Come to Haiti with me...
The sun rises, we have a breakfast fit for a queen (drink your water!), layers of sunscreen and bug spray, then to the tap tap (our beautiful transportation). See the woman carrying pineapples on her head? The one roasting corn? The children walking to school? They all say Bonjour to you. The 15 of us sing 'Glory to God' as we drive along and it rings out in the streets. The flowers bloom red and orange... they draw your eyes from the potholes and the piles of rubble. Bonjour Beauty! Ready to be stretched? To serve when you're not sure you can? To hold that one year old that maybe weighs 12 pounds? To smile at the mothers waiting hours to maybe have their sick children be seen by the doctor? To open your hands up when only the opposite seems normal? I can't do it well, I don't have what it takes but God does, He is faithful and I am His. Bonjour beauty!
Next a quick lunch and a tour of an amazing organization that creates jobs to keep families together. Do you know a box of cereal in Haiti can cost ten dollars?
The sun rises, we have a breakfast fit for a queen (drink your water!), layers of sunscreen and bug spray, then to the tap tap (our beautiful transportation). See the woman carrying pineapples on her head? The one roasting corn? The children walking to school? They all say Bonjour to you. The 15 of us sing 'Glory to God' as we drive along and it rings out in the streets. The flowers bloom red and orange... they draw your eyes from the potholes and the piles of rubble. Bonjour Beauty! Ready to be stretched? To serve when you're not sure you can? To hold that one year old that maybe weighs 12 pounds? To smile at the mothers waiting hours to maybe have their sick children be seen by the doctor? To open your hands up when only the opposite seems normal? I can't do it well, I don't have what it takes but God does, He is faithful and I am His. Bonjour beauty!
Next a quick lunch and a tour of an amazing organization that creates jobs to keep families together. Do you know a box of cereal in Haiti can cost ten dollars?
These adults turn this box that I would throw away in to lovely jewelry. We get to purchase some. Last stop of the day, you're tired and your legs are so sweaty they stick together ;) But there's an orphanage of bright eyed children eagerly awaiting, red bows in their hair, bright white smiles. Bonjour beauty! We sing, give hugs, take fun photos of them with a polaride camera and write Jezi Remnen Ou (Jesus loves you) on the bottom of the photo. Then it's back to the guest house for showers, dinner (mmmm) devotions and blogging... phew. Bonjour Haiti!
Written by Karyn S.
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