Haiti

I've returned safely from Haiti. I can't belive this week is over. It has been amazing. Before I left I was dreading the trip. I was afraid and felt ill equipped to serve, but once again God stepped in and handled everything. I found myself dreading the end of the trip. I feel like I've experienced the full spectrum of emotions this week. Even now I feel overwhelmed as I try to process it all. It is hard to comprehend so many different experiences in such a short time. A part of me wants to write these detailed accounts of what we did this week, but I simply find myself marveling at the moments. Moments that will stick with me forever: watching a grown man cry tears of thankfullness because his wife and daughters life had been saved, seeing the reactions of our Haitian actors as they watched themselves on films, having a precious baby fall asleep in my arms, passing an afternoon learning haitian dances from a bunch of school children, holding the hand of a blind woman and wishing more than anything there was something I could do to help her, seeing a team of very different people come together for one purpose. Some things transcend culture. Children are one, God is the other. This week I got to see God's love transcend all things. I don't know what else to say other than to say that I feel incredibly blessed to have been able to be a part of this trip.

In addition to this incredibly emotional week, I received word this morning that I have been accepted to work with a Christian youth hostel ministry in The Netherlands. I will be moving to Amsterdam in September for 9 months.

I'll post pictures from the trip later, but I can't get stuff to upload right now.