From The Trash To A Treasure

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When I woke up that day, I was completely unaware that my life was about to change forever.

I was in college at Texas State University and was visiting my hometown in Haiti on New Year’s Eve of 2017. I was on my way to help in an orphanage where I had been a volunteer for several years when I saw a crowd of about 20 people around a trash can.

There was an infant child crying hysterically and lying naked in the trash, covered with fire ants. The people around the trash were just staring at the child. There is a lot of voodoo in Haiti and since this was the last day of the year, people thought this baby was evil or cursed, and were reluctant to pick him up. But I could see the pain in his eyes and I knew I had to do something right away, even if something were to happen to me. I picked him up, and he immediately stopped crying. I brushed him off, comforted him and hurried back home to my mom’s house. We washed him, clothed him, fed him some milk, and took him to get some medical help...

Loaves Of Bread

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Just as Jesus broke bread with his disciples, I enjoy sharing bread with others as a symbol of Christ’s love for us.

Wednesday is coined ‘Bread Day’ at our house. It’s a process that takes a couple days, but I actually bake the bread on Wednesday afternoons each week. I make about 12 loaves of bread, and we usually keep a loaf because I always sneak a slice right after it comes out of the oven.

I like to take it to friends when they are sick or going through a hard time, but I also give loaves to friends and co-workers as a ‘thank you’ or ‘just because.’ I love seeing the reaction the first time I give a loaf of bread to someone. They think, ‘Why is she giving me this....

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