I was surprised at my reaction when I flew back into Haiti this time. As the plane descended to land, I could see the mountain side. It was not like the lush green mountains of the Dominican Republic, but packed with cement homes. A feeling of being “home” come over me, Haiti is where I am to be. It is as hard or harder to live and work here and there is still a lot of instability, but for now I know it is where I am to be. The Lord continues to give me things to marvel at, like the lady walking down the road with a basket of vegetables with greenery draping over the side with a relaxed turkey lying on top; over a dozen men jogging up a hill carrying a building, yes a building, the size of a garage!
Before coming back in December the Lord kept telling me to “trust Him.” It has been hard, as things, situations, and feelings seemed to be telling me “to leave”. It has been hard, and He has given me peace. When I was moving out of my place of residency and not able to find another place to live, only the possibility in six months or more, “trust Me” kept resounding before me. It has been hard, and He has given me peace. Four days after returning to Haiti, Pastor Dwane Baker informed me that the person in the apartment next to them had up and left the week before. That was the place I put my name in for two months earlier. The place is now secured for my moving in the first of May. PRAISE THE LORD!!!! Pastor Baker seems to think the problem of no electric prompted her early departure. There has been a major problem with the electric and I am “trusting Him” that it will be fixed by the time I move in. The Lord has always provided and I have no reason to think other wise in this matter as well. Thank you for all your prayers regarding housing!!!!! Keep praying for all to work out with the electric and the moving.
Susan Perkins, Haiti