Blessing

After the earthquake, most Haitians struggled to stay alive and didn't have the 'luxery' of 'taking a break' or even having a time of rest. Even more luxerious was having a chance to sit and talk about what they experienced with a psychologist.  Many counsellors and psychologists visited Haiti after the earthquake but they were in high demand and there wasn't enough of them to go around.  Last week Dr. Ed showed up one morning with a lovely group of people from New Brunswick.  They all spoke French and worked in a variety of medical fields.  They came to work at another organization but asked if they could tag along with Ed for a few days.  One of the team members was a Haitian/American psychologist who had left Haiti twenty-two years ago.  He was staying in Haiti for two weeks and asked how he could support us.  We asked if he would be willing to meet with our staff members and provide them with some counselling. Of all the weeks of the year for him to come, it was the same week as the one year anniversary of January 12th, the day the earthquake happened.  Coincidience? I think not...
All of the staff were interested in meeting with him and over several days he was able to meet with each one.  He took the time to pray with every staff member and encourage them in their work.  He was such a blessing to our school community.