a much needed update.

i'm a terrible blogger! i'm just going to give the last 2 months in America in pictures and then promise to keep up this time. :)

arrived in america!

we immediately got busy preparing for the next container!

volunteered with the youth group to raise money for a youth rally in october! shout out to cornerstone teens!!!

celebrated our birthday! my 21st and mom's ... ;) 

with family...

and ended the day with a promise ring from an amazing man. :) 

we're always on the lookout for new micro-loan ideas. thanks to pinterest there's an endless supply :)

babysitting sweet kiddos.

an incredible team from Alabama came out to help load the container!  another one finished and on it's way to be a blessing to so many!!  (ps: we're currently in the process of trying to get this one out of customs.  they're giving us a hard time. please be in prayer we can get everything they're asking for!)

CLASS OF 2013! my little brother graduated! so proud!

for Ben's party he asked for only Haitian food. we cooked for 2 days! it was a blast! 

international market for ingredients! 

so.much.garlic.

enjoying the springtime fields...

Ben wanted a cute picture too ;) 

Ben's senior formal at Beef & Board's dinner theatre to see The Sound of Music!!!

we took Ben's friends to Holiday World the morning after formal...Frantzy HATES roller coasters! 

Dad's competing the the Truck Driving Championship again this year. lot's of practice and flash cards happening in the Goins' household right now!

caught an enormous turtle...living the country life :)

went to the Free Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

finish line.

 lot's of time with the family.

we're obsessed with .59 cones from McDonalds and have no idea what we'll do with ourselves when we get back to Haiti and can't get one!!!

we had the opportunity to help host a team of middle schoolers from Alabama. they were a blast and had a huge desire to be used by the Lord in any way to be a blessing to the Haitian people!  They spent 3 days bagging candy, gum, soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste for the Christmas Bags project this year!

they were a BLAST!

surprised my dad with two feeder pigs for Father's Day! 

Frantzy's first trip to the arcade was a success!

Being home has been a huge blessing.  I've spoken at a church almost every weekend, it's been a blast to meet and share Haiti with new people!  It's incredible being able to sit in church and worship Jesus in my heart language, staying up late with my mom and catching up on television shows & talking about life, spending a ridiculous amount of time with cousins and grandparents, go on double dates with the little brother, and chicken nugget runs with dad. God is good and I'm so blessed that He allows us to take a break sometime and get our batteries re-charged so that we can better serve Him when we go back. 

We have about a month left.  It's busy with packing and last minute shopping, my little brother is heading to the Ukraine for two weeks (please be in prayer for him! this is going to be an amazing trip!), and my dad is competing in the truck driving championship again (please pray for a good outcome in that too!).

Thanks for all of the sweet notes, the speaking engagements, prayers, and support.  You are all amazing.

Please keep Ben in your prayers as he heads to Ukraine.  I'm awestruck at his desire to be used by Jesus and I cannot wait to see what God does in his life during the 2 weeks he's over there.  He's going with his girlfriends entire family.  Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers.  Seriously, as I watched the financial and prayer support come in for this trip I couldn't help but know in my heart that God's going to do something huge!