I had the opportunity to travel to Haiti on a medical missions trip with a group of awesome doctors, nurses, pastors, and a great group of volunteers. To arrive and experience the culture of the Haitian people, so poor, yet you see the hope in their faces when they see you have come to help them.
Besides a heavy schedule of on going surgeries, washing surgical instruments, preparing patients for surgery ect. , we also had time to meet some of the amazing children that came to watch as we work.
We took pictures of the children and they were so excited to be able to see themselves on our digital cameras.
When I returned home, I had my pictures developed. In one of the pictures I took, was a little boy about 9 or 10 years old. My heart went out to him. I did not notice him in the group of kids, but I did get a close up picture of his face. I saw the sadness in his eyes. I don’t know his name or anything about what he may be going through, but for some reason God has placed this little boy in my heart. I pray for him often. I pray that he may be touched by the God I know. Our God who loves us, provides for us, and brings comfort when we need Him.
-Yolanda Sauceda
“Here am I, send me!”-Isaiah 6:8