Patience is a Virtue

My loves!,

     Haiti is filled with new experiences everyday, but one thing has held fairly constant throughout my trip here; my patience is pushed on a daily basis. There are many moments when I am stuck waiting much longer than I would in the United States. The other day we drove passed a truck that was on it's side. The accident looked pretty bad and so we decided to stop and see if we could help. There was four men in the truck and fortunately no one had any life threatening injuries. However, one of the gentlemen had a gash in his knee at least the size of a dime and it was deep! His tissue was clearly seen; I was extremely impressed he wasn't screaming in pain. He wasn't even complaining; he was actually walking around. I have learned that many people from Haiti are very thick skinned and are very strong. But back to the story, the man clearly needed stitches and therefore we brought him and two of the other men from the car to the nearest clinic so that they could be treated. To our dismay when we got to the clinic there wasn't a doctor there! That was definitely a first for me! As we waited the men's pain seemed to increase. The adrenaline may have been pumping at first, but was slowly wearing off and the man with the injured knee was almost in tears (but still didn't make a sound, no complaints or anything). After fifteen minutes or so a nurse came and treated the men's injuries and all ended well. However, the fact still stands that there wasn't a doctor at the clinic! And one didn't show up! That is one story of many how I have had to control my patience and I will freely admit I am no where near having a phenomenal patience in Haiti, but I am slowly improving and I am thankful God is helping me improve.

 On the drive to Miragoâne.

 The back of a Haitian taxi :D

 Still the drive to Miragoâne.

The beautiful sea!

 Notice the man at the top of the tree!..He was getting coconuts down!

Our colors load on the clothesline :D

     Haiti is still filled with beautiful days and the other day we were able to visit Ginette's home town (three hours away from Port Au Prince, a town called Miragoâne). We spent the day there and distributed shoes, adorable dresses, school supplies and rice.  The drive home had one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen, unfortunately it was raining so I couldn't take pictures (I was in the bed of the truck). But the rain made me enjoy it even more! I miss the rain and thunderstorms of Wisconsin. And when the rain was done the sky presented a rainbow with the sunsetting on the opposite end! It is phenomenal!
     Please continue to pray for Haiti and all the missionaries here.
     Love you all! And I hope you are sharing Jesus' amazing story and God's love everyday :D
     Crystal Joy