Pick a Direction - HAITI
When I got back to the states, someone asked me, “Was it life-changing?” It’s hard to have your entire life changed in the course of a few days. There are exceptions such as near-death experiences and the birth of a child, obviously. But, I prefer to think we are nudged in one direction or another based on events choices. I started volunteering five or six years ago. Back then I’d didn’t have the guts to take a trip like this. Regarding my recent mission trip to the International Christian Development Mission (ICDM), I can’t say I’m an entirely different person. However, I was certainly moved: to action, to tears, to play lots of fùtbol. And I was moved to share my story. Below are journal excerpts from my trip as well as a video of the week’s events. The entries came from the cool mornings…