i have been on the verge of tears all day.
i have missed the people i was with, especially my sister in ways i can't express.
i have been thankful to be alive.
i have been broken and sad.
i have remembered things i would rather have not.
i rejoiced in the miracles that have come out of it.
i have been silent.
i have felt honor.
i have felt humility.
i have declared restoration.
i have fasted.
i have prayed.
i have praised.
i have HOPE for HAITI!
i am alive, as well as so many that i love, some still are living in that nation...but over 200,000 died, over a million became homeless and the emotional and physical scars for some are permanent not just Haitians, but multitudes around the world.
however, our GOD IS BIG... and so MUCH goodness has come from it all...
my sister, along with so many, have their adoptive children with them NOW!
I have a nephew and he is healthy!
More people are involved in Haiti!
Miracles of people surviving that shouldn't of are alive TODAY!
New perspectives on life!
A deeper understanding of unity!
A deeper understanding of connectedness!
God's Kingdom growing!
i know this list goes on.... even when we can't quite set our eyes on it.
And YOU....who supported me through all of it...prayed when you didn't know if my sister, Dorothy or Poutchino were alive.... YOU...who sent money and helped cover my bills to stay in Haiti long enough to escort my nephew to my sister and to see Junior... WOW...You have no idea what you have done for me...it is BIG...KINGDOM BIG!!!!
there is an old African proverb that says... "I AM BECAUSE WE ARE."
this rains true over all of us...over Haiti...we cannot exist without the other...God created us to be communal and to take care of one another. thank you for taking care of me...for being JESUS with skin on....
lets continue to be His hands and feet...lets declare 2011 the year that rubble is removed, buildings and HOMES are rebuilt, that corruption ends and restoration flourishes....
that HAITI WILL RISE and be the PEARL of the islands it has always been.
Ayiti...m' renmen ou ANPIL....
3 comments:
i'm not sure why, but your positive words (outside of HIS words) are the only ones that make me feel more positive. thanks for being YOU!
T-Rae you have been on my mind all day long. I remember getting a text last year, I was in class and it said "Huge earthquake in Haiti, we don't know where Tash is." I have rarely prayed with that much of me in my life.
Haiti on my mind, Haiti in my heart. I love you both
i have no words.
i am sending you my love and a hug.
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