title: Short-term missions: not what I expected.
abstract: This article relays the experiences of a nurse practitioner serving in Haiti, before and after the 2010 Earthquake. She concludes, "I realized that God had indeed called me to serve--not as I had envisioned, but as he needed."
authors.affiliation: Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc., Binghamton, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity / Q000523:psychology*; D055866:Earthquakes; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D008921:Religious Missions / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*