Golden ~Eye~

We attended a Haitian church this morning in a small village, the service lasted for 2.5 hours. It was very hot and we barely understood anything but it warmed our hearts to see how much they enjoyed having us with them. We then rode through the countryside in the tap tap, there were many moments of silence as we saw things we couldn’t really comprehend. It is hard to describe the smell of hundreds of yards of burning trash or the sight of young children bathing in open sewers on the side of the road. We spent the afternoon swimming in the crystal blue waters of the wahoo bay beach club, a place for the wealthy of Haiti. We all felt a sense of discomfort enjoying such pleasure when so close people were struggling to find food for today. I think this was a valuable thing for us to do to help us wrestle with the injustice of a place like Haiti. Tomorrow when we start working with people who eat 4-5 times a week I hope the memories of people frloicking on white sandy beaches will be fresh in our minds. I hope this will stir a righteous anger within us, I hope it will cause us a deep desire to share about a hope that is not from this world, to share about a savior who loves us and offers us so much more than a cushy, safe, clean life. He offers us something that hunger and sickness cannot overshadow, a light that darkness hides from. What a humbling experience to see someone worship with enthusiasm I never display in the midst of such chaos and struggle. My hope is that in the next week our perspective will chang and our “needs” will be stripped down to the point where we realize all we need is Gods grace. Amazing things can happen with a large group of people with an unquenchable fire for God in their hearts.
Everyone is doing fine with the exception of a little too much sun. Thank you for your prayers and thank you Jesus for your love and mercy.
More tomorrow

Jeremiah