Breaking

The Climb.

Written Friday September 6th. Today broke me. Physically and Emotionally. Many people on our staff learned about Hearing Loss and Impairment when we discovered a child in our Kindergarten was having speech and hearing problems. The family of this child, neighbors, everyone called this 5 almost 6 year old Bebe (baby) because she couldn’tContinue reading “The Climb.”

God Knows the Ending

Thursday morning, walking down the road away from the Respire Haiti Café I heard a scream and some yelling. I turned around and saw the typical scene of a few discombobulated Haitians yelling about something. Then I saw her jetting across the busy street towards me. No shoes, ripped clothing, face in a panic, andContinue reading “God Knows the Ending”

A New Normal

The longer I’m here, the harder it is to write, not because things get less interesting or because life’s busy (although it is busy)…it’s just harder to pick out only one story to write about…or my stories are so harsh and real that I am even shocked when I write them down. Life hereContinue reading “A New Normal”

Surrender.

(written December 25th) As I laid on my back on the cool tile of my house… Music playing. ..Hands in the air. Sweating, Angry, Exhausted, Sick, Frustrated. Face towards Jesus. Hands reaching up towards Him. Reaching hard. My mind raced. I suddenly had this picture of what surrender looks like. Surrendering to the Lords will. Continue reading “Surrender.”