Today was a somber experience for Russ and I. We will let the video show you a glimpse of what we saw. For me, I was struck by the Haitian's determination to continue on. This place is a different world of rubble, dust, grime, open sewers, death, decay, and tent cities. Juxtaposed against this nightmarish city, is its people. As I interact with people at Heartline ministries that come from places like the ones you see in the video, they look as though they have just come from a normal house, dressed well, with good hygiene. In other words, because there is nothing for them to do, they spend hours making themselves presentable before they leave their tent, or shack. There is nothing on the outside that you could see that would communicate that when they go "home" after a long day of ministering to people, or being ministered to, that they will go back to a broken cinder block house, or a miserable tent surrounded by thousands of other miserable tents. It was a truly strange and heavy experience. In the midst of all this, is Heartline Ministries. A place that is a refuge in the midst of trouble. Tonight, Russ and I witnessed something amazing at the Heartline Hospital. A young mother who desperately needed an operation finally was able to be seen at the Miami Field Hospital. The only problem was, she also had a newborn who needed to be cared for and nursed. One amazing woman who also had a small infant, who was once a very shy, closed off women, now transformed by the love and care she has received there, became that little boys surrogate mother, and even sacrificed some of her own breast milk to be a wet nurse for this woman while his mommy was being operated on. It was amazing to see this all take place in one day. The love of Christ is powerful, transcending barriers of every kind. It was a great ending to a heavy day.
Blessings,
Roc and Russ
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