It has been difficult for me to try to sit down and write something about our most recent trip to Haiti. We’ve all come away with so much and it seems impossible to convey all the experiences, stories and thoughts in a few short paragraphs. I could go on and on and on about each of God’s provisions on this trip. It was non-stop. But for the sake of brevity, I will summarize.
From the day we started planning this trip, we saw God intervene on our behalf and on the behalf of the Haitian people. I have never in my life felt God’s hand like I did last week in Haiti.
We had packed our bags full of as many medical supplies as we were able to collect in one day. We were as prepared as we could have been putting together a trip on such short notice. We were a small team going into an area with so much pain, suffering, injuries, sickness and devastation, but we were determined to do as much as we possibly could with the resources we had. But, as it turned out, in spite of our desire to help everyone we could, time and time again we found ourselves in situations where our skills and resources were completely exhausted. There was nothing more we could do. We had nowhere else to turn... but to God.
And so we would pray. And pray. And pray. And things would just start to happen. People would show up. Supplies would show up. Over and over and over we saw this happen. When we found ourselves at a roadblock, when we were lost, when we felt helpless, God would pick up where we could go no further. And as it turned out, we were not lost. We were not helpless. We had God on our side. He is a faithful and merciful God that met us where we were and carried on when we couldn’t carry on any further.
Because of one such turn of events, we were able to find Jude, a 22 day-old baby who had not been fed in so long he was completely listless. He could barely keep his eyes open and just a few sucks from a bottle completely exhausted him. Had God not been guiding us and providing for us, we never would have stumbled upon this precious child, nor would he have been able to receive the treatment that the Mission of Mercy staff (that showed up at just the right time) was able to provide him. He has since been placed in an orphanage and Pastor Michael Parker, who was there with Mission of Mercy, is working to adopt him. Please continue to pray for baby Jude for a complete recovery.
As small as we may feel in light of all the pain and suffering around us, God is bigger than all of it. I feel privileged that I was able to be a part of this past trip and to share a small part of myself with the people. But just as it happens each time I go to Haiti, I feel I have come away with so much more than I could ever offer in return. Thank you all for your support, love and prayers. You are making a difference.
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