Our trip indeed come to a end to soon. I was not ready to go home. But the time came to say our goodbyes. Goodbyes are hard for me. It was hard to hole the tears back. Knowing I wanted to come back to Haiti I did not know if it would happen. But the goodbyes were over and we were home bound. I did miss my hubby and my family but I really did not want to leave. We arrived at the airport and we were on a delay. We finally were allowed to board so we could leave and then off to Miami for the night. Up early and off we go. Arrived at the church with Mark and Kassie waiting for me. Mark had flowers and open arms .I was happy to see Mark and Kassie. I love my family. The three of us went to Cracker Barrel to eat lunch. All I did was talk. Blessed to have a hubby that has open ears. I told him about the whole trip. We arrived home and set everything of mind out on the patio. Went into the house and I came to a dead stop. It brought me to me knees. You see we don't have a lot, but I just walked into a mansion. It completely over whelmed me at what I was blessed with and I filling so humbled.
We did have debriefings in the days to follow but I was doing okay. The only problem that I was having I was really missing my new found friends. But on July 7th I started talking to Jean Mary on Face book. If you don't know it, he will become more and more special in my life as time goes.
Days went by, weeks went by, months went by and all along I am talking to Jean Mary.
On September 9th, 2011 I went to a bible study. After it was over Kasey, my daughter in law ask me if I would like to go to Haiti with her, Pastor Ashley and Pastor Blake. Are you kidding, YES. I didn't have to pray about it cause I already knew it was what I was suppose to do. From that day it was 161 days until we left. Departure date was February 16th, 2012. Plane tickets were purchased by Kasey the following day. It was that night I wrote on face book to Jean Mary 161. He ask what did that mean. I said I am sorry. I don't know why I wrote that. A little later I wrote it again with me saying I really don't know why I keep writing that number. A little while later I wrote it again. He once again ask what does that mean. I said well what if I told you I was going to come see you in 161 days, what would you say? Let's just say he was excited. He started counting the days down. If I asked he could usually tell me how many days it was til I got back to Haiti.
Never thought I would do this, but I decided I needed to learn creole. I started taking the creole class at church with Kim Reed-Bracey leading us.
Now a little bit about Jean Mary. I don't know why God put him in my life. He is a wonderful young man. He is 19 years old and he truly loves the Lord. He has a mother, a brother ~ Nathanael who is 21, a brother ~ Dave who is 16 and a sister ~ Sarah who is 13. He teaches me things about his country and I teach him things about my country. I do correct him on his English and he does not seem to mind because I always tell him I do it because I care. He always said's thank you. He corrects me on my creole. I need all the help I can get. Mwen konpann tou piti Creole. However he is doing so much better on his English than I am doing on my Creole. He is actually making me a better person. When I look at Jean Mary I see a person with a big heart and a great out look on life. He does not ask me for anything. I feel so drawn to make his life a little better. I feel as if God is telling me to fight for him. I just want the best for him and I would like to make his life a little brighter. I felt like I was suppose to help him to get his English a little better. I talked to Mark about us putting him in English school. I discussed it with Mark before I said anything to Jean Mary. Mark agreed. Jean Mary was very excited when I told him. It all fell into place and Jean Mary started English school on January 7th, 2012 at the Haitian American Academy in Port-A-Prince. It's funny because on his first day of school he posted a picture of himself on face book. He did the same thing on his second day. I ask him why did he do it again and he said I must prove to you I am going to English school. I told him I knew he was in school because I know he is so eager to learn. That's Jean Mary. He just wants to prove to me he is serious and he will do his best. I am very proud of him and I tell him that all the time. Jean Mary is very smart. He works really hard. He's real good to keep me informed about things that are going on. I pray for him just like I pray for my children and grandchildren every day. Jean Mary does not have my blood running though his veins but he is a big part of my life. I am proud to call him my Haitian son and he calls me mama. If I can make his life a little different to the size of a mustard seed, then I feel as if I am doing what God has layed on my heart.
We did have debriefings in the days to follow but I was doing okay. The only problem that I was having I was really missing my new found friends. But on July 7th I started talking to Jean Mary on Face book. If you don't know it, he will become more and more special in my life as time goes.
Days went by, weeks went by, months went by and all along I am talking to Jean Mary.
On September 9th, 2011 I went to a bible study. After it was over Kasey, my daughter in law ask me if I would like to go to Haiti with her, Pastor Ashley and Pastor Blake. Are you kidding, YES. I didn't have to pray about it cause I already knew it was what I was suppose to do. From that day it was 161 days until we left. Departure date was February 16th, 2012. Plane tickets were purchased by Kasey the following day. It was that night I wrote on face book to Jean Mary 161. He ask what did that mean. I said I am sorry. I don't know why I wrote that. A little later I wrote it again with me saying I really don't know why I keep writing that number. A little while later I wrote it again. He once again ask what does that mean. I said well what if I told you I was going to come see you in 161 days, what would you say? Let's just say he was excited. He started counting the days down. If I asked he could usually tell me how many days it was til I got back to Haiti.
Never thought I would do this, but I decided I needed to learn creole. I started taking the creole class at church with Kim Reed-Bracey leading us.
Now a little bit about Jean Mary. I don't know why God put him in my life. He is a wonderful young man. He is 19 years old and he truly loves the Lord. He has a mother, a brother ~ Nathanael who is 21, a brother ~ Dave who is 16 and a sister ~ Sarah who is 13. He teaches me things about his country and I teach him things about my country. I do correct him on his English and he does not seem to mind because I always tell him I do it because I care. He always said's thank you. He corrects me on my creole. I need all the help I can get. Mwen konpann tou piti Creole. However he is doing so much better on his English than I am doing on my Creole. He is actually making me a better person. When I look at Jean Mary I see a person with a big heart and a great out look on life. He does not ask me for anything. I feel so drawn to make his life a little better. I feel as if God is telling me to fight for him. I just want the best for him and I would like to make his life a little brighter. I felt like I was suppose to help him to get his English a little better. I talked to Mark about us putting him in English school. I discussed it with Mark before I said anything to Jean Mary. Mark agreed. Jean Mary was very excited when I told him. It all fell into place and Jean Mary started English school on January 7th, 2012 at the Haitian American Academy in Port-A-Prince. It's funny because on his first day of school he posted a picture of himself on face book. He did the same thing on his second day. I ask him why did he do it again and he said I must prove to you I am going to English school. I told him I knew he was in school because I know he is so eager to learn. That's Jean Mary. He just wants to prove to me he is serious and he will do his best. I am very proud of him and I tell him that all the time. Jean Mary is very smart. He works really hard. He's real good to keep me informed about things that are going on. I pray for him just like I pray for my children and grandchildren every day. Jean Mary does not have my blood running though his veins but he is a big part of my life. I am proud to call him my Haitian son and he calls me mama. If I can make his life a little different to the size of a mustard seed, then I feel as if I am doing what God has layed on my heart.
