Friday was quite a day. Winding up my work here before returning to Canada, I thought I'd get out of the office and join our engineer for a day. MCC is partnering with some local partners to repair housing for handicapped people and were out assessing homes. I was confronted with the hard reality of the earthquake in a way I had never experienced before. The handicapped were telling us their stories in their own ways - through their silence, photos of dead loved ones pulled from the debris, or hand signs of the mute that needed no translation. We saw homes that were so damaged that I had no idea how anyone walked out alive, but they did, and continue to do so on a daily basis.
How I wish that I was an engineer, a nurse ..... even God maybe, so that I could change lives and provide hope. But I'm just an accountant. It feels like a dirty word around here sometimes - the ones who ask for receipts and create extra paperwork, taking you away from your real work. My only consolation is that accounting provides the information you need to manage your resources effectively, so beneficiaries are better served, and more handicapped homes are repaired. Is that worth something? Are we using our resources effectively?
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