Cholera, Hurricane, and hard work!


First off, I want to thank every one who was praying for all of us here in Haiti. Every one is well and nothing was ruined at the orphanage, although sadly, the hurricane did cause 7 deaths in our town. It could have been disastrous for everyone in the tent cities, so we are thankful for the storm turning away from us.

Second, I have not heard of anything new on the cholera issue but for the most part I think it is contained and not very close to us. Hopefully the flood waters won't make this condition worse here.


We heard about the hurricane last Saturday. The two days before that ( Thursday and Friday) I had spent 5 hours each afternoon, (after teaching in the morning), in the MRE food tent organizing everything. It was a very hot tent and I had a back ache for many days from staying bent over under the low tent for so long.


Then on Saturday, with less than 24 hours of enjoying the results of my hard work, we were emptying and taking down the tents...including the MRE tent. Sadly all of my hard work was in vain. All the boxes were combined and shoved in any dry area on the property we could find, and almost all of my work was undone.


Then we spent Saturday-Thursday working hard to hurricane proof everything...only for Friday to come with no real hurricane in sight... only some rain. I am thankful that the Category 2 hurricane they predicted did not hit us in our wood buildings and tin roofs. I am thankful that those living in tents still had some shelter at the end of the day. But when we had to turn around and spend all day Saturday working to try to get things back in order... lets just say frustration was nagging at me all day.

I am learning to just roll with it, but the full week ahead of us to make things livable again is not exactly a job I'm looking forward to.

Yet....

My lovely mother, sister Hope, and aunt will be coming in on Tuesday! I am sure that their much needed presence will overshadow any frustration from the seemingly silly, frustrating work.

And even greater still....

The biggest and best news that fills my mind is not the hurricane, the work, or the cholera... The thing that is going to impact my life the most, the thing that I am going to remember, is the things I am learning about God and our faith in His son. I can not explain to you how much my heart has opened up and realized the truths of what the word of God says. I have honestly been in awe of God and who He is for days on end. I don't know what is different here than in the states, but I know that this place or maybe just this time in my life has set my heart to stand in awe of God and who He is like never before. The interesting thing is that when you begin to understand in your soul who God really is, it tests your faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.

Because... The more I grasp the character of God, the more I am sure that I do not want to stand in the presence of an Almighty Holy God, (I found God described as Almighty 40 times in the first 8 chapters of Zechariah), with out the blood of Jesus Christ to cover me.


Another realization that has made its home in my heart is that as children of God we stand in his grace and favor. Not new... but it has really sank into my heart deeply.


I am not... but I know I AM!
(anything) (God)

Love you you all :)

I hope this finds you well and in the hands of God.

Kaitlyn Joy