I wrote the rest of this hours earlier, but the internet went down. Then Nate came over and my entire family called me to talk, nearly one after another, which was very cool.
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it's exciting to think that in 24 hours I will be back in the Caribbean. I haven't been down since back in 2005, and while last time it was a summer on the wealthiest island this trip will be quite the opposite. Not as many creature comforts, as they say. I'm excited to experience the diversity of life (I'm always excited to experience that, even in Providence. Or Texas. Or wherever I find myself).
Pray for this mission, as it is very good. God has a reason for this connection between the people in Rhode Island and the village of Lamotte in Haiti. Haiti is a scary space from a spiritual perspective. With vodoo such an important part of it's past, even if it is not as rampant spiritually as it once was, it is so steeped in the culture that the combination of the name of Christ and voodoo is very common. From what I hear it is a very dark place, with a great promise of light. We could only be so blessed. God loves Haiti. I know this for a fact going in.
This wouldn't be happening it it were otherwise.
What a different person I am now, too, from 2005. I can say now that if I would have gone to Haiti back then with the Peace Corps as was expected it would have been...well it didn't happen then and it didn't happen for a reason. The timing is right now. Who could have ever imagined?
Eight of us going, a very diverse group, and we're meeting Marie and some of her children down there.
That's all for now. We'll be back in about a week.
