I Am the Sheriff, and it's Eric

Today was a little bittersweet because it was our last day in the village. We started off the morning by doing village ministry in Mesaye, which is definitely my favourite village that we've been to. It's a lot more lush than most of the other villages and the people there were very welcoming towards us. We spent the morning splitting up into two groups and walking around the village, talking to and praying for individuals and families.  My group talked to a bunch of people, but one experience really stood out to me. We met this woman and we talked with her for awhile, and then we asked her what she would like us to pray for. She told us that she wanted us to pray for her father because he was sick, and then she took us into her home. Inside, her father (his name was pronounced E-bay) as laying on his bed and he was the skinniest man I've ever seen. He was completely blind, and he sat curled up with his head in his hands the entire time we were there and said very little. It was so clear to me in that moment just how much poverty has affected the lives of Haitians, that they have no way to care for their sick family members. When I've been in Haiti, both this year and last, I've tried not to focus on the poverty and instead on being positive and focusing on helping in any way that we can, but in that moment I felt so helpless. It felt so wrong to just walk away from that man and his family after only saying a simple prayer. And yet, that experience was such a testimony to what it truly means to rely on God. This family believed in God and in the power of prayer and it was so clear that this man was thankful that we prayed over him.  If I've learned one thing from the Haitians, it's that they put into practice what it means to have faith and completely trust in God, something I am so bad at, and watching that is something that never ceases to amaze me.

Also on a happier note, shoutout to my dad because I was gone for his birthday on Wednesday. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! Love you!

And also, shoutout to my favourite friend Monica. We just wanted you to know that we are loving the letters, especially the drawings. ;) And we also wish you were here, but that's obvious of course. 

Nicole D