Curate's Blog

Poetry

Posted on Mar 24, 2009

I wanted to post this earlier but misplaced my copy of it when traveling back to the U.S.  It was written by one of our missionaries while in the Dominican Republic.

 

Sweet Dominica

By:  Susan Herrmann, written while on the recent mission trip to the Dominican Republic

 

The early morning sweet music of prayer songs

The sweet fragrance drifting in the still air

The sweet faces of the children

The sweet innocence of our hearts as they begin to open

The sweet evening rain resting on the weary spirits

The sweet birds and chickens as they grace the lawns and trees

The sweetness of the spirit of a young nation that is slowly learning to crawl, walk and stretch its wings

The sweetness of the faces that greet us along the way and share so openly of their lives

The sweetness of this time to share and grow with our fellow missionaries

The sweet thoughts and prayers as we remember our loved ones at home

We thank you, Lord for this sweet time of labor, stillness, openness and love.

                                                                                                                             Your faithful journeyers

                                                                                                                             March 2009