Well, not quite, but I am leaving Haiti at the end of April.
What an unexpected, challenging, blessed and fruitful journey it has been. I
think summarizing almost a year and a half of being on mission here would take
several paragraphs. I can say that that is has been real and it has been very
good. I’m thankful. I still have about 2 months until I come back to the United
States, and I am hoping and praying to make the best of the time I have left -
“carpe diem” as they say. I will also do a much better job at blogging – sorry about that :)
Music – I love music. So, for some reason, “My Favorite Things” from The Sound
of Music came to mind as I was trying to figure out what to blog about in
regards to my time in Haiti thus far. I’ve come to realize that it’s the little things-
the things that seem so ordinary, little things that might not be as
noticeable at times, that really stick with me. So here are some of my favorite things
from Haiti...in song - sort of :)
Freshly
picked mangoes and laughing ‘til I cry,
Saturdays
with Loucie, watch the Gospel change lives,
Trips to the
monastery and Chez Den wings,
These are a
few of my favorite things
Practicing
nursing for the underserved,
Magnificent
sunsets with colors unheard,
Countless
church choirs with a talent to sing,
These are a few of my favorite things
Colorful
dresses and head wraps galore,
Cute little
toddlers in school uniforms,
A majestic
ocean where I can swim,
These are a
few of my favorite things
When the
goat bites
Mosquitoes sting
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad
Mosquitoes sting
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad
Freshly
roasted coffee and loving ‘til it hurts,
Trying to
bathe with water coming out in spurts,
Living in
community and going hiking,
These are a
few of my favorite things
Access to
the sacraments, baby missionaries,
Living
simply, surrounded by mountains and trees,
A wider
worldview and new friends I’m making,
These are a
few of my favorite things
When the goat bites
Mosquitoes sting
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad
*In case you've never heard, "My Favorite Things" by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, here you go:
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