Wednesday morning before and after teaching English to the mommies Abby and I went down to the prosthetics lab to meet the two sweet little boys, ages 4 and 7, who were getting prosthetic legs. Oh, these boys were SO precious! I cant explain the emotions that ran through me the second I saw their one little foot and knowing they will always only have one. My heart broke, yet I could see hope and joy coming in the process of getting these little boys legs so they can walk again. Unreal.
In the afternoon we went back to Good Samaritan to play with the kids. The same little boy from the day before passed out in my arms :). There’s something about this week that makes kids fall asleep in my arms. It was precious. It was a beautiful afternoon with the kids.
Wednesday night we went up the hill at night to have a worship night. Katie is a wonderful guitar player and has one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard. It was a beautiful night listening to the Lord and soaking in His love for me. My heart has been longing to move to Haiti full time, but 1.5 years left of school stand in the way. But the Lord really reminded me that His love for me is greater than I could imagine and He has me where I am at this time in my life for a reason. I love when I’m capable of listening to what the Lord is saying to me. Brings such joy to my life.
Thursday was incredible! We taught the mommies and then spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon creating care packages to take to a tent city to distribute. Each care package contained: 3 reusable water bottles, 2 t shirts, a baby blanket, 2 granola bars, Neosporin, protein shake powder, soup, oatmeal snacks, and rice/potato manna pack meals. So awesome! When we finished making 120 of them we loaded them into a canter truck and drove to the tent city to distribute them. It was unreal and beautiful. All at the same time. We started distributing them in a very orderly manner thanks to the chief of the tent city. As they were passing them out a few of us got to go outside the distribution tent to visit and play with the kids and talk to the people. I found a little boy who was sitting by himself looking very withdrawn and exhausted. After about 5 minutes of trying to get him to hold my hand he did and before I knew it he was in my arms and sound asleep. I’m telling you… something about this week that involves little kids falling asleep on me. I absolutely love it. It broke my heart that I could never get him to smile but it was good to know that he felt safe enough to fall asleep in my arms. That makes me feel much better. It was really hard to see where these families were living. The tents were literally made out of sticks and scraps of tarp and cardboard. Basically, whatever they could find. I feel unbelievably blessed to have the opportunity to give these people something to help them out. And all for the glory of God and furthering His kingdom. I love it.
Today was also great! I mean, every day in Haiti is great for different reasons. This morning a few of us went down to the prosthetics lab which was incredible! The two little boys were learning to walk on their new legs! INCREDIBLE! I cant explain the joy this brought to my heart. The smiles on their faces as they started walking were unbelievably priceless! Before lunch we made 20 more care packages to make sure everyone in the tent city got one. After lunch we had a game day in the pavilion with the kids from Summit Church, my church back at home. Theres a group of families here for a few days from my church which is great! I love it. Its funny because I don’t really know any of them personally but it’s cool to know that we go to the same church in the US. It started to rain which created slippery mud on the edges and naturally I completely wiped out. Flat on my butt. Covered in mud. But it made everyone laugh so I guess it was worth it. It was a very muddy afternoon and we were all covered in mud from walking down to the patient ward and back up the hill in the mud. But it was fun.
I’m loving being here. The Lord is so good to me and is continually showing me His love through people and situations. I am honestly blessed beyond measure to be able to share the love of Christ to the people of this nation. What I can give is nothing without the power of the Lord in me. I pray continually that it is God’s work in me not my own.
Time is going by so fast. Most of the other interns leave next week, which breaks my heart. These girls have quickly become some of my closest friends and I love seeing what the Lord is doing in their lives daily. They’re incredible. I’m so sad they’re leaving. I’ve been here 2 weeks now. It’s unbelievable. I only have three weeks left here and I’m already dreading the day I will have to leave this place that my heart calls home.
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