After spending a month in Haiti it became very apparent to me that hope for Haiti won't come through physical relief aid, which would just serve as band aid to the turmoil and destitution the country was in long before the earthquake, but from relationship building.
Real hope, lasting transformation, will come from the outside world coming in and empowering the local communities directly (not through third parties) to take ownership of their nation.
AIM is trying to do exactly this. Through programs like the WR Haiti Relief Trip that I went on in June (the next one is in November!), as well as their Church-to-Church initiative.
Watch this short clip on Journey Community Church of San Diego, CA and the Church of God Mission by Faith of Carrefour, Haiti. They were connected through AIM's Church-to-Church Initiative. See what the partnership means to them and learn how your church can get connected with a church in Haiti to help rebuild their country.
Over the next few days I plan on posting some of the journaling I did over the course of my month in Haiti. It's been a bit of a process returning back to "normal" life here in North America so my apologies for the delay. Thanks again so much to everyone who supported me, I couldn't have gone without each and everyone one of you who encouraged me emotionally, financially, and spiritually. It was an incredible and life changing experience and, God willing, I plan on going back within the year to RENMEN and the 55 children who captured my heart.
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