5 days to go! As I’m reaching the final few days before I leave for Haiti there are so many feelings being processed. For weeks, I have been saying goodbyes that I refuse to call real “goodbyes.” I do not think that any of it has, or will, really hit me until I am on the plane flying toward my new home for the next 4 months. It may not seem like a long time to some, but I have never been away from all of my family and friends for that long! Even going to college, I had my brother there!
One of the things that I feel I need to say at this time is thank you for the prayers and donations. I can not begin to explain how gratetful I am, and I would not even be getting on the plane without these. I feel so very blessed and loved!
Looking toward my stay in Haiti is easy, as I am beyond excited. It has actually been more difficult for me to think of all of the people I will miss from the states throughout my time gone, and all of the things that will change.
The biggest visual example of change that I can think of right now is our new puppy Maisie! We just brought her home yesterday and right now she weighs 15 pounds making her a big baby. However, by the time I return she will likely weigh 50 pounds. All of the change in the world is according to God’s plan, so I take comfort in that as I think of the inevitable changes that will occur while I’m gone.
I know I’ll change as well. I look forward to many things, from learning the administrative side of running a mission to helping many babies brush their teeth in the morning! In the meantime, I can be found packing and studying Creole.
The countdown is on.
“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”. Jeremiah 29:11
Bondye se Bon! (God is good!)
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