Recently I've realized I have a long list of questions and and struggles. Life here can be so incredibly difficult. The problems that I think about on a daily basis are NOTHING like what I would face if I were in the states right now. In just a few short months, my life and everything that I once believed about life is completely different.
If I were in the states, I would most likely have some type of job. My concerns would revolve around my social life, a career, saving money, going to church, etc. But, instead I am here in Haiti facing things that I never would have imagined. I'm trying to find answers to questions I never dreamed I would have to deal with.
How do I raise a house full of 25+ chronically ill children? How do I raise them to be Godly men and women? How do I give these children the best life possible in a crowded orphanage situation? How do I give each child the attention that he/she deserves? As an American, how to do I raise them to be Haitian children? As an American, how do I prepare them to live in Haiti? How do I blend American culture with Haitian culture?
How do we show our Haitian employees God's love and mercy and yet remain their "boss"? How do I teach our nannies better ways to treat/teach/care for the children without offending them? How do I show God's love to the Haitian men on the street that make sexual comments towards me as I pass by? What do I do to help each beggar on the street? Did God really mean "sell everything you have and give it to the poor"?
How do I break myself of my "American" attitudes and selfishness? There is ALWAYS something to do and a child to hold, when can I take quiet time to myself? What is my vision for Haiti? What is my role in the future of Haiti? How do I expand my trust in God and give up everything? Am I really fulfilling what God wants me to do each day or I am "being busy"? Is every action that I do out of LOVE?
I'm so tired of the way things are in this country, but I guess the answers to these questions take time, prayer, and patience. God, I need you every second. Show me how to live this life that you have called me to. Lord God give me visions for Haiti. I want faces and hearts to turn to God. I want a change that only You can bring. I want everything that I do to be motivated by love. God, teach me how to love like you.
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