get sick....so far so good!

my time is up on the computer, hopefully sometime soon be back on!
GOD IS SOOO GOOD!! :)anything specific you want to ask? anything specific you want to tell me about?! life's good? work??

Love you!!!!!

xoxo
Amy Jean

A note from Amy!

hey there! day # 1 is done, and you have no idea how fast that went!!! it's all kind of a blurr- this place is a mess the garbage/trash everywhere is really gross. Sherri took us on a walk through "town" and i took A LOT of pictures!! whats so cool is that no matter how gross i think it is, these people are happy and smiling saying hi, offering us their food, it's crazy! they have nothing and what they do have the are offering. It's amazing what Sherri is doing here, these kids are adorable! Ahhhmee is my name and they want to know if my friend who braided my hair was haitian! lol... on monday i will be helping teach the 4th grade "late bloomers" who are slow in english..wish me luck! my head light isnt working, the camera had some issues but i think thats fixed... can't find my toothbrush- shouldve washed my black tees cuz now i have black fuzzies all over!! haha im hot, sweaty, sticky, smellin like big spray and about to have my first night under a mosquito net! pray that i sleep good...this place has made me cry 3 times already today! and immmmmm tiiiiireeeeeddddd!!!

The kids were playing soccer today with a flat soccer ball- sad but they were having a blast! talk about make the most of what you're given!

how are things at home?? anything exciting?? tell everyone i say helloooo or bonjou! :)
we don't know when we get electricity so tonight we have it and we're taking turns, but it might not be up and running for the rest of the week- who knows?!

love you miss you God bless you :)

xoxox
Amy Jean

Haiti

The Haiti team from River Rock made it safe

To all the moms have a great Mother's Day!!

Until Next Time
DW

happy birthday

Wow Jillian is one today!!! Time flies!!

Spring Break

Amy moved out with Natalie Van Eck.
Scott’s family moved to Wabasis Lake.

My Spring Break went pretty well! Dad and I went to the 11TH hour show at Blythefield Baptist. Thanks Tim Farrell. He got the tickets for us. Tim was in the show. He is the PE teacher at
Rockford Christian School.
Dad took our hot tub out. My neighbor took me to go see the butterflies at the garden. We met Cindy and my nephews and niece. Chase was afraid of them; he was by me most of the time!!
Tonight @ Madison Square Church Amy will be prayed over and "sent off" please join the service!! :) Amy still has 3 weeks till she leaves to go to Port-Au-Prince,!! And it is a beautiful day

Until Next Time
DW

From Amy, my sister

Dear Family and Friends,
I’m writing this letter to let you know that I am, by the grace of God, going on a mission trip to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and will be needing your help. My trip is currently scheduled for May 6th-15th. I am really excited to take on this new journey to which God is calling me.
I will be going with a group of 12 adults and our goal is to help Sherri Fausey; who is a missionary through the Christian Light Foundation. Sherri has been leading the Christian Light School since 2002 and is in desperate need for help after this devastating earthquake. Our group is currently planning on helping the Christian Light School re-build and repair their main building, but we realize that God is in control and we will be doing whatever He calls us to do while we are there.
During our first meeting, our leaders instructed us to be flexible in every sense of the word. As of today we understand that there are many unknowns. We are unsure of whether our scheduled dates might change or what our living conditions will be or what the exact costs of our trip will be. But, what I do know is that I cannot do this all by myself. I really need your help!
The first way you can support me is by keeping me in your prayers. Please pray for me while I am preparing to leave, for safety and strength while I am there and for the adjustment of returning back home. Secondly, I ask for you to be a part of my email list which is where I plan on keeping everyone updated on the process before, during (if I can), and after our trip. Thirdly, I am going to need some assistance in financing this trip and hope that you will be willing to help!
I appreciate any way you can help and ask that before you make a decision on what or how you can help that you pray on it. Please feel free to pass this letter or information on to anyone you know that would also like to help.
If you would like to contact me about any further information you can email me at: worstie21@yahoo.com or you can also call me at (616) 916-1190. I will have more information to come and appreciate the time we will be spending in prayer together. If you do want to support me financially, please write a tax-deductable check to World Mission, on the memo line write: Amy Worst!


Yours in Christ,


Amy Worst
4907 Firefly NE
Grand Rapids Mi, 49252

Chapel

Today I spoke at chapel for Grand Rapids Christian High School! There were around 1200 students that listened to me tell my story! I brought along my sister Amy who helped with my presentation. It went great! Afterward we went around the school and saw some of our old teachers!

Until Next Time
DW

G.R.C.S.

I'm going to speak at chapel at G.R.C.S. tomorrow morning

update

I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping this updated.

For the last couple of months I have been skiing!! I had sooooooooooooo much fun! Thanks Dean and Tom!!!

I can’t believe Chase is 3 and Blake is 5 years old. They are so fun!!! Blake is going to preschool at Rockford Christian School. They are going to move soon. They bought a house by Wabasis Lake. I don’t know when they will move. Dad is helping Scott fix it up.

My younger brother and his better half  are expecting a baby. Yes, Amanda and Mike!! She is due on September 15-on my dad’s birthday! I will look forward to that day when I meet that little one.

Until next time. . .
DW

talk

I’m going to talk to two groups of kids, with a total of about 350 kids
at Calvary Church tomorrow morning!

Until next time
DW