Thoughts from Haiti

Last week I went to Haiti for pastor's wives with C3 Global and Lisa Young.  This was my first time visiting a 3rd world country and my experience was very impactful.  I have had a difficult time putting my trip into words so here are a few bullet points of the trip and a few things I am processing.

• I absolutely loved serving alongside other pastor's wives.  The time spent talking, learning and encouraging each other while travelling was invaluable.  But then the opportunity to serve alongside each other was so much fun!

• I haven't been out of the country in almost 10 years (large in part to the ages of my children) but in actuality, the ages of my children, really allowed me to feel like I was putting my every day skills to work.  You don't have to speak the same language to know how to feed a baby, when they are full, or if they are tired.  I guess what I am saying is I realized I needed to speak "nurture" more than I needed to speak Creole.  I felt as confident playing, with feeding, and loving on kids as a doctor would in a clinic. 

• Seeing children who have so little really puts things into perspective.  When I saw the boy playing the drums with markers and thought of all the drum sticks all over my house and I was moved to tears.  I was overwhelmed with gratefulness at what my children have.  I want to pass that on to them.  There is no place for guilt, but I can have a renewed vision for teaching my kids gratefulness and generosity.  I am not sure what this looks like but I do know that we will be donating some toys and clothes in the near future.

• I am proud of my church.  I am so proud that when I give my money to Elevation, they are strategically generous to our community and our world.  I am love that I can serve at an Elevation sponsored orphanage in Haiti and at an organization for homeless kids in my backyard.

 

• I'll end by sharing a few more pictures from my trip since a picture can say more than I could ever try to describe.  All these pictures are taken by Sean Lyon who accompanied us on the trip.  Thanks Sean and Corey!  I had a great time with you all!

 

 

Comments

[Becky]

Thank you for sharing your Haiti trip with us. Love seeing your pictures and learning that it's more about nurturing the children than knowing how to speak the language there. Looking forward to hearing more!

[Grace Jones]

I went to Haiti on a mission trip the summer before my senior year of high school-- just a short 11 years ago. But oh the memories and passions that God gave me there.

How did a group of pastors wives get to go TOGETHER on a trip?? That sounds awesome!!!