Joy

It certainly is a privilege to be able to bring teams down to Haiti to minister to our orphan project and the people of the Desire community. I get a front row seat watching God work in the hearts of the team members as they soak in the experience of getting out of their comfort zone and serving The Lord with every bit of energy they have in them.

I see them struggle trying to understand why things are the way they are in Haiti. I watch their jaws drop as we navigate through the traffic with tight squeezes and the occasional near miss. I see eyes well up with tears as they witness small children walking on the street with very little to wear as it seems they are orphaned and have no one to care for them. I see tears flow from their eyes and the eyes of our orphan children when it's time to say goodbye at the end of a trip. And I see God actively challenging and stretching each team member as they struggle to make sure they capture what The Lord wanted them to catch through am experience like this.

God is good, all the time. Even when we can't make sense of things we see. There is peace knowing that God has all things under control. And there is joy when we realize the gift He has given us through an experience like this and the gift of His Son for our salvation.