We learned that orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes. -David Platt

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

My heart is still in Haiti

I am home, back from another whirlwind week in Haiti.  How was the trip?  It was challenging, frustrating, and exhausting.  But it was also rewarding, eye-opening, humbling, and amazing in a way that you could only understand if you've been there yourself.  It stretched me and challenged me as a nurse practitioner and I am so glad that I went.  I saw kids come to Medishare and receive the best medical care in all of Haiti.  I saw others at death's door that were turned away at the gate because the hospital couldn't accept any more children.  This week I delivered a newborn baby and held another baby as he died.  These are experiences that I'll never forget and I'm still processing everything that happened last week.  Thank you for supporting my trip and sending me back to Haiti.  I wasn't ready to come home and a piece of my heart is definitely still at that hospital down in Port Au Prince.  I am counting the days until I can get back down there...

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