With regard to my time and experiences in Haiti it is difficult to put into words. There are many memories that I have and one that I wanted to share was something that was said in church, the pastor said to “Feel Your Heart.”
I didn’t know what that meant at the time, but throughout the week I began to feel my heart. Again, words cannot describe this feeling.
However, on my way home to Atlanta an advertisement on the back of the Sky Mall magazine really captured my thoughts on feeling your heart and I wanted to share it with you…
“It’s about connecting. Discovering our similarities. Celebrating our differences. Your language is mine, my language is yours. And together we share something bigger. We share our voices. Our experiences. Our stories. We are better. Our world is better. When we understand” [Rosetta Stone advertisement].
As you know Rosetta Stone is a company on learning a language, well, the language I learned this week is LOVE . I felt God’s love, I felt the love from my teammates, I felt the love from the people of Bohoc, and I also allowed myself to love back. We were told that 90% of the people in Bohoc are Christians. They are so friendly and loving! Imagine if 90% of Atlanta were that way.
I know I can’t change the world, but one thing I can do is make a difference in my community. So watch out Sandy Springs, I am bringing some love back from Haiti.
– Joel Esperanza
