Getting Ready for Haiti

It was 3 degrees Fahrenheit when I was driving to work a couple of days ago here in eastern Pennsylvania. The high temperature in Haiti today was 91 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes, I'm getting ready to enter a different climate and even more so, a different culture. In one month I'll be boarding a plane with seven others to travel to La Gonave, Haiti. If you'd like to read about my last trip to Haiti, check out this link: http://mentoringmoments.org/index.php?s=inside+another+culture

Here are a couple of sights from my last adventure in Haiti.

Two Haitian women were doing laundry by hand for about 40 children in an orphanage.



The Haitian children always came running whenever they spotted us with huge smiles and open arms.



A Haitian girl with her donkey, a common form of transportation.

I look forward to sharing Jesus' love and growing and learning through this experience. I'm sure that as in the last time, I'll gain much more than I give. If you ever have the chance to step inside another culture, I highly recommend it. You'll be surprised at what can happen, not just to you, but in you!

Hope and Haiti

I am so excited, because in February I will be traveling to Haiti with a mission team. A year ago today a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, and there is still much rebuilding and repair to be done. I'm not exactly sure what my role will be on this trip, but it will be interesting to find out. Many times in life it is the willingness to act and to be available that are more important than the talents we have.

This will be my second trip to Haiti. The first was a couple of years ago, before the earthquake. I found the Haitian people to be kind, generous, and joyful. Many have so little, yet they share with others in whatever way they can. I gained so very much from that experience - much more than I gave!

I'd say the biggest lesson I learned on my last trip was to elevate relationships. Don't take for granted the people in your life. Treasure them. Don't let yourself get too busy to miss out on really looking and really listening. Value the moments and the memories; enjoy the adventure of life!

 

I'll keep you posted on this next trip. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. Thanks for taking time to stop by!

                                                                                      ~ Sarah