It has almost been a month since I returned to Haiti for my second stay of 6 months. I am not going to try and pretend that my first month back has been easy because it has not. Working tirelessly to motivate people to believe in Middle Ground’s mission enough to donate monthly is something I am passionate about. But when you are constantly pouring out this passion with little results, life becomes discouraging. We are slowly receiving more support as people join The Coalition, but this is not enough.
Throughout the month that Middle Ground’s doors have been closed, we have had at least 3 families come to us seeking care for their children. We are forced to send these babies who are starving due to circumstances beyond their control to far away places for help. The Haitian people know that Middle Ground is somewhere that they can go for support because we care for their children as if they were our own. Now though, we are having to tell them that we don’t have the means to help them. This. Is heart shattering.
Working in the center’s office with 8 other passionate women who keep me motivated is a blessing. But the walls the used to echo with children’s laughter are now silent. As of right now, we receive $11,517 monthly. We need another $8,483 monthly to reach our goal of $20,000 and be sustainable enough to teach our families that same value. I have faith that our doors will open again. The only question is, how many families will suffer before we are able to do so.
I can’t help but think about how much my time in Haiti has changed my perspective on life. Just last year I was an ordinary college student who thought grades and my social life were the center of my world. I now see so much more. I only want to offer everything I have to these families who are starving. They are starving for knowledge and the glimpse of a future where they don’t have to struggle to feed their children. Even through all of these trials they maintain faith, so I will do the same.
I have faith that God has a plan for not only my future, and the future of these families, but for the future of Middle Ground. I follow His words through the darkest of nights.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
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