They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, but sometimes only those intimately acquainted with the story know all of the emotion a picture holds.

These photos and this video bring together a story that’s been in the making for years and continues to unfold. It’s a story of redemption and restoration and hope in the midst of the hardest of circumstances. This story reminds me that it’s not over until God says it’s over, and that sometimes a little bit of love and a whole lot of perseverance can change everything.

As individuals, we can’t save the world, but we can change the world for one person, and sometimes when we change one person’s world, the worlds of so many others are impacted, as well.

Despite all of the uncertainty Haiti is facing, when I see these photos, today I am reminded: the best is yet to come.

We’ve come this far by faith. We can not give up now.