The first time I went to Haiti, I met an amazing man – Pastor Jean Marie, the pastor of the local church where I go in Haiti. Right away, he told me I reminded him of one of his daughters, so Grace (his daughter) and I were going to be twins and I was his adopted daughter. Pastor has a wonderful wife and 6 children and I got to know them when I spent a month there in the summer of 2010 (above is a picture of Pastor, his wife, and two of their daughters).
For 3 years now, I’ve waited and asked God when I get to go back to Haiti. I miss the country and the people SO much. Pastor Rolland said in church this morning, that, “It’s a great day to remember what God’s done for you,” and that really convicted me. A little later, as I was sitting in the next service listening to the music, I thought I recognized one of pastor’s sons, and I was right! Junior was visiting from Maryland, where he’s currently living and going to school. I was so excited that my family got to go out to lunch with him and he was able to come back to our house and spend some time. While he was here, his dad called and when he heard where Junior was, he remembered me and asked to talk to me! I’ve had a rough week because I have 2 tests tomorrow (prayers would be awesome!!), and this was such an encouragement and so refreshing to be connected with Haiti again. I CAN’T WAIT until I get to go back to Haiti!!
That brings me to a difficult decision I have to make. Due to my professors’ recommendations, I applied for a summer internship program with a local hospital, which, if I got it, would ensure I was hired out of school. But I haven’t gotten called about an interview. I was also recently told about an opportunity where I can pay approximately $35 a day to go stay at a clinic/orphanage in Haiti where I’ve never been. I heard that as a nursing student, I would get multiple opportunities a day to practice starting iv’s, dressing wounds, and giving care to people of all ages. Plus the orphanage contains 90 children, 5 and under. How awesome is that?!? So I really need all of my prayer warriors’ prayers! I want to know what God wants me to do this summer. Should I stay in the States and further pursue a nursing internship, or should I go to Haiti and get experience, spend time with babies, and learn more Creole?
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