Why?

It’s such a simple question, but yet can be so complex. I’ve been thinking about that question this past week starting with the Friday before I left for Haiti. It is a one word question that my 2 year old niece literally asked me 20-25 times during the 2 hours I saw her the day before leaving for Haiti.
Here are some of my “Why” questions during my first week in Haiti:

• Why did the Lord allow me the opportunity to come to Haiti?
• Why are there so many mosquitoes here and what purpose do they serve besides feasting on my ankles?
• Why and how can a Haitian police officer be so joyful even though he and his family have been living in a tent for nearly the past 5 months halfway on the street out of fear that their home will collapse?
• Why am I blessed beyond belief and take things for granted such as clean water, electricity, air conditioning, etc?
• Why do the roosters start crowing at 11 PM and dogs start barking at 12:20 AM?
• Why does our country have a city such as Las Vegas with so much wasted money when it could go to help so many people around the world?
• Why did I not grow up in a row home of tin shacks on the median of a busy road but others have had to?
• Why do I get to take a warm or cool shower at home with clean water when others have to stand in the road-side ditches and use the muddy water?
• Why do I get impatient at a stoplight in the U.S. when there are very few in Haiti often creating mass chaos?
• Why are the spiders (including tarantulas) so HUGE in Haiti?
• Why?