It has been over a year since I updated this blog and over four years since I wrote the first entry. This blog has so far included my preparation for Haiti, my experience in Haiti, and re-entry, the process of returning and re-adjusting to life in the United States. Life is cyclical. Now another cycle begins. The story continues, as I am now once again in the process of preparing to be missioned to Haiti.
In September, I will most likely complete the transfer process and profess my vows as a Marianite of Holy Cross and soon after that I will travel to Haiti, si Dye vle (if God wants, that was one of the first phrases I learned when studying Haitian Creole in Miami see the post from July 3, 2010.) The three Holy Cross women's congregations are committed to collaborating with one another. The Sisters of Holy Cross have sisters in Haiti and apparently there is a need for a clinical social worker to provide services at their orphanage and high school in Cap Haitian. So, I continue my journey trying as always to listen to the voice of God in my heart and in the needs of the world. Always trying to say yes, and remain open to go wherever the Spirit seems to be leading me. It seems that Spirit is leading me back to Haiti, but I am not going to the same place, at the same time, or in the same exact circumstances.
Even if I were to go back to the same place, it would not be the same; I know that much has changed there. Just today I saw on Facebook that the older children (at St. Louie) in NPH's Father Wasson Angles of Light program have finally moved into houses. When I first arrived in Haiti the older children were in the process of moving from tents into converted shipping containers. I am so happy to see that they are finally living in real houses! Here is the link to on-line photos showing the blessing of the new houses. https://plus.google.com/photos/111190824747486463657/albums/6006672697167819409?banner=pwa
So to anyone who might actually be reading this, especially if you happen to be reading it from beginning to now, it may seem redundant that I am again writing about preparing to go to Haiti, and some general themes could possibly be repeated at some point, yet it will not be the same. Let us see how the story unfolds... It is in God's hands. I will do my best to keep the blog up to date, for anyone who might be interested and for myself to look back on from time to time. Writing this blog and reading it helps me to remember and make sense of my journey, to see patterns and recognize gifts that sometimes only become clearer with the passing of time.
