Eleven years and counting

It dawned on me this morning, that today, July 17, 2011, is my eleven year anniversary at my workplace, Cadillac Casting!! it sure went by fast!! most of the people that work there, can't stand it. Yes, it's a sweat shop, and if you're afraid of work, that isn't the place to be....lol!!! as tough as it is to work there, with the heat, and the laborious tasks, i am grateful for my job. Being employed there, has given my family, the blessing of a nice house, food, water, two reliable vehicles, and a comfortable lifestyle, if i really think about it.

In Haiti, i worked alongside a young haitian man, at Du Croix, the Baptist church camp, where we worked on the chapel and sanctuary. He's a day labourer who has nothing. Everyday, we picked him up in his Cap Haitien neighborhood, to go to work. Jean T lives with his girlfriend and their three year old daughter. 


This man works hard and yet, nobody will give him a real, concrete job. He was being disrespected by his lady, saying he wasn't a good provider. Did she ever see Jean work? this guy does his best, and to her, he's just a loser. Oh, the pain i could see within this man. 


My kids eat three square meals a day. His daughter goes to bed hungry!!! oh, it's not fair!!! what can i do to help this man, loved by God, to keep his head above water?!! 


Lord, i ache for my beloved brother, so far away!! i sit here, employed, with tons of food in my fridge, with a roof over my head, and he's on the fringe of being homeless and discarded. He doesn't have education to even give him a leg up. Without education over there, you have no fighting chance to thrive!! with you, Lord, he does!! please work on his behalf, so that he can provide for his family. That he will bless you with love and gratitude because of it!! Lord, YOU are his sustainer!!