STONECALL

For the past few days, I have been on the ground in Haiti and it has been quite an experience and still feels so surreal. This is my third trip in the last two years and the more I visit my homeland, the more hopeful I get when I see its different parts and its people. I don’t know of a time where I have been more proud to know that I am Haitian. One has to admire the attributes of resilience, pride, and strength (to name a few) that Haitian people have and it takes coming to the country and interacting with the people to know what I mean and contrary to what some say, Haitians are some of the sweetest most caring people on the planet. In light of the recent earthquake and how it has displaced many and left many others wondering what is next, it is heart-warming to see the people still jovial with that ‘Haitian wit’. As a Christian, you really can’t help but think about the fact that Jesus’ blood purchased this people group and they are just as loved as any.

The medical team I travelled with were really an extraordinary group of uniquely skilled physicians: a trauma surgeon, an orthopedic surgeon, a disease and infection specialist, triage personnel and paramedics. All of their God-given abilities (whether they were aware if them or not) were on display and it was amazing to watch. We went to Carrefour, Leogane, and Grande Goave and the drive was really an experience. By the way, you won’t find any CNN correspondents in those places. To see some of the country side with mountains on one side and the ocean on the other is not a sight you would associate with Haiti, but it is beautiful and it is real.

I also had a chance to spend time with people that I love very much who God is using to do awesome things in this land. When I came to Haiti two years ago, I knew that God was reintroducing me to my heritage and forging relationships for a purpose I had yet to understand. While I still see through a glass dimly, His purposes are starting to take shape…