Haiti Journal

No picture or words can describe what I experienced while I was in Haiti. Never before have I seen such poverty and such a way of living. As I was preparing to go on this mission trip, I started to think of journaling while I was there. I wanted to do this so when I got back I could be able to share my experiences there so maybe people could get a glimpse of what I saw and experienced while I was there. That is what the next seven blogs are going to be about. These blogs will be about my seven days in Haiti. It will talk about what I experienced and also about what God has showed me and some excerpts from my bible reading and the reading of the book Radical. My prayer is that this will give you insight.

I also want to ask that you pray for me and continue to pray for the people of Haiti. For me, that I never forget what I saw and experienced, and that God will open my heart and mind up to things that he has in store for me. The people of Haiti, that God will show them that they can make a better lives for themselves and that they can truly lean on God for guidance and strentgh to do so. That no matter what they feel, they are not second class to anyone. That they realize we are all the same in the eyes of God.

I have changed my blog title to 3verse8. Later on in my week there I came across Phillipians 3:8, which says;

What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.

Think about it, we can have all the most amazing items, the nicest car, the nicest house and even the most money. But aside from knowing Christ, this stuff is all garbage. The people of Haiti don't have all these things. Some of them live in tents and have nothing! But, one thing they do have is Jesus! And, THEY. ARE. HAPPY!! What have they gained from losing everything, Christ.

After my time in Haiti, this is my prayer. I pray that God would take the things in my life that I put before him, and just take them away. That I lose all things, that in knowing that, I may gain Christ.

My first blog post is short, but trust me, they get longer.......here is day one.

Hait Missions Trip: Day 1 (4-9-11)

What an eye opener today was. I thought I had and idea of poverty, but I was so wrong. I guess I am still blinded by the way we live in America. Even poverty stricken people in the states have it 100X better the the Haitian people.

Just an idea of how nasty it is down here: take all the trash from the landfill in Dalton, fly over with a plane, and then just drop it from the sky. Then just leave it there. That is how I could best describe it.

The kids are going to make this whole trip for me. They are so loving, friendly and definetly clingy. All they want to do is be around you, and pretty much have your undivided attention. I LOVE THIS!! I am already thinking of how much I will miss them.

They are just so curious about you, just as much as you are about them. The love of a child is truly extraordinary. And these children prove that, 110%. If I could only love a stranger (even a person I know) as much as these kids love us, then I will see myself as OK.

Thank You Lord for this opportunity!