I am reminded of this saying quite often.

My passion is for the nations and for humanity and therefore, I love this quote.

Spring...you are here at last.

You bring excitement and newness.

The old has gone and the new is beginning to flourish.

It is a beautiful reminder in life.

Dreamer

"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible."

T.E. Lawrence

Worship

Worship is love in motion.

Think on that.

Think some more.

Yeah, I know......

True worship of my God is my sacrificial love extended to others through my action.

http://dosomethingnow.com/our-story/

Let Freedom Ring!

I was honored and continually amazed to be a part of this.

 I still am.

http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/

Seven Is The Number Of Completion

Hello dear blog. I have missed writing with you. 

Crazy doesn't even really begin to adequately describe the past few weeks. A good crazy, not a bad crazy.

 Yes, there is a difference.

I heard a quote once; "All great change is preceded by chaos". I am assuming that this applies to a good kind of change because that is exactly the type of change I find myself in. 

I have moved into a state that I feel is perfectly designed for me. Seriously? Yes, seriously.

After seven moves in the past seven years I have at last found my true haven in North Carolina. As my mother said to me the other day, the number seven represents completion. 

This is the state I find myself in, I feel complete here. 

Thank you North Carolina for giving me a great gift that I have not felt in quite some time.

Resilience

I have been trying to formulate in my mind, (somewhat unsuccessfully), how on earth to possibly describe in words my time in Haiti. There is a quote that I read that puts my experience into one sentence.

"There is a point where you realize the world has just been revealed to you."-Tracy Kidder

That is simply it for me.

This trip changed my definition of many things; namely poverty. I have traveled many places. 

I have seen poor conditions and vulnerable populations of people from China, to Kazakhstan, and Guatemala. I realize now that I have never known or understood poverty until I stepped foot onto the nation of Haiti. I will not go into the details of this underdeveloped nation or the conditions I found but it was simply astounding and a force of change in my life.

The people of Haiti are remarkable and fiercely resilient.

 I was able to provide medical treatment to many of the survivors of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. These people are beautiful and kind. They are grateful recipients of help which is desperately needed. I was only there for seven days and felt as if I barely touched the surface of the people, the culture, and what the needs there are. My time spent among the Haitians was precious and will remain with me for many days to come. It was a remarkable experience that one blog post will simply not do justice to. I will instead try to describe the landscape, culture, and people through the photos that I took while there.

 Only a photo can capture the sweet innocence of a baby, the tired smile of a single mother with nine children who has been waiting to be seen for three hours in 100 degree heat, the grateful touch of a person whose pain is relieved temporarily by something as simple as a Tylenol. I could go on and on but I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

These pictures are my tribute to the people of Haiti. I have great respect and love for the nation and people of Haiti; for those who perished January 12, 2010, to those who live on with their injuries, visible and invisible.  I have seen firsthand the true definition of resilience in the Haitian people.  It is a country whose spirit and people will never be broken. 

Thank you everyone for your prayers and support.  God is faithful.  Providing medical relief to the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti was an experience I will not soon forget.