The following poem was written by Kathleen Warren, a missionary who lived in Thoman for several months. The photos were taken by Jonas Stewart.
My Call to Haiti
By Kathleen Warren
I climbed up a hill my first day in Haiti,
and there she was just standing there waiting
A dirty, pitiful, sad little girl,
who looked at me like she carried the world
Her eyes were dark and mesmerizing,
as I stared at them I began realizing
The God I love is in this place,
I see him there in the little girl's face
Right then and there on a hill in Thoman,
my heart was broken and my doubt was gone
God was faithful and answered my prayer,
and I knew that he truly did care
"These are my people, humble and poor,
please love them and feed them and open the door"
"Tell them about me and my undying Love,
tell them I'm watching them from above"
"Tell them that Jesus can live in their hearts,
they just have to ask and that is the start,
of a life filled filled with hope, truth, and light, a life eternal in His sight"
I listened in awe as God called me that day,
through the eyes of a child in just the right way,
To go with my husband and church family,
to love on his children in Thoman, Haiti
The following was written by Jonas Stewart.
Things are changing in Thoman and throughout Haiti as a whole. I've personally been to Haiti twice now, first last summer, and second just a few weeks ago. My first time there, Thoman and the surrounding area was in a massive drought that was detrimental to the village. The farmers, who already weren't able to grow enough now couldn't grow anything. Both people and animals were starving. Now fast forward one year. It was apparent on my second trip that rain had returned to Thoman. Crops were being grown out of every cultivatable inch of land and instead of finding the dusty scrub-filled land that I was expecting, I found a green, healthy land. God answered the prayers of Thoman, not on our time, but his. Unfortunately, Haiti has far more problems than just drought. It's government is corrupt and many of it's people are stuck in ancient and primitive ways, not by choice, but because that's the only way to survive. But if there's anything that I've learned from these two mission trips, it's that God has a future for Haiti. Not on our time, but his.
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