Will Today Be Normal or Not?
When we were deciding to be missionaries in Haiti, we understood that life would be more difficult. We wouldn't have the luxuries, conveniences and comforts of our life in the United States. However, our family has always been adaptable and we knew that we could adjust to the everyday inconveniences of Haiti. Most of these "inconveniences" are still luxuries in Haiti. To have a house with electricity and running water alone is to have privilege and our family is adjusting to these things just fine. However, what is difficult is when everything just stops. There has been very little to no fuel coming into Haiti for about 5 weeks now which puts a hold on practically everything: businesses, hospitals, schools and roads. We did not have school for three weeks and I hardly left our house. I began to wonder what I was doing in Haiti if I couldn't go to school, but how can I understand this culture if I don't truly live it? I could adapt to ...