We just finished our first mission in the year 2014 here in Haiti. 31 young missionaries are on their way home after a week of service. We stay with another 20 to continue the work.
Last night we had our reflections to share the things that we will “pack” to take back home. I was amazed by how full those hearts were after a week with the poorest of the poor. I would like to share with you a couple of ideas that help me, hoping it will help you.
In Haiti the sick babies, the dying, the sick people, they see through their heart. Their heart is their eyes. They see past our physical appearance, our past, our present, our future, our imperfections, our weaknesses, our sins…They see us from who we really are, sons and daughters of God created out of love to give love.
Another idea was a word to describe the mission: a tree. Yes, a tree. I thought the same as you when I heard it, but let me explain. A tree represents life, growth, a tree has roots. Here in Haiti you discover your roots, you discover who you really are, and what you can become; just like a tree with deep roots gets stronger and gives much fruit. We need to go deeper to discover our roots and growth and build from there, so we can start giving life.
I hope that all of you Mission Youth Missionaries can continue the experience once lived in Haiti or in Mexico; learn to see with our hearts and go deep to our roots to discover who we are. So we can GO to SERVE and BUILD. Go out of our comfort zone to serve those in need and build the Church.
