Final Thoughts

Well the weekend is here and it has sunk in that I only have 2 more days here in Haiti.

Two more days to spend with my kiddos who I love and will miss sooo much!!

Two more days to spend with the wonderful friends I have made here.

Two more days of Haiti….the people, the sights, the smells, the food…

Where has the time gone?!

As I lay in bed sick on Friday I reflected on my time here in Haiti and started to cry.

The tears are already flowing and it’s Friday….I can only imagine what Monday will bring.

I dread leaving this place.

It’s a bittersweet feeling; there are people back at home I am VERY excited to see but leaving is so hard.

After 3 trips it doesn’t get easier.

I think it get’s harder.

People ask me all the time are you homesick?

And it’s really hard for me to answer that question because yes there’s days like when I was sick that all I wanted was to be at home. And then there’s days where I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world but here.

Please pray for me as I leave Haiti Monday morning.  

Adoption

I want to share a special moment with you that I had this week. An adoptive mother and her friends came Monday and this mother was meeting her child for the first time!  It was so exciting to watch them interact throughout the week and for the mother to fall in love with her child. Listening to her explain the process and the heartache and excitement that comes along with adoption I was in awe of how strong of a person you have to be to go through this process. It’s an emotional rollercoaster full of ups and downs.

It’s a waiting game..

Not knowing when you are going to have your child at home with you…

Not knowing what is happening in their lives on a day to day basis…

Not knowing when they are happy or when they are sad…

Missing out on their first steps, their first words….

On Thursday came the time for her to leave and say goodbye to her baby for who knows how long, she’s hoping 6-8 months.

The staff came up and told her it is time to go…

And I watched as tears fell down her face and she cuddled her little baby for the last time until who knows when…

I started to cry, trying to hide my tears behind my sunglasses.

My heart ached for this mom.

But at the same time I was excited that soon enough this little girl will have a mommy, a place that will be her forever home.

I pray that the process goes quickly and that she and all the other adoptive parents out there will have their children in their arms.

For the day where they won’t have to say goodbye.

On Thursday night we had the arrival of about 23 new children to GLA.

The Haitian government closed an orphanage up the mountain that was not well run.

It is unknown whether these children will be here for a couple of nights, days, weeks, or years.

Please read about the children here and pray for them and if you can support financially that would be greatly appreciatedJ

Haitian Happiness

I always said how lucky I was to have been on 4 trips to a third world country and be spared sickness.

 Well no longer can I say that….

Thursday morning I woke up feeling very nauseated and thought I could make it through my day, well I was wrong by lunch I was back up at the toddler house in my bed and stayed there until Friday afternoon.

They call it Haitian Happiness.

Let me say being sick at home is no fun being sick in Haiti is worse.  No air conditioning, hot weather, all I wanted was my own bed and for someone to take care of me.

And for those of you who know me I hate sitting around in bed and resting…

I was pretty bummed out knowing that I only had a couple of days left with my kids and wanted to spend every minute I could with them until I boarded the plane.

But I made it through and am feeling much better and ready for my last weekend in Haiti.