Hello and happy November! I have been in Haiti for almost 3 months now and I finally feel like I'm "doing life." Instead of just focusing on school work (which is honestly enough to keep me busy), I am able to make my decisions and add diversity to my life as I grow in relationship with the people here. Here's some examples:
Doing life looks like a trip to the Potter's House to take a sick baby to the doctor. Little baby was malnourished with intestinal parasites.
Doing life looks like weekend trips to Children of the Promise to love on and tutor some of the kids I met during my first trip to Haiti in 2014.
Doing life looks like an impromptu trip to a nearby restaurant when your groceries don't arrive and you really just need a girl's night.
Doing life looks like a Halloween party, a week early, so that you can celebrate with friends.
Doing life looks like stopping class mid-lesson to "rescue" the school's dog from her leash in the rain so my students could focus. (It was like a movie scene the way they cheered as she came running for them full speed.)
Doing life looks like making flour & sugar free cookies with a student so that she can participate in our awesome class party that she "paid" for with her class economy money.
Doing life looks like canceling your weekend plans to attend a co-worker's mom's funeral to show your support.
Doing life looks like an exciting adventure with the radio station's president.
Doing life looks like housing a co-worker and feeding her family because her house is flooded, school is cancelled and it's been raining for 4 days straight.
Doing life looks like changing from our sweats (it was 84 degrees and we were cold) into shorts to run through the rain and stomp in some puddles.
These examples are only a few of what my life has started to look like...I am so thankful that I am learning to not be so busy that I miss what God is doing around me as a do life here in Haiti.
Doing life looks like a trip to the Potter's House to take a sick baby to the doctor. Little baby was malnourished with intestinal parasites.
Doing life looks like weekend trips to Children of the Promise to love on and tutor some of the kids I met during my first trip to Haiti in 2014.
Doing life looks like an impromptu trip to a nearby restaurant when your groceries don't arrive and you really just need a girl's night.
Doing life looks like a Halloween party, a week early, so that you can celebrate with friends.
Doing life looks like stopping class mid-lesson to "rescue" the school's dog from her leash in the rain so my students could focus. (It was like a movie scene the way they cheered as she came running for them full speed.)
Doing life looks like making flour & sugar free cookies with a student so that she can participate in our awesome class party that she "paid" for with her class economy money.
Doing life looks like canceling your weekend plans to attend a co-worker's mom's funeral to show your support.
Doing life looks like an exciting adventure with the radio station's president.
Doing life looks like housing a co-worker and feeding her family because her house is flooded, school is cancelled and it's been raining for 4 days straight.
Doing life looks like changing from our sweats (it was 84 degrees and we were cold) into shorts to run through the rain and stomp in some puddles.
These examples are only a few of what my life has started to look like...I am so thankful that I am learning to not be so busy that I miss what God is doing around me as a do life here in Haiti.
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