You can’t go home again

Thomas Wolfe famously noted: "You can't go home again."

I, however, disagree.

Yesterday for a few short hours, they were home. And it was glorious.

He had learned that he could not eat his cake and have it, too. - Thomas Wolfe

He had learned some of the things that every man must find out for himself, and he had found out about them as one has to find out--through error and through trial. Thomas Wolfe

Each thing he learned was so simple and obvious, once he grasped it, that he wondered why he had not always known it. Thomas Wolfe

He had learned that he could not devour the earth, that he must know and accept his limitations. Thomas Wolfe

He realized that much of his torment of the years past had been self-inflicted, and an inevitable part of growing up. Thomas Wolfe

And after yesterday, they each had assurance that they could always come back home again because no matter what might happen on the road ahead, each would always be deeply loved and accepted.

These precious days

As long as there is a path, my feet will find their way back to this place which feels like home.

Arriving in Port-au-Prince was a multi-step process that included the need to utilize our backup plan once our primary plan fell through. Nothing is easy these days, but we continue to see God provide what we need to keep moving the ministry forward.

Why travel to Haiti just two weeks after sending out a request like this?

Because of love. Because of these boys to whom I’ve made so many promises. Because my heart won’t allow me to walk away.