Bonswa zami mwen..

Bonswa zami mwen, matin mwen ale au Port-au-Prince... okay, so that's as far as my Kreyol goes at present - having suffered from a severe lack of neglect over the last few years - i now am on the verge of betaking myself once again to Haiti - a country so different from our own - yet there are many brothers and sisters in Christ there with whom we will joy to fellowship. I leave tomorrow morning bright and early with a team of nurses and medics - to participate in medical clinics in the capital city of Haiti, Port-au-Prince and on the island of Gonave. We hope to be active in clinics on at least five days - assessing, treating and helping people who have little access to medical care on a regular basis - much as we sometimes bemoan our health care system (i could tell you a few nice stories about how it seems to be gradually going downhill), it sure is heaps better than what is real life down there. So hopefully, we will be tools in God's hands, to do with what He pleases, to minister to whom He would have us minister to - and to work for His glory and not our own. I covet your prayers for our mission in Haiti - for Randy and Karen at Adoration School, for our team - for safe travels, for a spirit of unity and cooperation, of fellowship and the joy of working together, for good health, for many to be reached, not just with the healing of the body but with the good news for the spirit. I still have my fears and worries about things - but over the last few days, i have received so much love and support from everyone - that it feels more peaceful in my spirit tonight - having just emerged once again from the loving arms of my family as well. So that's me for now... signing off... sleep deprived and malaria free (thus far!)

p.s. a funny little anecdote - i was thinking back to a memory of myself the other morning - i'm pretty sure that the people in the neighbourhood were thinking i was a mite crazy - i walk to work more often - a 20 minute trek and usually listen to my favorite soundtracks on my mp3 player - happily bobbing along. This morning in question however, i chose as my walking companions, my Kreyol flash cards... It was all fine when i was reading the Kreyol outloud and then saying the English translation... but when i read the English - and then quietly mumbled the Kreyol to myself so no one could hear my poor pronunciation - i'm pretty sure people would have thought i was insanely having a conversation with no one. "Hello. My name is... I'm hungry.... What time is it? One, two, three... Goodbye... house... sit there... help... sing... sleep..."

Heehee, i still get a chuckle out of the thought. Bonswa zami mwen - I will be back - si bon Dieu vle (If God wills).