I only have a moment, but if you're the praying kind, we'd love you to pray for the following:
Today Beth and I drove a mom and her month old baby to the hospital. I was holding the baby in the back seat. Two times I thought the baby died in my arms. Two times I cried and begged Jesus to not let this be a part of our story. Please, don't make me hand a dead baby back to her mother. Please, Jesus. Please.
For reasons that are far too complex to write about today, and so unfair that they cause rage to well up in my soul, we had to drop this mother off far enough away from the hospital where no one would know that white people were involved. It was her only chance of her baby being seen. Beth coached this mother all the way to the hospital. "When you get to the gate, tell the security guard that this is an emergency. If this baby is not seen today it will die." We watched this mother walk with her baby up to the gate through tears in our eyes. Pray this baby lives. Please. Please pray we hear word soon telling us the baby is alive. Sleep will not come easy this evening.
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A teenage mom said she needed help because there was something wrong with her breast. I thought it was a breastfeeding issue. Instead, I found a lump...a cyst. Definitely not breastfeeding related. This was right after I got back from the trip to the hospital. "Now what do we do?" I thought. "Send her to a specialist?" What a joke. I was about to burst out crying when thankfully Joanna remembered that a team of OB doctors is coming to Haiti on Thursday. Please pray they are able to accurately diagnose this lump.
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Hurricane Tomas is headed towards this island. Mudslides, heavy rain, wind...dear Lord, can this place catch a break?
There are some days that are really, really good at Heartline. I leave marveling at the wonder of it all...the fact that what Heartline does every single day changes lives in this country.
There are also days when things are so hard, so sad, and so unfair that I come home and throw myself on the bed and cry.
Today was that kind of day.
28 comments:
Dear Heather-
I'm praying for the baby and for the moms you mentioned. I'm also praying for you that he will grant you his peace that is beyond our understanding. I read often and so appreciate what you choose to share.
I will definitely be praying for all that you have listed here.
As well as for you and your family in all you do there.
I was in Haiti (labedee) on a cruise in September so I know it is beautiful and I think that the hurricane/tropical storm is going right over the whole place.
Also, though, my pastor hubby and a few people from our church will soon be coming to Haiti to look at mission trips for the near future for our church.
I am hoping that we are able to find some great things that God wants us to do there and that we get to come back very soon.
in HIM--
Mindy
Heather...I will be praying for that baby and her mom. So hard. Thanks for sharing all the stuff going on there and giving us a window into Haiti. Miss y'all dearly!
Praying. My heart hurts for these moms; I can't imagine the fear and desperation and helplessness that I'm sure is the natural reaction. Praying that God gives them (and you, and Beth, and Joanna, and all of the other wonderful people at Heartline) His peace that passes understanding and that no matter the outcomes of these situations, people will be drawn closer to Him and recognize His grace even in such hard circumstances. Thanks for all that you're doing to love these women, and thank you for posting, so we can pray for and with you, and "rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep."
praying for all of it. i cry just reading it, bless your soul for enduring each day and making a difference.
I'm so sorry, Heather. I just prayed. I think I'll get the family to pray together tonight. What is obvious, though, is your pure heart for this broken nation. I know it's hard, but Thank you God, for bringing Heather to Haiti and helping her to love these people. I pray that God comforts you, as well. YOu are AWESOME, sister!
You are where the Lord has called you to be. It isn't always easy to be faithful! I am praying for you!
praying praying praying... and i thought i had a bad day, what a perspective changer.
Lord, Your will be done with this precious baby. Please protect, heal, and if You choose to use dr and medicine then so be it, however, no matter what may You be glorified!
Please place Your hedge of protection around Haiti this week and we ask for a Red Sea type of miracle that the storm can rage all around but that Haiti is safe from the wind, rain, mud, and chaos.
I'm so sorry! God's peace be over you and with you.
I don't know exactly where you are located (where are you?) but there is a Samaritan's Purse clinic (free) in Cite Soleil near PAP. There is a FANTASTIC Canadian, Christian Dr. there and they always have medical staff from all over the world in for a short term mission trip. They have great connections and would be very helpful if you are near them.
Stay strong.
Praying for the baby and momma, as well as for the women with the breast lump. Also praying for the weather. And for your precious heart. I can't imagine having a day such as this one. May God cover it ALL and answer our prayers with His victory! May He be glorified in it all! :)
Your comments are heartbreaking. I hope things get better for everyone. Prayer works!
I will lift these things up in prayer tonight and as God brings the to my heart.
Praying in faith. Remember Jesus is always praying for us, too. He lives to make intercession for us.
Lifting every need up.
Please find rest.
Praying...
We are praying for you all always. My husband and I are flying in Thurs. and staying with Greg and Michelle. Perhaps I will finally get to meet you. Your blogs have really opened my eyes to the reality that is the beauty and heartache of Haiti. God bless you guys!
praying praying praying
Also praying...
Heather, we are praying here in NC. The Lord is doing an amazing work through you and your family. You said "YES" to him without knowing all the details of what would go on in Haiti and I KNOW the Lord is pleased. "Never tire of doing what is good" is so overwhelming sometimes, but God didn't say "never tire of doing what is easy".
We are praying for that baby and his mother, for that teenage girl to get the proper care she needs and that you, your family and for the safety of the whole country of HAITI. Those people are faced with turmoil on a daily basis and you have the hope they need that surpasses the trials of this life.
May the Lord bless you and give you rest and peace in him...
Praying, Heather. God is with you.
I am praying for this baby, the mother and the woman who has the cyst on her breast. I cried last night while praying and was overwhelmed with emotion.
You all are doing such a wonderful work and I feel that the Lord is directing me to help in some way, I am just not sure at this time what He wants me to help with. I have already participated in a purse party for the ladies at HaitianCreations. But that is not enough. I want to do more.
I will continue to pray for all the Haitians as well as your family.
In Christ's love
Briitta
I only have two reactions to any of your blogs.
Laughing out loud
or crying out loud
praying for God to intervene in ways that are higher than our ways.
to do more, than we can ask or imagine.
in Jesus' name
Amen
Do you have news for us about the baby? Been praying and wondering.
I have been praying diligently for this child and mother. As well as the teen mother with the cyst on her breast. I understand the OBGYN people arrived today and I pray they are able to diagnose and treat. My heart is breaking for the child and mother taken to the hospital. The thought of ever losing my child would be devastating. I continue to lift them up to the Lord.
I pray for your strength through your service to the Haitian people. I would love to help in any way that I can. Since participating in a purse party for Haitian Creations, Haiti and the people there have been on my heart. God is preparing me for something.
Please let us know the outcome of this child and teen mother.
In Christ,
Bre
Praying here
Praying for you guys tonight.
Heather, thank you for sharing. My husband and I are praying.
On Tuesday night, I was able to see Beth Moorse teach live for the very first time. She reminded me that God is the God of the impossible and we are all miracle material. I couldn't help but think of Haiti when she spoke.
Praying right now in Kansas City.
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