Grace Village

There are no words to describe to beauty of Grace Village and the beauty of the children's faces as they saw it for the first time. The children arrived in a bus today to see their new home for the very first time. As we were driving in the bus the children were practically crawling out the windows trying to catch a glimpse. They had no idea what had been prepared for them. As we drove the children kept thinking that each building we passed must be their new home. After twenty minutes of bumps and dust we started the ascent up the hill and the children started to grasp their new reality.

Grace Village sits at the base of beautiful mountains and overlooks the gorgeous ocean in the distant. The children's screams of pure unbridled joy as they saw it were so loud they were heard in the vehicle that followed the bus. It was indescribable.

The children excitedly got off the bus and ran for the playground! They climbed, swung, slide, and giggled for about an hour. Then we showed the children their new rooms. Each child had a beautiful bed with their artwork hung on it, a bible labeled with their names and a handmade quilt atop it. They had cozy pillows into which many of the children immediately buried their faces.

I was overwhelmed with gratitude to be a witness to this amazing moment. I can’t even wrap my head around the opportunity these children now have to live with comforts and opportunities they have never experienced.

Tomorrow the children will slowly begin to learn about their new home. They will be able to use toilets for the first time and end the day with a shower for the very first time. They will go to bed under beautiful quilts that were made with so much love and pillows to comfort their beautiful heads. I pray that they can feel all the love that so many people have for them. There is so much love that has enabled Grace Village to become a reality. God’s love for these children is immeasurable. The love God has put in countless hearts of Healing Haiti supporters is such a blessing for these children.

I hope that all the people who have shared their hearts with the people in Haiti can feel the joy that is happening at Grace Village. Tonight the children went to their current home to pack their things and spend one last night there. We are picking them up early tomorrow morning and taking them to Grace Village to stay. They will unpack and make themselves at home. Home Sweet Home. God is so good!

Krista Carroll