today marks the two year anniversary of a devastating event. an earthquake that shook a nation to its knees and brought people from all over the whole world to tears.
for me it was more than that, it was personal. i was here. this morning it was one of the first thoughts in my head, remember this day two years ago. . . the memories came flooding back. . . the memories used to be so crushing that i could barely bear to remember. i wonder now two years later what would happen if i try to remember, if i recall those minutes, hours, days and weeks after all of our lives changed. i know there are faces and stories that are in a part of my heart, a part of my heart that i know the Lord has healed, but yet even thinking about those stories brings burning tears immediately to my eyes. those tears are now rolling down my face.
i know i am not the only that has memories, images and stories seared into their hearts from the days after the quake. i pray for the families that are remembering their losses today and the many, many who are striving to move forward in such a broken country.
the haitian people were strong in those days after the quake and continue to be strong in the midst of such adverse situations.
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble,
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change
and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains quake at its swelling pride.
Psalm 46:1-2
Melissa, I praise God that you were and are able still to be a light to a nation that has been through so much. I pray that the memories that you have will always be a reminder to you of the lives that you have touched and have allowed God to use you to touch them in some way whether it was for an instant or longer. Thank you for serving and loving the people of Haiti! God Bless!