few weeks later

Just thinking back...

Haitian Christians are amazing. Going to church was like entering a raving mosh pit. They were so ecstatic to be there worshiping Jesus that they had to jump and dance for joy. Jesus is literally all that they have. In America this would be weird, or at least Pentecostal, maybe both haha, just kidding. Anyways, I love thinking about that day because it really makes me ask good serious questions about my passion for Jesus.

My good buddy, Caleb Midi (black Caleb) never expected anything from us except mutual love. This is what really distinguished him from the rest of Haitians as a Christian. Caleb calls it a virus that plagues Haiti. It is a sense of selfish entitlement or expectation that a lot of Haitians want from everyone else. Caleb believes that the best way to save Haiti is to rid it of this virus. (Just to clarify, he doesn't believe it is really a virus, but rather a sinful mentality. He's only been speaking English for almost 2 months). The mentality needs to shift. Does this sound familiar?

The same thing needs to happen in America and all of the world! If people stopped following their selfish mentalities and expecting others to do things for them but rid themselves of selfishness while filling themselves with Jesus' love and affection, what a change would occur! The world would flip. Ideally this is what we want but so often it is impractical. At this we need to dream big for God and start out small with our own neighbors. This is where Mission work begins and lives. We are in the Mission Field Baby! Lets start living like we're overseas!