The Beautiful in the Broken

This June, I will be going on my 3rd mission trip to the beautiful country of Haiti. Most people are surprised by that word. Beautiful. This country is impacted by an earthquake, high unemployment rate, and very few houses to live in. Haiti is the poorest country in the world. 80% of the country lives on less than 2 dollars a day. Children are being abandoned because their parents do not even have the means to take care of themselves. Haiti is a broken country, but it is a beautiful one.

I have been praying about returning to Haiti for the past 3 months. There was a period of time where I would say at least once a week "I want to go to Haiti." I had kept in contact with a few of my translators from Haiti and they began messaging me for the first time in months. They started pursuing me and asking me when I was going to come back. I really wanted to go to Haiti again but there were so many hesitations that clouded my mind at the same time. Finally, I happily made the decision to go this June and I haven't looked back since!

I attended my first meeting on Sunday and not to my surprise, I only knew one person (the leader). I wish I would have counted the number of girls (probably 7 or 8) and only 2 guys. This is the smallest trip to Haiti I have ever be on. I know that I am in store for a much more different experience than I have had in the past. Different, but exciting! I have been reminiscing on my past 2 trips and looking at all of the pictures that I took and even some kids took on my phone. I couldn't be more excited to visit this beautiful country and the beautiful people. Thank you to everyone who has supported me in my past two trips! The relationships with the people I met have impacted my life and I am so excited to visit them again!