This morning Anne and I packed up at the guesthouse and we are now staying with my Canadian missionary friends, Randy and Karen Lodder. They are such amazing people and it has been so fun spending time with them. We spent the morning sharing our earthquake stories and catching up on life.
We drove to see the new school that they are building, as theirs collapsed. We then took Karen and our friend Kim out to Heartline so they could check out the purses. After a little shopping there, Karen took us up to Petionville to do a little more shopping and to a coffee shop. It is so crazy how you can quick forget you are in Haiti. When we sit in the house and can’t see the outside world due to the gate that encircles our home for protection, I can quickly forget what lies on the other side. It has made me think all day about how easy it is for me to dismiss lots of things in my everyday life. If they are out of sight they are sometimes out of mind. Amazing to me how the mind works and some how allows you to “forget”. If even just for a moment. Then it made me think about Jesus and how if I go about my business and don’t feel that I “need” him how sometimes I forget that He is always with me.
Haiti is amazing for so many reasons but I love that it makes me think, appreciate and love a little more selflessly!
We spent the rest of the evening enjoying a wonderful lasagna meal with great friends. We laughed, shared stories and played some cards. Seeing and spending time with all of them was another key to my healing. This trip so far is just what my heart as needed.
