In a few days I will be headed out of the country again.
This time I will be going to Haiti and I have no idea what I am in for. I do know that it’s where the Lord wants me to be for a while.
I will be there until Aug. 1. I will be living in a tent and working among the Haitian people. I’m both excited and a little terrified. I was informed today that I will begin leading my first team on Sunday May 30th. Nothing like being thrown right into the fire! My team will consist of 8 people from a church and a family of 4. I’m grateful for people who are following the leading of the Lord to reach out to a nation that is devastated in the natural but who are hungering for more spiritual things. Many of the reports that I am reading are saying the people are still blessing God in the midst of their horrible living situations.
I am expecting the Lord to do great things for the Haitian people, but also for the people who are coming to work. This includes me. There are so many things that I am asking the Lord to change in me while I’m there. I don’t want just a typical “mission trip high.” I want some things broken in my own life and I want to see more of Him. I hunger for more of the Lord these days. More courage and boldness to speak as soon as He tells me to without hesitating or wondering what the fallout will be. I want to be able to love on the people around me without worrying about leaving them at the end of the trip. The hardest part of missions for me is leaving the people I meet on trips behind. I have to trust the Lord that He uses us to plant the seeds, someone will come behind me to water them, and He will ultimately give the increase. This isn’t always easy. Sometimes I find myself holding back just because I know that I will be walking away later. This isn’t how I want to be. I want to deposit everything I can into the people I meet and allow the Lord to fill me again. In a sense I want to walk in reckless abandonment everyday, not just when I am on the field.
Pray that I will follow the Leading of the Lord, pray for the many people who are coming to help, and for the many people we will be helping.
I am unsure of how much I will be able to communicate. We have internet access at our base but I don’t know how often I will be at the base. My cell phone will be turned off so I will not be reachable by phone after Thursday. You can email or contact me on skype and I will respond as I am able. My blog will be my main source of communication so if you are not already signed up there please do so or send me an email and I will sign you up. You can email me if you are not my contact on skype and would like to be.
We have teams coming in every Sunday and leaving every Saturday. Pray for travel mercies and for the safety of all of us while we are on the ground. Haiti is still having problems.
Blessings to all of you. Thanks for your prayers, finances, and donations of the things I needed for this trip. Thank you most of all for your support and encouragement. You have no idea how much it means to me.
