Today is the 4th day
in Haiti. I have been wondering why am I
in Haiti? Why did God bring me to this place?
I am used to ministering by praying for people and for counselling and
using the gifts of the Holy Spirit; so I really thought God was sending me for
the usual type of opportunity. When we
got here on Monday, I was actually disappointed because the mission trip was opposite
of my expectation. I thought we would be
doing so much hands on; just doing some major labor, like building or fixing
things; however, it turned out to be way more laid back, with the exception of
the water truck day – which was amazing by the way. I really did not understand why we are here
as a team, but today, I understood, with the help of Darren’ s explanation,
that we are here to get a feel of what Healing Haiti does and we are to take
the message of all the work the organization does back home and that way,
ourselves and others are given the opportunity to participate in what Healing
Haiti has already established. I really appreciate being here with awesome
leaders (shout out to Dare Bear and Gupgup) and an amazing team. I just feel so much connection and
relationship between our team. It feels
good to understand why we are here and Healing Haiti is doing fantastic work in
Haiti. I cannot wait and see what God
will do even more within this organization; I know that more projects are to
come and more expansion will take place.
The one other thing I want to
mention is how we tend to think of mission in terms of impacting the people we
are being sent to, but the irony is that they end up impacting us. In the very few days, I have learned so much
from the Haitian people and the team. There
is just so much resilience and ability to cope with the situation and even to
be and to enjoy the moment. I am so
grateful to be here!
We are all safe and having fun.
Hope to let you all know more tomorrow!
-Abang and group
