23 Days Before

Here I am.

23 Days until I am back In Haiti

Meanwhile, 2 days of class, Highbridge Film Festival, 5 days of class, a trip to Bowling Green to raise some support (hopefully), 4 days of finals, and a week in Tennessee.

If anyone is wondering, I am currently at $2,310 of $3,500 in my support raising.

Now for some thoughts on "needs."

Everyone seems to have their own idea of what the greatest need is, especially in an impoverished place like Haiti. As if there is one solution to all of the country's problems, people will say that they just need education, or that they could fix everything with a stable government. Maybe the root of their problem is lack of clean water or problems with food distribution? Which is it? What is the greatest poverty?

"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat." - Mother Teresa

I have to say that I agree. The worst tragedy in this world is a person who does not know how much God loves them. The people of Hait don't just need medical care, education, government, and clean water. Those are all good things, and they are important to holistic ministry because we should be making an effort to meed all these needs. However, the underlying goal - the most important thing through everything we do - is to show people the love of God.

And that goes for every day of our lives! This purpose should be at the root of everything we do every day. I'm not quite there yet, but I want to be.

Just some thoughts.

<3 Shelby