They are such beautiful people. For them to smile through all their adversity is really inspiring.
poor and happy
"The people here are so poor, but they're so resilient, happy, and full of life!"
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2012-05-24
Source: ESPN
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2012-05-11
Some people are skeptical about short-term, international missions. We could take all the money we spend (to travel and work there) and send it, and they could do the work a lot faster themselves…(but)…
Source: birmingham.patch.com
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All of a sudden, I could hear the Lord saying to me, ‘You don’t need all that stuff in your sheds when all those kids are starving.’
Source: riverfallsjournal.com
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2012-05-03
They didn’t have all the expensive, material items we have and yet, they were the happiest community of people I have ever met.
Source: bradenton.com
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What strikes you is the people are such beautiful people, and it’s just an accident of birth they are there. Any one of us could have been born there.
Source: independentmail.com
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Things here, though functional, are so tough to see. People seem very happy, but I’m still conflicted about what the solution is for Haiti.
Source: wenatcheeworld.com
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The Haitian people are truly inspirational. They have faced great deprivation but continue to stand strong with courage and resilience.
Source: bostonherald.com