I am back in the states after 7 days in Haiti. Man did Jesus touch my heart there. The country is very broken and dirty, yet the people have more faith and passion for Jesus than I have ever seen. His goodness is what stood out to me every day I was there. Despite living in a blue plastic tent, with no clean water, and a few changes of clothes, the children of Haiti run around excitedly with smiles and chants. They love to look at pictures on digital cameras, make noise with watch buttons, and play thumb wrestling wars with the people who come to visit them. God's goodness is every where. It's in the little girl who fell asleep on a friend's shoulder during an afternoon rain. It's in the little boy who threw mud up and tried to make it splatter on his chest, laughing hysterically. It's in the mothers who hope for their daughters' success in life. It's in the translator's passion for his country and people and hopes for one day God leading him to better the place he calls home.
That was lesson #1...God is good. He protects his children and gives hope and light in areas of black. He never leaves his people.
I'm going to break up my Haiti story in two parts...I know you guys are sitting on the edge of your seats for more details ;) but I will end with pictures of a country only under 6 hours away via plane from Kansas, and the people that I loved on and in return loved on me.
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| Port-au-Prince |
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| Market on the side of the road |
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| a tent city |
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| Church service...so good |
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| precious baby with Trish |
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| this little ball of energy is Jackie |
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| Jackie's Momma |
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| best part of the day see the beauty in the world friends. love you all |
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