Well, I knew it was coming.....tonight I had a small breakdown at small group. I was telling how I had gotten on Jennifer Campbell's facebook page (she is the wife of the couple that runs the orphanage in Pignon, Haiti) and was looking at pictures. There was one photo of a child named Joel whose parents had both died, he had walked over 10 miles to the orphanage and crawled under the gate to get in. He was starving I'm sure and they took him in. They later took him to the local Judge who said the Joel has an uncle who is a witch doctor and was treating Joel badly. He will stay at the orphanage unless this uncle can provide papers showing he is Joel's guardian. Anyway, I was telling about this boy and started crying. It was hard to stop. I pray that I can have control over my emotions when we are there. If I can cry so much just reading a story, how will I react when that story is looking me in the eyes? I think my small group was surprised because I am usually in control of myself. I'm sure Sheryl was glad to see that I am not as stone hearted as she thinks I am, lol
I finally finished shopping for the trip, now I just need to start putting it in a bag and weighing it! I bought a lot of food, toiletries, and OFF!! We are planning on doing an outreach one of the days, kind of like a very small VBS. I bought some crafts for that but I need more. I also bought a calendar for our kitchen so Travis doesn't forget certain things while I'm gone. I'm not sure if the calendar is for Travis...or for my peace of mind just knowing that I made it.
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I figure while you guys are out doing the work with the kids and such your emotions will be in check. It's the time after when as a group you gather, talk, that that's when the tears will come for the day.
ReplyDeleteYour Mom may call Travis to see how things are going. He may forget things for a couple of day and not let you know about it. lol
Leah, I know this will change your life forever. I'll have to admit I'm a little jealous and would LOVE to be with you. When you have kids of your own, it's hard not to imagine the orphans as your own. I've been thinking about you all day. Can't wait to read more. Love you.
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