Under the midday sun, I realize that the little aches and pains of working pale in comparison to what these people have gone through.
There are those who have questions to which I have no answer, like: “If God is good, why does he allow suffering?” It would be great to have a way to make sense of the things that happen to good people around us. Maybe we should keep the question without an answer, instead of messing it up with our desire to “make sense” of what happens. Maybe we should ask a second question after the first and maybe that could be our answer: “what can we do to ease the suffering of others?”
Keturah Schroeder
Dear Mom and Dad
We arrived safely after the fifteen hour drive. Surprisingly, it went quickly. Upon arrival, we moved into our FEMA trailers for the week. Monday morning dawned early and after breakfast we drove to our site. The group split up and half the team went on a painting job, the other half worked at rebuilding a women’s shelter. It’s overwhelming – all the destruction and all the work.
Some pictures of our work and touristing from today:
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