Haiti was life changing to say the least. When we first drove through Port-Au-Prince to get to the Mission of Hope compound, I was in complete shock, watching the scenes go by out the bus window was intense. It made me feel queasy, like I was stuck on a broken carnival ride with flashing lights and swirling colors. I've never felt that uneasy or troubled before. The only thing I could think was "I'm in way over my head here, I can't do this". Then as we pulled into the compound I saw it, three little boys playing basketball, just beaming when they saw the bus. They waved at us and went back to playing. In that moment, I could feel God say to me "I AM here. If you look for sorrow here, it'll be easy to find....but if you look for Me, you will find me". With that in my heart, I found more hope and joy in Haiti than anything else. Throughout the week I was surrounded by people with no money, no food and no family, yet they had more joy than I've ever seen. They knew that they knew that God's love is unconditional and He loves them wholeheartedly no matter what their circumstances might say. God used the people of Haiti to teach me that when things seem down in the dumps, I have to choose to search for Him in the situation, because He IS there, helping me along and pouring out blessings. He will never stop loving me, or you, or the people of Haiti.
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Cool testimony Amy!! I love the part where you chose to believe in what God was telling you instead of what you saw or was feeling!
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