There are many people in the world. Each one unique, each one special, each one great in their own ways.
One might love fashion, one the woods, one might love dogs, another llamas. One might wear heels and skirts, the other Carharts and boots. One person might be tall and the other short, one might drive a muscle truck and one a little bitty bug of a car. One might be a writer, one a reader. One might be afraid of spiders and one scared of snakes. Each person so different. So unique. So opposite.
Out of all these people what makes a best friend? Here are a few thoughts from me.
Some one who will refrain from saying what they think because it will hurt the other person but will find a way to be supportive.
Some one who out of love will do something they don't like, or fear to help the other one out.
Some one who will stand by the other in think and thin expecting nothing from them.
Some one who will offer advise in the tough times and encourage at all times.
Some one who guard for you when others are attacking.
Some one who will warn you of danger, real or imagined.
Some one who you can call to help you through a fear in the middle of the night
Some one who will rescue you when you locked you keys to the office in the office by taking you out to dinner
Some one who is patient with you when you are cranky and need to eat
Some one who can make you laugh when all you want to do is fight or cry
Some one who don't have to clean your house for when they come over because they don't care
Some one who thinks its funny when you giant dog wants to ride in their laps in the car....and lets him
Some one who will say the same thing you would at the same time you would with the same tone you would whether you are there or not
Some one who thinks your wierd quirks are amazing and has some of their own
Some one who doesn't hold you scaring the wits out of them against you
Some one who will help you carry a sewing machine upstairs and down when you have no good reason to do so
Some one who save you from a snail
Some one who causes rainbows to sing and breezes to carry flowers and music. Some one who no matter how far away they are, and how scary things might be will always find time to talk with you. Not to you, or at you, but with you.
Thank you best friend. You are and always be very very special in my heart.
fa!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Haiti in words
I have returned from Haiti and am now back into a state where I can put my thoughts into some semblance of order. So I will begin blogging about all the things that happened while I was there. I hope you find it of some interest and I will try to be coherent though words still fail me in some areas.
I must first and foremost start at the beginning of what the whole trip was about. What the people were about, what the mission was all about and what laid the ground work for going. So me of you have heard me say it before, its all about relationships. God provided and gave me a way to have $1100 to go on this trip. Thats a lot of money, and quite a few people wonder, wouldn't it just be better to send the money?
The answer is no. There is a team of 4 people living at the Foursquare compound everyday teaching and reaching and building. But how can 4 people teach and care for thousands? even with our team of 18 more people we were all strapped for time and the work load was far far beyond what we could accomplish. But we made a difference. To the clinic that had a mess of medications everywhere, we built shelves and cabinets that will save lives by organizing things so they won't go bad. To the church that was sitting on benches that were breaking, in the scrapped together hut that was their church, we provided benches that will last, that are amazing benches that will draw people to the Lord. Yes they will, because these people don't have things that nice and it is a draw when there is something so nice. People will come for the benches, and stay for the Lord. To the team that will be there for 3 months we cleaned and prepared a room for them to stay and be dry and safe. To the English class we helped the teachers and the students practice their English to get jobs.
Those of us building benches, it seemed so simple, so easy, so unimportant. But it wasn't. The Haitians we worked with, side by side had families. They had kids to feed, they lived in tents and huts patched together with what ever they could find. Working with us and learning how to use the tools not only gave them skills but a pay check for working with us. The going rate is $3/day. We paid them $10/day. They were able to buy food and clothes and school for their kids. That is so awesome. They didn't know how to build benches and had our team not gone they wouldn't have known. We taught them, we showed them, worked with them. Now someone is hiring them to build 100 benches, that will provide food and shelter for many people for some time. All because a few American's took some time out of their "important" lives to teach someone how to use a paint brush. Because of that paint brush, a child will not go to sleep starving tonight.
Thank you for being a part of the prayer team it took to make that happen.
I must first and foremost start at the beginning of what the whole trip was about. What the people were about, what the mission was all about and what laid the ground work for going. So me of you have heard me say it before, its all about relationships. God provided and gave me a way to have $1100 to go on this trip. Thats a lot of money, and quite a few people wonder, wouldn't it just be better to send the money?
The answer is no. There is a team of 4 people living at the Foursquare compound everyday teaching and reaching and building. But how can 4 people teach and care for thousands? even with our team of 18 more people we were all strapped for time and the work load was far far beyond what we could accomplish. But we made a difference. To the clinic that had a mess of medications everywhere, we built shelves and cabinets that will save lives by organizing things so they won't go bad. To the church that was sitting on benches that were breaking, in the scrapped together hut that was their church, we provided benches that will last, that are amazing benches that will draw people to the Lord. Yes they will, because these people don't have things that nice and it is a draw when there is something so nice. People will come for the benches, and stay for the Lord. To the team that will be there for 3 months we cleaned and prepared a room for them to stay and be dry and safe. To the English class we helped the teachers and the students practice their English to get jobs.
Those of us building benches, it seemed so simple, so easy, so unimportant. But it wasn't. The Haitians we worked with, side by side had families. They had kids to feed, they lived in tents and huts patched together with what ever they could find. Working with us and learning how to use the tools not only gave them skills but a pay check for working with us. The going rate is $3/day. We paid them $10/day. They were able to buy food and clothes and school for their kids. That is so awesome. They didn't know how to build benches and had our team not gone they wouldn't have known. We taught them, we showed them, worked with them. Now someone is hiring them to build 100 benches, that will provide food and shelter for many people for some time. All because a few American's took some time out of their "important" lives to teach someone how to use a paint brush. Because of that paint brush, a child will not go to sleep starving tonight.
Thank you for being a part of the prayer team it took to make that happen.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)