Discovering God's Blessings

Mike left for Haiti with some doubts and speculation. He was skeptical about leaving for an entire week. In his mind, there was enough to be done at home. He didn’t understand why he should go "work" somewhere else while taking a week off from his very busy practice. However, Mike being the wonderful husband that he is agreed to go on a medical mission. He knew this was something I wanted to do and would go along for the ride...

Our first two days in Haiti were full of wonder and amazement. So many new experiences took place. We were in another country experiencing a culture like nothing we ever have known. We knew we were so close to our own country, however, it felt like we were worlds away from home. There was so much to take in and even more to digest. It was a new journey for us, and we were enjoying traveling it together.

Monday arrived, as did the first day of clinic. The doctors and nurses saw over 65 patients within the first 4 hours. That number alone was such an amazing blessing! Although it seemed like a lot was happening around me ~ a non-medical person, Mike was appeased seeing all those people in such a short time. We may have been thousands of miles away from our local community hospital, but Mike felt "at home" in this medical element.

Mike and I knew heading into this adventure, we would experience first-hand just how truly blessed we are in life. We knew we would be humbled by what we would see and experience. And, after meeting so many people in Haiti with so many needs, it was clear why we were there. As the week progressed, Mike realized there is much to do in Haiti in such a short amount of time. Although he may have helped only the smallest number of people over the course of a week, it made a huge difference to those people he did help. And, not only did it make a difference to them, but it made a difference to Mike. He knew his time spent in Haiti was worthwhile.

Mike does this work each and every day in his surgical practice here in the States. He helps tons of people while he practices medicine each day. I know my husband loves his job. It is apparent when you watch him interact with his patients. I saw this love, passion and devotion as I watched him practice medicine on the people of Haiti. This was one of the greatest blessings we both experienced during our time in Haiti. God showed Mike there is purpose in his medical missionary work. In addition, Mike now realizes he has a purpose in Haiti and for its people. He also knows he will travel there again very soon.