Haiti, December 2011-January 2012 | Blog 4.

I got to walk the furthest I have walked in Haiti the other day. It was so exhilarating. Since coming to Haiti, I have wanted to simply walk around, meet people, and watch life happen up-close. Unfortunately, that has not been an option as it is not very safe and we maintain a pretty busy schedule.

The other day, though, Mommy Pas (the Pastor’s wife - picture of her and I, above) was going to pray for the nephew of a woman in her Church who is very sick. I asked (almost, begged) to come along and then, off we were venturing the streets of Petion-Ville.

Though the walk was exciting, what took place after our walk was far more wonderful. Along the way we met up with four other women who would pray with us. Mommy Pas is a leader who knows how to raise up others and not do things alone. She is incredible.

We got to the home and the nephew was not there - he had gone to the doctor’s. While the ladies chatted, I tried to make friends with the few kids in the home. Not understanding much Creole can make having a conversation in Creole rather difficult, but kids don’t seem to see the language barrier. Then, all of a sudden as if on cue, they all got down on their knees and began to pray. Here they were, 5 women, crying out for a boy that they have never met. It was beautiful. It was not out of obligation or to check it off a list. It was sincere and powerful. We prayed for about an hour - non-stop crying out, for the boy and worshipping the Lord with song.

If I did not believe that God answered prayer before Saturday, I would have watching these woman pray. How they prayed made it obvious that they believed that God could and would move on their behalf. I hope that people would say the same of me - by watching me pray, by watching me worship, by watching me give, God must be real. I think this might be what it means to live a life that gives God glory. It could actually be just as much about our response as it is about His.

Loving this Country more everyday and Jesus just keeps becoming more and more incredible to me.

Love you, Church!
Holly Aman