Today I am thankful for eye opening experiences. The past two days we traveled out North in Haiti to a town called Atrel. It took us 6 hours to travel roughly 160 miles. We were bumped and jarred and shook more than words can express. When I ate dinner last night I noticed my jaw was so soar and it was difficult to fully open my mouth to take a bite. I realized throughout the entire drive I had been so tense trying to hold myself in place that I was definitely gritting my teeth. However, I am so thankful we made the trip.
We were exposed to a whole new side of Haiti. We live in such a DYNAMIC place. I was never bored during our drive because there was so much to see. We drove through salt flats, we drove up mountain sides with beautiful ocean views, we drove past little girls riding their donkey's to the market, we drove past ladies gathering water at spring wells, and the many many more eye catching sites! There are so many people in Haiti and so many amazing things to see!
I am in awe of our God who knows my name and the number of hairs on my head. In the midst of such a densely populated country I can quickly become overwhelmed by the masses of people. It is overwhelming to think of all the individual needs that plague this country. It is in these overwhelming moments that I become insanely excited at the reality that my God knows and cares for each one of these people as well! He does not look at the chaos and gawk with eyes wide open like I do. I am thankful for the eye opening experiences that the Lord gives me to remind me that He is God and I am not.
It is very interesting that this blog post closed with "He is God and I am not," because today I was thinking (before I read the blog), that I'm so thankful God is in control and I am not! He is way too good to me and I am forever grateful!
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