Journals from Haiti

David prayed over our meal and we enjoyed good food and interesting conversation. Afterward there was time for much-needed showers, journalling, and reading. I sat a lone for a few minutes, just thinking about the day’s events, and felt completely overwhelmed with mixed emotions. I fought back tears as one thought rose from the others - I don’t want to leave here.

Eventually we all trickled downstairs and Abby led a study of Mark 11. We wondered why Jesus had withered the fig tree that wouldn’t produce figs; it wasn’t the season for figs. Everyone seemed to have different ideas. Abby thought Jesus was using it as a teaching opportunity to show that God always does what He promises, even when we doubt. Pat read from another source that the fig tree symbolizes Jerusalem. Enoch, who had come for a visit just in time to join in, said that Jesus was simply hungry. Alain, who had also arrived at an opportune time, explained that the fig tree showed that we should not have false appearances. If we appear fruitful, we should be fruitful. Jovite was present but is shy about speaking English.

Our conversation progressed to other things like Enoch’s gardening and how to stop the theif at the clinic, and we learned a Creole song. Everyone began to leave but I stayed and wrote for a long time while Alain performed surgery on Pat’s camera and Allan read.

I thanked God for his amazing blessings to us throughout the trip and asked Him to be with us as we went forward.