"Some people associate Sunday morning with God. One of the things I associate with God is a sunrise." -Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts
The entire time I have been here in Haiti I have not once
set an alarm to wake up in the morning. I have just woken up at 5; it’s not
because of the noise or the sun shining in my window; somehow I wake up to
spend time with God before the day starts.
This morning I woke up and was grabbing my Bible and journal
when there was a knock on my door. This is very unusual especially at 5am. The
only other time they have had to knock was around 7am one day when we were
going to church and I didn’t know it. I opened the door and there stood Carline
ready to go to Mirebalais. I quickly put on my skirt, put my laptop in my bag,
and followed her out the door.
Let me back up a few days… we usually leave for Mirebalais
after church on Sunday. So I packed my bag Saturday night. But yesterday,
November 18th, was a National Holiday. It was the anniversary of the
Battle ofVertières, so there was no school. Sunday night Carline told me we would
be going to Mirebalais around noon on Monday. Noon came and we couldn’t go
because public transportation was taking the day off too. She didn’t tell me we
would be leaving to get there before school started Tuesday morning but when I
saw her at my door I knew.
As I was following her up the stairs, in the dark, to the
street I thought about how I wouldn’t be starting my day reading the Bible and
was worried how I could be ok. Then I thought, I get to see the sunrise! As we rode I worshiped God while watching
the sunrise above the mountains and we got to Loving Hearts at 7am, an hour
before school starts.
(Sorry I didn't take any pictures)
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