A repost of a classic in honor of the 61% of North Carolinians who should be ashamed of themselves.
truth.
(via Allmymetaphors)
Finals Week Fun
For the first time EVER, I have no finals that are during finals week, so I made a list of activities that I want to do. I have no idea if I can accomplish all of these in a week, so some of them may spill over into summer. I can’t do all of these alone, so I thought I’d post my list publicly in case anyone else has a finals free week.
-Go to a bar I haven’t been to
-Start watching Downton Abbey
-Go to Habitat Restore place
-Get bubble tea from the little shop on Maxwell
Christ is found not in loud and pompous declarations but in humble and fraternal dialogue. He is found less in a truth that is imposed than in a truth that is shared.
—Thomas Merton
Beach day! (Taken with instagram)
Walked on the beach at sunset with my new haitian friends. (Taken with instagram)
Bonsoir!
I have been journaling whilst in Haiti, so longer posts about my days will come after the trip, but here’s some quick thoughts thusfar…
-EVERYTHING here reminds me of Africa. It makes me long for Guereo even more.
-I have become quite handy with a handsaw, not so much with a sledgehammer.
-We have made so much progress in only a few days. We have spent most of the time sledging, shoveling, gathering and lifting rubble into dump trucks. We ride to the sites inside the dump trucks, which is quite a roller coaster. Then we fill the trucks and ride back in tap taps (taxis). We fit 21 in one of them!!
-the compound is great, as is most of the food. The employees are wonderful, and one of them sang an awesome Christian song in Creole.
-being here only strengthens my desire to live in another country.
-God is good. We are safe and happy. :)
Grand Goave, Haiti (Taken with instagram)
Countdown to Haiti: 1 day
Before I begin rambling about happenings of my trip over the course of the next two weeks, I suppose it would be preferable to my friends and family who are reading along to explain what I’m doing and where I’m going.
For eight days, I will be traveling to Grand Goave, Haiti with my wonderful church family from Calvary Baptist Church. Calvary has been such a blessing for me in college, and this will be my third mission trip with them this year. Most of my ministry experience with Calvary has been working with children or the homeless, but in Haiti, we will be working with Conscience International building rubble houses.
“A rubble house?” you may ask. Haiti is still a complete disaster from the earthquake because what on Earth do you do with all the rubble? Well, we’re using it to build houses! I’ve only seen photos from previous trips, but it seems really cool and efficient. It will probably be in the high 90’s while we’re working and the work days will be long and physically-demanding, but it will be exciting to actually see the progress made at the end of the week. I’m accustomed to leaving a mission trip and usually not getting to see the fruit from it, so it will be exciting to see our work in a more tangible way.
Hopefully, I will get to use this blog to update you folks at home. I have no idea when or how long I’ll have internet, so I can’t be certain as to how often I can update. If you’re the praying type, please be in prayer for our team. Pray for safety and endurance, but most of all, pray that we represent Christ in Grand Goave, Haiti.
