I packed my bags to leave Haiti. One with stuff to take home. One with stuff to leave in Haiti.
No, it wasn’t stuff I planned on leaving for someone in need. It was my stuff. It might sound pretty simplistic, but I felt that by leaving one bag there, I was making a significant step in my preparation for transitioning to full-time work in Haiti.
Sunday, May 15
I was to the airport by 8:00 am.
Not that I need another reason to convince me to stay in Haiti, but, while sitting at the gate I started reading Facebook posts about the snow in Michigan.
It really was an amazing trip.
Many things were made a little clearer. And I feel like I have a better road to follow.
Speaking of roads, my driver, Arnel, didn’t know how to get to many of the organizations I wanted to go to. So I didn’t even get to many of the places I thought I needed to go.
But I got to one that I didn’t think I would get to.
My original desire to work with a different organization each day of the week changed with the hours I spent in traffic. Spending 6+ hours on the road every day would not be an effective way to work.
I am feeling drawn to Mission of Hope. And I’m seriously considering a full-time partnership with them. That was hardly on the radar when I left for Haiti.
And since I’m talking about my feelings … when Larry and Jayme left, I really didn’t enjoy being by myself. The community of Mission of Hope would help with that, too.
I’m also concerned about being on my own until my Creole improves. Working with a translator every day at Mission of Hope would help me increase my language skills.
Almost at the end!
In my first blog post “Heading out the door,” from May 4, I stated that I would probably be doing the least about of medical work of any trip thus far as it was a fact finding trip.
With the Moto accident on the mountain and, especially, the neonatal transport, I feel like I have done some of the most important medical work of all the time I’ve spent in Haiti.
Baby Boo Boo update! It is with a happy and blessed heart that I received word a few nights ago that he is “thriving” in the children’s hospital right now!
Each of you who pray for me and support me, played a part in Baby Boo Boo’s success! I hope you know that. Helping kids through Kelby’s Kids wouldn't be possible without you.
I want to thank you for your support thus far!
(And thanks for reading this HUGE update!)
I’m humbled to serve the littlest of Kelby’s Kids, because Kelby’s Kids are God’s kids!
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