While in Port-au-Prince, we stayed in God’s Littlest Angels orphanage. There was space for us because, within two weeks of the earthquake, 80% of their kids had been adopted and moved out of the country. Volunteers seeking lodging quickly filled the newly made space.
One of the volunteers I met was a Christian woman named Nicole Douglass.
Nicole is a young nurse in the middle of getting her masters degree. She had volunteered with the orphanage in the past and quickly returned when she heard about the earthquake. When I met her she had already been working for days in the clinic at the Baptist Haiti Mission nearby.
Her days were filled with difficulty – surgeries, amputations and deaths. She was on the verge of tears once as she told me about a baby no one thought would survive the night.
But Nicole loves the work and was always positive. She told me about sharing in friendships, hugs, births and Bibles. No matter how hard her day, she always came back smiling.
She told me recently that she has suspended her studies and signed on to work at the clinic for another six months. I’m not surprised – she loves the people of Haiti.
Please pray for Nicole as she cares for the survivors of the earthquake.
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