Questions

The most youthful team I’ve ever led is wrapping up their week in Haiti. Team members in high school and college outnumber the mature folks. It is tremendously exciting to watch these ‘kids’ connect, learn and transform as the week progresses. This experience can literally change their path of life. It’s my prayer that they will live with increased compassion, understanding and significance.

This has also been my team of questions.

Why is there so much garbage on the streets? What is the life expectancy of someone born in Cite Soleil?  What happens to all the goats? Why are elderly women abandoned? How can the children learn in dark classrooms with no electricity? What happened to the natives of the island of Hispaniola? Why are there so many candidates running for president? What is a breadfruit? How do the Haitians stay so clean? Do you EVER get used to the heat? Where do people in Cite Soleil go for medical treatment? Why are there so few traffic lights? Why are there almost no women drivers? Why didn’t I try to learn more Creole before this trip! Why is the UN here? Why are Oreos so expensive in the grocery store? What is the drinking age (!). How do I eat fresh sugar cane? Can I climb that coconut tree?

The questions will continue to form as we travel back to the US and the team has time to process. We will read stories about Haiti with renewed interest. We will share the story. We will pray for the poor. God, lead us and guide us in transformation. Amen.

Peace,

Joyce