Dreaming March 20th

I’ll have to say, I wouldn’t consider myself a dreamer, but lately I find myself constantly thinking of the gifts and talents the Lord has given me and how He wants to use those.  I’ve thought of about 20 things I would love to do upon graduation and how they would each pan out.  For those of you who have so graciously listened to those, I now take the time to say thank you again. 

One of those dreams includes moving to Haiti. I know no one that knows me is surprised by this. Or maybe you are?  But either way, since I left that beloved country on March 20, 2010 my life hasn’t been the same. I love it there. I love everything about it.  I love the mosquitoes nets over the bed, the air mattress (that deflated after 20 minutes on that trip), the people, the need, the community, and the list could go on for years so I won’t bore you now.

One of my questions mentioned earlier was what would it look like for my OT skills to be used in Haiti?  The October trip I went on was to explore just that.  As you can imagine, OT for what we found didn’t exactly exist in Haiti.  Immediate medical care was first priority.  However, what happens when these patients are medically stable? (hope you like that medical terminology!)  

I’ve always loved the organization I have gone to Haiti with (Haiti Outreach Ministries http://www.haitioutreachministries.org/ please take time to click on the link and look at all the great things they are doing).  But in my small mind, OT didn’t have much of a place within it. The medical clinics only have doctors and nurses and are run by other agencies just on the HOM property.  Well as usual, God knows better than I and has an Awesome plan!

At the end of Spring Break, I went to the wedding of our dear friends from Haiti, now Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bxybe!  During the reception, I was able to meet the President and a board member.  After introductions, the president was talking to me about my plans after graduation. I told him I wanted to do OT missions and thought that might happen in Haiti, but just haven’t found a place to plug in.  Without a 2 second lapse in time, he offered my fellow lover of Haiti, Miss Katy Crane and I a therapy room in the new City Soleil clinic of Haiti.

There I was sitting in the middle of a wedding reception, in shock and almost tears.  WHAT? Me? Us? With HOM? Nooo way? Seriously? Now as you can imagine the next few days were like a blur in my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, but for sure thought it couldn’t be real.

The When and How haven’t even begun to be answered, but Lord willing one of my dreams may just come true! I’m honored to serve and AWESOME God, Worthy of my Awe.

***Crazy, after just finding the date in my journal this way exactly one year after I left Haiti the first time! That just makes Him timing even MORE sweet.