Quarterly Sheppard Parties in Haiti

Today was Jordan and Phuong's birthday! Happy Birthday! It was also the beginning of our quarterly birthday parties in Haiti. As many of you know, years ago in Oregon we began having quarterly birthday parties. Basically, we would have a fall, winter, spring, and summer party that incorporated all the birthdays for that season. These were always HUGE events where we would basically eat and visit for hours upon hours. One year I think we counted over 50 kids inside our house. 

When we moved to Haiti, we really never thought we would have the opportunity to have these birthday parties again, but the Lord is good and brought forward some amazing people to fellowship with. For this party, we celebrated Christelle's 14th, Jordan's 9th, Steevenson's 9th, and also Willem's birthday. We were able to call Phuong (she turned 19 today) on Skype back in the states. Everyone sang happy birthday to her. 

We were blessed to find a weber bbq here in Haiti for a reasonable price. We were able to buy the charcoal on the street for next to nothing. Chicken dogs are not incredibly expensive and even hamburger meat is reasonable for a special occasion. We actually had hamburgers and hot dogs in Haiti. We also had some amazing fruit, macaroni, rice, and a range of other incredible dishes that people brought for the party.

Although it was rainy and stormy and we really do not have any yard for the kids to play in, the kids had a good time playing music and dancing in the living room. A good time was had by all! We are so blessed to be here in Haiti. We miss everyone back in the states, but we're thankful we are exactly where the Lord has called us to be.