Valentine's Day at 3 Cords is quite possibly my favorite day of the year. This year, we had our second annual Valentines Day dance party, and it was a blast! There are so many parts of the day that were beautiful and redemptive, and well, just fun. We started the day out with the ladies opening little gift bags and chocolate hearts. I think their absolute favorite part was looking through the pictures of themselves that were in their gift bags; you could tell that they all felt so beautiful in them! Then we all drank delicious homemade Haitian juice and enjoyed some cupcakes.

The best part? The dance party that ensued right after! All of the ladies were having so much fun dancing, which was actually quite incredible seeing as they were dancing on prosthetic legs! Everyone would continually break out in laughter as we took turns pushing a new lady into the middle of our dance circle. Some were so shy but so precious, and others just couldn’t get enough of it!

What a picture of redemption. It was my joy to know each of these women as they were first being fit for a prosthetic leg, and I clearly remember the blanket of sadness that seemed to cover their hearts. They were so burdened that life would never be the same, and that they would never find jobs or joy again. God has completely provided for each of these women, and I truly think that they would all agree that life now is even BETTER than before the earthquake. I wish you could see the joy amongst these women each day at work, not just on days of celebration like Valentines Day, but on the normal work days as well. I am back in Haiti for two weeks working with 3 Cords, and more than anything on this trip I am struck at the beauty of the community that God has provided for each of these women. They are all so happy to work at 3 Cords because it means being with their best friends all day! What a joy and an honor to witness. Please continue to pray that God would pour out His blessings on these beautiful women!