Merry Christmas from Robin's Nest:
 

Blessings!  We are getting ready for Christmas and enjoying the cooler weather and breeze on the top of our mountain.  It is a blessing to see all of the progress that has been made at our house this year.  As many know we have eight rooms completed in Jake's House (our new boy's dorm) and only four more that we pray will be built next year as God supplies the funds.  We have 8 boys living there with Andy and I, and our Special Education Teacher Dana.  She has been an incredible blessing and has four of our boys with varying disabilities who are making great strides in her class.  All of our children are now on Christmas break from school, although we are doing extra work at home with all of them to ensure that those who need the extra help get as much attention as they need.  We have been able to plant most of our garden which was recently quadrupled in size.  We will also be given 30 banana trees this week, and are blessed by the fruit they will bear.  The next project we hope to tackle is beginning a chicken coop allowing our children to gain more practical skills, and also become more self-sufficient.  We pray that these projects will decrease our overall spending once they begin to produce.  We are making constant repairs to both of our vehicles, but continue to pray for God's timing in providing the opportunity to purchase new vehicles.  Despite all of the visual and logistic improvements that have been made to our property, those that truly reveal God's involvement are those changes seen in the eyes of our children.  We have many new children this year, and even in the few months that we have been here our children continue to improve.  We cannot thank you enough for the prayers and support that you have provided for the ministry of Robin's Nest.  You have been an incredible blessing to each of our children, and the improvements they make are incredible to witness.  We continually thank God for allowing each of us to be involved in His heart and ministry to these children.

 

Our children have been very blessed this year.  They were able to attend a Christmas party in Kingston several weeks ago with all children's homes on the island.  Ian took part in a wheelchair race (with Andy pushing) and took first place in the race!  He was then presented with a medal by Usain Bolt, the Jamaican Olympian that won several gold medals in Beijing!!  Ian refused to take off his medal that night, and proudly slept with it around his neck!  All of the children had a wonderful day.  We are looking forward to Christmas as there is a missionary and his family visiting us who will do a Christmas service for our children and staff.  They are also bringing a large projection screen to show a children's version of the Jesus film on our lawn.  We are looking forward to this as we have many older children who have not spent the holidays with us before.  Please continue to pray for each of our children, especially those who are nearing adoption, others who have returned to their families, and those with ongoing health concerns.

 

Praise God for all that He has done, and for the birth of His Son!

 

Andy and Laura Chapeau, Interim Directors